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Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Meditation Garden Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission, Marion, SC

The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Thursday, May 13th, 2010, 6:00 PM

Mass of Thanksgiving

Celebrated By Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone

Bishop of Charleston

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Meditation Garden Dedication Ceremony

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Reception to Follow in Degan Hall Parish Center The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

Order of the Mass Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6:00 PM

Processional Hymn: “Holy, Holy. Holy, Lord God Almighty” WOR 485 Penitential Rites: Gloria 1st Reading: Isaiah 61:9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 45: 10, 11,12, 16

"The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold." Gospel Alleluia & Acclamation

"Blessed are you, holy virgin Mary, deserving of all praise; from you rose the sun of justice, Christ our God."

Gospel: Luke 11:27-28 Rev. Mr. Donald W. DeNitto Homily:

The Most Reverend Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone General Intercessions: Offertory Hymn: "Sing We of the Blessed Mother" WOR 714 Communion Hymn: "Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All" WOR 488 Meditation Hymn: "Be Joyful, Mary" WOR 450 Recessional Hymn: "Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above" WOR 702

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Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Meditation Garden Dedication Ceremony

Eucharistic Exposition & Benediction

Eucharistic Procession from the Church to the Rosary Meditation Garden; gathering of the community outside...

Let Us Sing: v1. O salutaris Hostia / Quae caeli pandis ostium: /

Bella premunt hostilia, / Da robur, fer auxilium. v.2 Uni trinoque Domino / Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui

vitam sine termino / Nobis donet in patria. / Amen.

Order for the Blessing of An Image Of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Introductory Rites Celebrant: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of and of the Holy Spirit. All make the sign of the cross and reply: Congregation: Amen. The celebrant greets those present in the following or other suitable words, taken mainly from sacred Scripture. Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, born of the virgin Mother, and the love of God and the

fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All make the following or some other suitable reply. Congregation: And also with you.

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In the following or similar words, the celebrant briefly addresses the faithful, in order to prepare them for the celebration and to explain the meaning of the rite. Celebrant: My dear brothers and sisters, we have gathered here in joy for the solemn blessing of this image of

the Blessed Virgin Mary. Under the title, Our Lady of Fatima, this image will remind us of the close ties of Mary to Christ and his Church. First of all, she is Christ’s Mother, the Mother of the visible image of the invisible God. But she is also the image and the model of the Church, and she its exemplar. In Mary, the Church itself desires and hopes wholly to be. The Church recognizes in Mary the model of the path and the practice it must follow to reach complete union with Christ. As the Spouse of Christ, the Church raises its eyes to Mary, the exemplar it must look to in carrying out the work of the apostolate. We should strive to take part in this service with the greatest intensity and reverent devotion.

Gospel Luke 1:42-50 Assisting Minister: Rev. Mr. John ‘Jack’ Larkin Brothers and Sisters, listen to the words of the holy Gospel according to Luke:

“Elizabeth cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me? /

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For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my Womb leaped for joy. / Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” / And Mary said: / “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. / For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; / The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. / His mercy is from age to age / to those who fear him.”

Congregation: Blessed be the name of the Lord forever. Assiting Minister: Psalm 113

Praise, you servants of the Lord, / praise the name of the Lord. / Blessed be the name of the Lord / both now and forever. / From the rising to the setting of the sun / is the name of the Lord to be praised. / High above all nations is the Lord, / above the heaven is his glory. / Who is like the Lord, our God, who is enthroned on high. / and looks upon the heavens and the earth below? / He raises up the lowly from the dust; / from the dunghill he lifts up the poor / To seat them with princes, / with the princes of his own people.

Intercessions Celebrant:

Let us glorify our Savior, who chose to be born of the Virgin Mary and let us pray to him, saying: ‘Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear our prayer.’

Assisting Minister:

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Savior of the world, by your redeeming power you preserved your Mother from every stain of sin; keep watch over us that we may not sin. (For this , we pray:)

Congregation: Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear our prayer.

Assisting Minister: Our Lord and Redeemer, you dwelt within the immaculate Virgin Mary and made her the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit; make us temples of the same Spirit forever. (For this, we pray:)

Congregation: Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear

our prayer. Assisting Minister:

Christ our Priest, your Mother stood at the foot Of the cross; grant through her intercession that we may rejoice in your passion. (For this, we pray:)

Congregation: Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear our prayer.

Assisting Minister: King of Kings, you lifted up your Mother, body and soul, into heaven; help us fix our thoughts and hearts on things above. (For this, we pray: )

Congregation:

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Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear our prayer.

Assisting Minister: Lord of heaven and earth, you crowned Mary and set her at your right hand as queen; make us worthy to share also in this glory. (For this, we pray:)

Congregation: Lord, through your Mother’s intercession, hear our prayer.

Prayer of Blessing With hands outstretched, the celebrant says the prayer of blessing: Celebrant:

Lord God, / we acknowledge your infinite glory / and the abundance of your gifts. / Before the foundation of the world, You appointed Christ / the beginning and end of all things. You chose the Blessed Virgin Mary / as the Mother and companion of your Son, / the image and model of your Church, / the Mother and advocate of us all. She is the new Eve, / through whom you restored / what the first Eve had lost/ / She is the daughter of Zion, / who echoed in her heart / the longings of the patriarchs / and the hopes of Israel. / She is the poor and lowly servant, / who trusted solely in her Lord. / In the fullness of time / she was delivered of the Sun of justice, / the dayspring from on high, / your Son, Jesus

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Christ. / In her flesh she was his Mother, / in her person, his disciple, / in her love, his servant. Father, / may your children who have provided/ this statue of Mary / know her protection/ and trace in their hearts the pattern of her holiness. / Bless them with faith and hope, love and humility; / bless them with strength in hardship and self-respect in poverty; / bless them with patience in adversity and kindheartedness in times of plenty. / May they search for peace, / strive for justice, / and realize your love, / as they pursue their journey through life / toward your heavenly city, / where the Blessed Virgin Mary / intercedes as Mother and reigns as Queen. / We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Congregation: Amen. After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant may place incense in the censer and incense the image. During this time a psalm, a hymn to Mary under the title represented by the image, or one of the following antiphons may be sung. Hymn: Ave Maria Mrs. Lauren DeNitto Celebrant: Let us pray together An Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary:

“O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and refuge of Sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thy Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life: all that we have, all

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that we love, all that we are. T o thee we give our bodies, our hearts, and our souls; to thee we give our homes, our families and our country. We desire that all that is in us and around us may belong to thee and may share in the benefits of thy motherly blessing. And, that this act of consecration may be truly fruitful and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promises of our Baptism and our First Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to profess courageously, and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, and to live as befits Catholics, who are submissive to all directions of the Pope and the bishops in communion with him. We pledge ourselves to keep the Commandments of God and of His Church, in particular to keep holy the practices of the Christian religion, and above all, Holy Communion, an important part of our lives, in so far as we shall be able to do. Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the spreading of devotion to the Immaculate Heart, in order to hasten and assure, through the queenly rule of thy Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of thy adorable Son, in our own hearts,

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and in those of all men, in our country, and in all the world, as in Heaven, so on earth. Amen.”

Adoration: v. Tantum ergo Sacramentum / Veneremur cernui, / Et antiquum documentum / Novo cedat ritui; / Praestet fides supplementum, / Sensuum defectui. / v. Genitori Genitoque / Laus et jubilatio, / Salus, honor, virtus quoque / Sit et benedictio: / Procedenti ab utroque / Compar sit laudatio. Amen /.

Benediction Song: Celebrant: You have given them Bread from heaven. Congregation: Having within it all Sweetness.

Eucharistic Blessing: Celebrant: Lord, Jesus Christ, / you gave us the Eucharist

/ as the memorial of your suffering and death. / May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood help us to experience the salvation you won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Congregation: Amen. Celebrant: Let Us Pray, together: Divine Praises Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name.

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Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed by the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name v1. Holy God, we praise thy name; / Lord of all, we bow before thee; / All on earth thy scepter claim, / All in heaven above adore thee. / Infinite thy vast domain, / Everlasting is thy reign! / Infinite thy vast domain. / Everlasting is thy reign! v2. Hark, the loud celestial hymn; / Angel choirs above are raising; / Cherubim and Seraphim, / In unceasing chorus praising, / Fill the heavens with sweet accord: / Holy, holy, holy, Lord! / Fill the heavens with sweet accord: / Holy, holy, holy, Lord! v3. Holy Father, Holy Son, / Holy Spirit, Three we name thee, / While in essence only One, / Undivided God we claim thee, / And adoring bend the knee, / While we own the mystery.

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At the conclusion of the Dedication Ceremony, Rev. Marcian Thet Kyaw kindly requests your participation in allowing the photographers opportunity to take group photographs., please.

Please proceed to Degan Hall Parish Center where our guests will be received.

We respectfully request you wait for the Blessing before the Meal.

On behalf of Rev. Fr. Marcian Thet Kyaw and the parishioners of the Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission, we take this opportunity to thank you for being with us this evening to celebrate the dedication of Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Meditation Garden.

“The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.”

Psalm 121:8

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Garden Dedicated May 13, 2010

was created in loving memory of

Robert and Michelle

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and was made possible through the generous contributions of

An Anonymous Donor

Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. DeNitto

and through the generous donations made by our Landscape Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Alegria Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Asbury

Mrs. Grace Caplan Mr. William H. Cornelius, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Crouse & Sons Mrs. Helen Fullard

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Glaze Mr. William A . Gleason

Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jordan Mr. and Mrs. William Kubinec

Rev. Marcian Thet Kyaw Mrs. Esther Lewis

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Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Lloyd Dr. and Mrs. Allan Lockyer

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Lovendoski, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Mancini

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marshall Mrs. Marguerite McCullough Mrs. Mary Frances McMillan

Mrs. Mae Morris Mr. and Mrs. William T. O’Connor

Mrs. Gloria D. Savelli Mrs. Veronica Sullivan

Catholic Men’s Club

Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission

Catholic Women’s Club Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission

Knights of Columbus

Council 8790 Marion/Dillon Knights of Columbus

4th Degree Council 1574 Florence

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Rev. Marcian Thet Kyaw Administrator, Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission

Rev. Mr. Donald W. DeNitto Deacon, Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission

Altar Preparation Mrs. Mary Frances McMillanAltar Servers Mr. Doug Amon Mr. Joe Balotti Mr. Neal Charles Mr. Jonathan Crouse Mr. Stan Lovendoski Mr. Gary Marshall Mr. Will McMillan Adult Choir of the Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Members Mrs. Grace Caplan Mrs. Lauren DeNitto Mrs. Linda Lockyer Adult Choir, St. Louis Church Members Mrs. Eileen Elhuni Mrs. Elizabeth Vergara Mr. Constante Vergara Music Director Mr. Jeffrey E. Walsh Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers Mrs. Sally Alegria Mrs. Lenore Crouse Mrs. Barbara Scalzo Greeters Mrs. Pat Lovendoski Mrs. Faye Pease Lector Mr. Richard Doughty Photographer(s) Mrs. JoAnne Hickey Mrs. Connie Harness

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We extend our thanks to the following for their participation:

Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Cummings District Master Fourth Degree

Knights of Columbus

Mr. Joseph ‘Joe’ Gubeli State Deputy Third Degree

Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus Council 1574, Florence, SC

Color Guard Eucharistic Canopy Bearers

Knights of Columbus

A.A. Plikunas Council 8790, Marion/Dillon, SC

Catholic Men’s Club of Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus

Catholic Women’s Club of

Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus

Members, Adult Choir St. Louis Catholic Church, Dillon, SC

Members, Adult Choir

Catholic Church of the Infant Jesus Mission Mr. Jeffrey E. Walsh, Music Director / Organist

Members of the Legion of Mary

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