Expression of thanksgivingafter the

Expression of thanksgiving

after the prayer communion, the bishopo. in a way harmonious with the liturgical celebration, gives thanks to God for the graces received during the Jubilee yera and invites the assembly to join him in rendering thenks. The Magnificat, insofar as it is the Virgin Mary's song of thanksgiving shared by the Church, is particularly appropriate here.

INTRODUCTORY RITES

On the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, at the appointed time, the faithful gather in the cathedral church.


Once the people have gathered, the Bishop, concelebrating Priests, and Deacons, vested in green liturgical vestments, begin their entrance procession. The choir and people join in singing the official hymn of the Jubilee Year.

The Bishop reverences the altar and proceeds to his chair. He then addresses the assembly in these words.

in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The people reply: Amen
He then greets the people:
May the mercy of the Father, the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

The people reply : And with ypur spirit.

The Bishop introduces the assembly to the celebration in these or similar words:

Dearly beloved brothers and sisters,
We have reached the end of the Jubilee Year.
It has been an extraordinary time of grace and mercy.
In this Eucharistic celebration, we raise our voices to the Father
in hymn of praise and thanksgiving
for all the gifts he has bestowed upon us.
Once more, before approaching these sacred mysteries,
let us invoke the soothing balm of his mercy
acknowledging that we are sinners
and forgiving one another from the bottom of our hertas.

After a brief period of silence, the Deacon or another minister says or sings the following invocations : Cf. The Roman missal, Season of Lent. [if the invocations is said then perhaps it would be good to let the congregation sing the Lord Have Mercy]