The Order of Procession of the 43rd Intramuros Grand Marian Procession

The 43rd Intramuros Grand Marian Procession took place last December 1. This annual event, held on the first Sunday of December, is organized by the Cofradia de la Inmaculada Concepcion Inc. in collaboration with the Intramuros Administration and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in honor of the Immaculate Conception, the Philippine Islands' Principal Patroness.

For the third consecutive year, the Marian images in the Philippines that received Canonical Coronation "in Nomine et Auctoritate Summi Pontificis," also known as Pontifical Coronations, were highlighted in the procession. The Cofradia took this choice gradually after the event was postponed for two years due to the pandemic-related lockdown in 2020-21.

This year, the official order of procession listed 59 images, marking an increase of six from the previous year. However, following the recent proclamation of Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion y Correa de Intramuros as the "Patrona de Intramuros" in September, the Augustinian Friars requested, and the Cofradia approved, that the image be moved to the first position in the procession, ahead of San Andres Apostol. As a result, the total count was adjusted to 58, with Virgen de Consolacion y Correa and San Andres Apostol sharing the number 1 designation, distinguished by alphabetical suffixes. This system of assigning letters, traditionally used for newly participating Marian images, was applied here as a special circumstance, such as when a camareros or camareras requests to be moved to another suitable position so they can leave early, among other reasons.

The format for this year's order of procession was determined on the day that the Papal Bull or Decree authorizing the Coronation of that image by order of the Supreme Pontiff was issued and not the day of the coronation. The Cofradia emphasizes that the Decree weighs more than the rite itself, as this underscores the term "Peter has spoken" which affirms the authority of the Holy See in matters of faith and tradition. However, some of the Marian images were still positioned in the order by the date of their coronation. In addition, it is noteworthy that the Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba was granted a unique rule, which stipulates that the image and the delegation from Pakil will commence the Coronada section of the procession, regardless of whether the order includes new or returning participants. This is implemented to preserve the procession's momentum and guarantee its uninterrupted progression.

The "Roadside Altars" were an additional feature of this year's IGMP. These altars feature privately owned or venerated images of Saints, the Lord, or Marian images that are either participating or have not participated in the IGMP. The purpose of these altars is to allow the faithful to venerate them along the route while they wait for the procession to arrive. This was taken inspiration from Spanish Corpus Christi Altars and has been done to the image of the Virgen de Barangay owned by the Angeles Family (a frequent participant of the IGMP) since the resumption of the event.

The first announcement was made on October 7 and lasted until November 27.

On the day of the Procession, 16 Marian images were not present at the event, bringing the official count to 43, the biggest number of absents since the resumption in 2022 but the third biggest since we started this compilation in 2018, the first two being 2018 and 2019 with 26 and 17, respectively.

The Carroza of the La Festejada arrived in front of the Manila Cathedral about 8:49 p.m., 48 minutes earlier than the previous year (9:37 p.m.). Despite severe rains throughout much of the day, the good weather prevailed, and the sun appeared shortly before the procession began, which many saw as divine providence.

The procession's highlight is the return of the National Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima of Valenzuela City for the first time since 2019, when it was still part of the order's "Veneradas" section, as well as the return of La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig, which has not participated in the IGMP since 2011. The inclusion of San Joaquin de Hagonoy, together with his wife and daughter, Santa Ana and La Niña Maria de Hagonoy, is a highlight that has not been done since Santa Ana's first participation at the IGMP in 2015 (due to the presence of a "Buena Familia" tableau in the procession and no duplicates allowed).

As usual, as in every other compilation of this list, Marian images that are not present are shaded in Red, and returning images will be in Italics.

1A. Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa

San Agustin Church; Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolación y Correa

Intramuros, Manila

1B. San Andres Apostol, Patron de Manila
Intramuros Adminstration, Intramuros, Manila
Sponsor: CALOLBON (San Andres) Civic Association, Inc.
San Andres, Catanduanes

2. San José, Patrón de la Iglesia Universal

Familia Rodriguez - Tengco

Baliuag, Bulacan

3. La Buena Familia de Hagonoy (Santa Ana, La Niña y San Joaquin)
Pambansang Dambana at Parokya ni Sta. Ana
Hagonoy, Bulacan

PONTIFICATUS FRANCISCUS PP.

4. Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba

San Pedro Alcantara Parish; Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba

Pakil, Laguna

5. Nuestra Señora de Loreto

Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto

Sampaloc, Manila

6. Nuestra Señora de la Caridad de Agoo

Minor Basilica and Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity

Agoo, La Union

7. Nuestra Señora de Fatima de Marikina

Diocesan Shrine of Saint Paul of the Cross

SSS Village, Concepcion Dos, Marikina City

8. Nuestra Señora de Fatima de Valenzuela (National Pilgrim Image)

National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima

Maysan, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila

9. Nuestra Señora de Asuncion de Dauis

Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption / Dauis Church

Dauis, Bohol

10. Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Muntinlupa Coronada

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned

Muntinlupa City

11. Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Tarlac Coronada

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Tarlac

Brgy. Matatalib, Tarlac City, Tarlac

with:
San Sebastian de Tarlac

St. Sebastian Cathedral

Tarlac City, Tarlac

12. La Inmaculada Concepción de Batangan y Santo Niño de Batangan
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Batangas City, Batangas

13. Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, La Virgen de Sapao Coronada

Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary

Cardona, Rizal

14. Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Maasin *

National Shrine and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

Maasin City, Southern Leyte

15. Mary Help of Christians

National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

Better Living, Parañaque City

16. Nuestra Señora, Patrocinio de María

Nuestra Señora Patrocinio de Maria Parish (Boljoon Church)

Boljoon, Cebu

17. Our Lady of Mercy of Novaliches Coronada

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy

Novaliches, Quezon City

18. Mater Dolorosa de Tarlac Coronada

Mater Dolorosa Parish (Our Lady of Sorrows Parish)

Brgy. Dolores, Capas, Tarlac

19. Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Quezon

National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows

Dolores, Quezon

20. Nuestra Señora de Lourdes de Manila

National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Kanlaon, Quezon City

21. Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

New Manila, Quezon City

22. La Purisima Concepcion de Santa Maria

Minor Basilica of La Purisima Concepcion

Sta. Maria, Bulacan

23. Virgen de la Rosa de Macati

Saints Peter and Paul Parish

Makati City, Metro Manila

24. Inang Santisima ng Kaliwanagan

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Light

Cainta, Rizal

25. Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga

San Roque Parish; Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga

San Roque, Cavite City

26. Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Morong

Nuestra Señora del Pilar Parish

Morong, Bataan

27. La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc - Nuestra Señora, Causa de Nuestra Alegria

Basilica of San Juan Bautista

Badoc, Ilocos Norte

28. Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Manila

Sta. Cruz Church; Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Sta. Cruz, Manila

29. Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu

San Mateo, Rizal

30. Virgen del Pilar de Libmanan

Parish and Shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar

San Isidro, Libmanan, Camarines Sur

PONTIFICATUS BENEDICTUS PP. XVI

31. Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Imus

Imus Cathedral - Our Lady of the Pillar Parish

Imus, Cavite

32. Nuestra Señora de Candelaria de Paracale

Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

Paracale, Camarines Norte

33. La Inmaculada Concepción de Malolos

Minor Basilica and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Malolos, Bulacan

34. La Inmaculada Concepción de Pasig

Immaculate Conception Cathedral

Pasig City

35. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebu

Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebu

Guadalupe, Cebu City, Cebu

36. Our Lady of the Abandoned, Birhen ng Marikina Coronada

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned

Sta. Elena, Marikina City

PONTIFICATUS IOANNES PAULUS PP. II

37. Nuestra Señora de Buen Suceso

St. Andrew’s Cathedral-Parish

La Huerta, Parañaque City

38. Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Sebastián

Basilica Minore de San Sebastian

Quiapo, Manila

39. Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Manila

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned; Santa Ana Church

Sta. Ana, Manila

40. La Inmaculada Concepción de Malabon

Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Malabon City

41. Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila

Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia de Manila

Paco, Manila

42. Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria

Jaro Cathedral; National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles

Jaro, Iloilo

PONTIFICATUS PAULUS PP. VI

43. Nuestra Señora de Salvación de Joroan

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Salvation

Joroan, Tiwi, Albay

44. La Virgen Divina Pastora

Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Virgen La Divina Pastora; Three Kings Parish

Gapan, Nueva Ecija

PONTIFICATUS IOANNES PP. XXIII

45. Nuestra Señora de Namacpacan

St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish

Luna, La Union 

46. Virgen Milagrosa del Santísimo Rosario del Pueblo de Orani

Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

Orani, Bataan 

PONTIFICATUS PIUS PP. XII

47. Mahal na Birhen ng Biglang Awa

Diocesan Shrine of the Mahal na Birhen ng Biglang Awa

Mataas na Bayan, Boac, Marinduque

48. Virgen de los Remedios, Patrona de Pampanga

Cofradia ning Indung Virgen de los Remedios

Guagua, Pampanga

49. Nuestra Señora de Caridad de Bantay

Saint Augustine Parish; Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Senora de la Caridad

Bantay, Ilocos Sur

50. Nuestra Señora de Guía Coronada **

Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guía

Ermita, Manila

51. Birhen ng Caysasay

Minor Basilica of San Martin de Tours / Archdiocesan Shrine of Virgen de Caysasay

Taal, Batangas

Familia Orlina - Camarero

Balic-Balic, Sampaloc, Manila

PONTIFICATUS PIUS PP. XI

52. Nuestra Señora de Regla

National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Regla

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

53. Nuestra Señora de Visitacion de Piat

Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Piat; St. Dominic Parish

Piat, Cagayan

54. Nuestra Senora de la Paz y Buen Viaje

International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage; Antipolo Cathedral

Antipolo, Rizal

55. Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario de Manaoag

Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag

Manaoag, Pangasinan

56. Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Naga y Señor Divino Rostro

Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia 

Naga City, Camarines Sur

PONTIFICATUS PIUS PP. X

57. Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, La Naval de Manila

Ms. Josefina Cu and Family

Cubao, Quezon City

58. La Festejada - La Virgen Inmaculada Concepción, Mater Purísima

Department of Tourism - Intramuros Administration

Intramuros, Manila

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Footnotes:

(*) The Coronada image of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion de Maasin was present at the Intramuros Grand Marian Procession as part of a nationwide tour in anticipation of the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption. Despite this, it did not participate in the procession itself. Rather, it was granted a place of honor in front of the Cathedral for the duration of the event. However, the page considered it to be present in the procession because it had participated in the previous year's event.

(**) On November 10, the Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guia in Ermita announced that the Coronada image will once again participate in the Intramuros Grand Marian Procession via Facebook; however, a few hours later, the post was deleted with no explanation. 

Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 45 (Ordinary Time XXVII): The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace

Beata Maria Virgo, Regina Pacis

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Entrance Antiphon

Cf. Isaiah 9, 6

A child is born for us, a son is given to us,

and he shall be called “Prince of Peace.”

Puer natus est nobis et filius datus est nobis,

et vocabitur nomen eius « Princeps pacis ».

COLLECT

Lord our God, you sent your only Son

to bring peace to our world.

Through the intercession

of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

hear our earnest prayer;

grant that our times may be tranquil,

so that we may live in peace as one family,

united in love for one another.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Deus, qui per Unigenitum tuum

pacem hominibus largiri voluisti,

intercedente beata Maria semper Virgine,

optatam tranquillitatem nostris concede temporibus,

ut unam in pace constituamus familiam

et fraterna semper uniamur caritate.

Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

Is 9, 1-3. 5-6

The dominion of the Lord is boundless in a peace that has no end.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

The people who walked in darkness

   have seen a great light;

upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom

   a light has shone.

You have brought them abundant joy

   and great rejoicing,

as they rejoice before you as at the harvest,

   as people make merry when dividing spoils.

For the yoke that burdened them,

   the pole on their shoulder,

and the rod of their taskmaster

   you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.

For a child is born to us, a son is given us;

   upon his shoulder dominion rests.

They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero,

   Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.

His dominion is vast

   and forever peaceful,

from David’s throne, and over his kingdom,

   which he confirms and sustains

by judgment and justice,

   both now and forever.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 85, 9ab-10. 11-12. 13-14

R. The Lord speaks of peace to his people.

I will listen for the word of God;

   surely the LORD will proclaim peace

to his people, to the faithful,

   to those who trust in him. R.

Near indeed is salvation for the loyal;

   prosperity will fill our land. R.

Love and truth will meet;

   justice and peace will kiss.

Truth will spring from the earth;

   justice will look down from heaven. R.

The LORD will surely grant abundance;

   our land will yield its increase.

Prosperity will march before the Lord,

   and good fortune will follow behind. R.

Alleluia

See Lk 1, 28

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;

blessed are you among women.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Lk 1, 26-38

You will conceive and bear a son

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

The angel Gabriel was sent from God

   to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

   to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,

   of the house of David,

   and the virgin’s name was Mary.

And coming to Mary, the angel said,

   “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

But Mary was greatly troubled at what was said

   and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

Then the angel said to her,

   “Do not be afraid, Mary,

   for you have found favor with God.

“Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,

   and you shall name him Jesus.

He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,

   and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,

   and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,

   and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

But Mary said to the angel,

   “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”

And the angel said to her in reply,

   “The holy Spirit will come upon you,

   and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

Therefore the child to be born

   will be called holy, the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,

   has also conceived a son in her old age,

   and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;

   for nothing will be impossible for God.”

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done to me according to your word.”

Then the angel departed from her.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Lord, as we lovingly venerate

Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, as Queen of Peace,

we offer you the sacrifice of reconciliation;

be pleased with our offering,

and bestow on your family

the gifts of unity and peace.

Through Christ our Lord.

Sacrificium tibi, Domine, placationis offerimus,

beatam Mariam semper Virginem,

Reginam pacis, devote venerantes,

et petimus ut unitatis et pacis familiæ tuæ

propitiatus dona concedas.

Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Mother of Christ Is Daughter and Queen of Peace
(Mater Christi, pacis alumna atque regina)

The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, and, as we honor the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

to proclaim with fitting praise

the greatness of your name.

She is your lowly handmaid,

receiving your word from the Angel Gabriel

and conceiving in her virginal womb

the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ,

your Son, our Lord.

She is the faithful Mother,

standing fearless beside the Cross

as her Son sheds his Blood for our salvation

and reconciles all things to himself in peace.

She is the disciple of Christ and daughter of peace,

joining in prayer with the Apostles

as she awaits your promised Gift,

the Spirit of unity and peace, of love and joy.

Now, with the Saints and all the Angels

we praise you for ever:

Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,

nos tibi, sancte Pater, semper et ubique gratias agere,

et in hac celebratione beatæ Virginis Mariæ

te debitis magnificare præconiis:

Hæc est humilis ancilla tua,

quæ nuntium de Gabrielis ore suscipiens,

virginali gremio Principem pacis concepit,

Iesum Christum, Filium tuum, Dominum nostrum.

Hæc est mater fidelis,

quæ iuxta crucem stetit intrepida,

ubi Filius, nostræ consulens saluti,

sanguine suo universa pacificavit.

Hæc est discipula Christi, pacis alumna,

quæ cum Apostolis orans

Promissum præstolatur Patris,

Spiritum unitatis et pacis, caritatis et gaudii.

Et ideo, cum Sanctis et Angelis universis,

te collaudamus, sine fine dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 

A virgin has given birth to one who is truly God and truly human:

God has restored our peace,

reconciling in himself earth with heaven.

Virgo Deum et hominem genuit.

Deus pacem nobis reddidit,

in se reconcilians ima summis.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord, the spirit of charity,

on this memorial of Our Lady, Queen of Peace,

so that, refreshed by the Body and Blood of your Only Begotten Son,

we may be effective in nurturing among all the peace

that he has left us.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Largire nobis, quæsumus, Domine, spiritum caritatis,

ut, corpore et sanguine Unigeniti tui,

in hac beatæ Mariæ, Reginæ pacis, memoria, refecti,

pacem inter nos, quam ipse reliquit,

efficaciter nutriamus.

Per Christum.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 44 (Ordinary Time XXVI): The Blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick

 

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick

Beata Maria Virgo, Salus Infirmorum

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Entrance Antiphon

Cf. Psalm 35, 3; Jonah 2, 3

I am the Savior of my people.

Whatever their troubles I will answer their cry.

Salus populi ego sum:

de quacumque tribulatione clamaverint ad me,

exaudiam eos.

COLLECT

Grant, Lord God, that we, your servants,

may rejoice in unfailing health of mind and body,

and, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, may

we be set free from present sorrow

and come to enjoy eternal happiness.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Concede nos famulos tuos, quæsumus, Domine Deus,

perpetua mentis et corporis sanitate gaudere,

et, gloriosa beatæ Mariæ semper Virginis intercessione,

a præsenti liberari tristitia,

et æterna perfrui lætitia.

Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

Is 53, 1-5. 7-10

He bore our sufferings himself.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

Who would believe what we have heard?

   To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

The servant grew up like a sapling before him,

l   ike a shoot from the parched earth;

there was in him no stately bearing to make us look at him,

   nor appearance that would attract us to him.

He was spurned and avoided by people,

   a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity,

one of those from whom people hide their faces, spurned,

   and we held him in no esteem.

Yet it was our infirmities that the servant bore,

   our sufferings that he endured,

while we thought of him as stricken,

   as one smitten by God and afflicted.

But he was pierced for our offenses,

   crushed for our sins,

upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole,

   by his stripes we were healed.

Though he was harshly treated,

   he submitted and opened not his mouth;

like a lamb led to the slaughter

   or a sheep before the shearers,

   he was silent and opened not his mouth.

Oppressed and condemned, he was taken away,

   and who would have thought any more of his destiny?

When he was cut off from the land of the living,

   and smitten for the sin of his people,

a grave was assigned him among the wicked

   and a burial place with evildoers,

though he had done no wrong

   nor spoken any falsehood.

But the LORD was pleased

   to crush his servant in infirmity.

If he gives his life as an offering for sin,

   he shall see his descendants in a long life,

   and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Ps 103, 1-2. 3-4. 6-7. 8 and 10

R. My soul, bless the Lord, who heals all your ills.

Bless the LORD, my soul;

   all my being, bless his holy name!

Bless the LORD, my soul;

   do not forget all the gifts of God. R.

Who pardons all your sins,

   heals all your ills,

delivers your life from the pit,

   surrounds you with love and compassion. R.

The LORD does righteous deeds,

   brings justice to all the oppressed.

God’s ways were revealed to Moses,

   mighty deeds to the people of Israel. R.

Merciful and gracious is the LORD,

   slow to anger, abounding in kindness.

God has not dealt with us as our sins merit,

   nor requited us as our deeds deserve. R.

Alleluia

See Lk 1, 45

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for firmly believing

that the promises of the Lord would be fulfilled.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Lk 1, 39-56

Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of my Lord?

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Mary set out

   and traveled to the hill country in haste

   to a town of Judah,

   where she entered the house of Zechariah

   and greeted Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,

   the infant leaped in her womb,

   and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,

   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,

   that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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;

      behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.

   The Mighty One has done great things for me,

      and holy is his name.

   The Lord’s mercy is from age to age

      to those who fear him.

   He has shown might with his arm,

      dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.

   He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones

      but lifted up the lowly.

   The hungry he has filled with good things;

      the rich he has sent away empty.

   The Lord has helped Israel his servant,

      remembering his mercy,

   according to his promise to our ancestors,

      to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.”

Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months

   and then returned to her home.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Look, O Lord, upon the prayers and offerings of your faithful,

presented in the commemoration of Blessed Mary,

the Mother of God, that they may be pleasing to you

and may confer on us your help and forgiveness.

Through Christ our Lord.

Preces, Domine, tuorum respice oblationesque fidelium,

in beatæ Mariæ Dei Genetricis commemoratione delatas,

ut tibi gratæ sint,

et nobis conferant tuæ propitiationis auxilium.

Per Christum.

PREFACE

The Blessed Virgin Is a Sign of Salvation for the Sick
(Beata Virgo signum salutis infirmis præfulget)

The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For in a wonderful way you gave the Blessed Virgin Mary

a special share in the mystery of pain.

She now shines radiantly

as a sign of health, of healing, and of divine hope

for the sick who call on her patronage.

To all who look up to her in prayer

she is the model of perfect acceptance of your will

and of wholehearted conformity with Christ,

who, out of love for us,

endured our weakness and bore our sufferings.

Through Christ the Angels of heaven

offer their prayer of adoration

as they rejoice in your presence for ever.

May our voices be one with theirs

in their triumphant hymn of praise:

Vere dignum est tibi gratias agere,

vere iustum est te glorificare, Pater sancte:

Quia beata Virgo Maria,

doloris mysterii mirum in modum particeps effecta,

infirmis eius patrocinium invocantibus

signum fulget salutis et supernæ spei;

eam autem contemplantibus exemplar præbet animi

tuæ voluntati perfecte consentientis

et Christo plene se conformantis,

qui, propter suam erga nos caritatem,

languores nostros pertulit

et dolores nostros portavit.

 

Per quem maiestatem tuam adorat exercitus Angelorum,

ante conspectum tuum in æternitate lætantium. ·

Cum quibus et nostras voces ut admitti iubeas, deprecamur,

socia exsultatione dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 

Ps 118, 14

The Lord, my strength and my song, has become my Savior.

Fortitudo mea et laus mea, Dominus,

et factus est mihi in salutem.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Lord our God,

on this memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

the Mother of Jesus,

we have received with joyful hearts

the healing Sacrament

of the Body and Blood of your only Son;

may this Sacrament bring us blessings in this life

and in the world to come.

Through Christ our Lord.

Salutare sacramentum.

corporis et sanguinis Unigeniti tui, Deus,

quod in honorem beatæ Mariæ Virginis, Matris eius,

laeti suscepimus,

temporalis vitæ pariter et æternæ munera largiatur.

Per Christum.

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Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary 43 (Ordinary Time XXV): Our Lady of Ransom

 

Our Lady of Ransom

Beata Maria Virgo de Mercede

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Entrance Antiphon

Lk 1, 46a. 54-55a

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel,

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise made to our ancestors.

Magnificat anima mea Dominum:

quia suscepit Israel, puerum suum,

recordatus misericordiæ suæ,

sicut locutus est ad patres nostros.

COLLECT

God, the Father of mercies,

you sent your Son into the world

as Redeemer of the human race;

grant that we who honor his Mother as Our Lady of Ransom

may faithfully protect

and seek to spread to all peoples

the true liberty of your children,

which Christ the Lord merited by his sacrifice.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Deus, Pater misericordiarum, qui Filium tuum

hominum redemptorem in mundum misisti,

concede nobis,

eius Matrem titulo de Mercede devote colentibus,

ut veram filiorum libertatem,

quam Christus Dominus sacrificio suo promeruit,

fideliter custodiamus

et apud omnes gentes promovere valeamus.

Per Dominum.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading

Jdt 15, 8-10; 16, 13-14

The hand of the Lord strengthened me.

A reading from the Book of Judith

The high priest Joakim and the elders of the Israelites,

      who dwelt in Jerusalem,

   came to see for themselves the good things that

   the LORD had done for Israel,

   and to meet and congratulate Judith.

When they had visited her, all with one accord blessed her, saying:

   “You are the glory of Jerusalem,

      the surpassing joy of Israel;

      you are the splendid boast of our people.

   With your own hand you have done all this;

      you have done good to Israel,

      and God is pleased with what you have wrought.

   May you be blessed by the LORD Almighty

      forever and ever!”

And all the people answered, “Amen!”

Judith then said:

   “A new hymn I will sing to my God.

   O LORD, great are you and glorious,

   wonderful in power and unsurpassable.

Let your every creature serve you;

   for you spoke, and they were made,

you sent forth your spirit, and they were created;

   no one can resist your word.”

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm

Lk 1, 46-48a. 48b-49. 50-51. 52-53. 54-55

R. The Lord had mercy on his people.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;

   my spirit rejoices in God my savior.

For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; R.

Behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.

The Mighty One has done great things for me,

   and holy is his name. R.

The Lord’s mercy is from age to age

   to those who fear him.

He has shown might with his arm,

   dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. R.

He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones

   but lifted up the lowly.

The hungry he has filled with good things;

   the rich he has sent away empty. R.

The Lord has helped Israel his servant,

   remembering his mercy,

according to his promise to our ancestors,

   to Abraham and to his descendants for ever. R.

Alleluia

See Lk 1, 45

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, for firmly believing

that the promises of the Lord would be fulfilled.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Jn 19, 25-27

Woman, this is your son.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother

   and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,

   and Mary of Magdala.

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her,

   he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”

Then he said to the disciple,

   “Behold, your mother.”

And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Receive, O Lord, the offerings of our devotion,

and grant that we, who celebrate

your Son’s work of boundless charity,

may, through the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

be confirmed in love of you and of our neighbor.

Through Christ our Lord.

Suscipe, Domine, hæc nostræ devotionis munera,

et præsta,

ut, qui Filii tui immensæ caritatis opus recolimus,

in tui et proximi dilectione

beatæ Mariæ Virginis confirmemur exemplo.

Per Christum.

PREFACE

Holy Mary as Mother of the Redeemer and Handmaid of Redemption
(Sancta Maria, mater Redemptoris et redemptioni~ ministra)

The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,

Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For in your wise and provident plan

you joined the Blessed Virgin

so closely to your Son

in the work of redemption

that she was with him

as a loving mother in his infancy,

stood by his Cross

as the faithful companion in his Passion,

and, assumed into heaven,

became our advocate,

and the handmaid of our redemption.

She cares unceasingly with a mother’s love

for all your children in their need,

breaking the chains of every form of captivity,

that they might enjoy full liberty of body and spirit.

Now, with the Angels and all the Saints

we praise the redeeming love of your Son

and through him we proclaim your greatness,

as we cry out with one voice:

Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,

nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere,

Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus:

Qui mirabili providentique consilio,

beatam Virginem in opere salutis humanæ

Filio tuo tam arcta societate iunxisti,

ut in humilitate cunarum ei amantissima mater adesset

et iuxta crucem staret fidelis socia passionis;

ad supernam autem civitatem evecta

advocata nostra fieret ac redemptionis ministra.

Unde de fratribus Filii sui in necessitate versantibus

semper curat caritate materna,

ut, omnis captivitatis fractis compedibus,

plena corporis et animi libertate fruantur.

Quapropter cum Angelis et universis Sanctis

opus redemptionis et amoris Filii tui collaudantes,

per ipsum te, Domine, magnificamus una voce dicentes:

Holy, Holy, Holy....

Communion Antiphon 

Jn 2, 5

The Mother of Jesus said to the attendants:

Do whatever he tells you.

Dicit Mater Iesu ministris:

« Quodcumque dixerit vobis, facite ».

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Lord God,

we have received the Sacrament of redemption and life

and now pray that through the intercession

of Our Lady of Ransom,

whom in your mercy you gave us

as our loving Mother and patroness in heaven,

we may serve ever more strenuously

the mystery of salvation on earth

and be at last admitted into your heavenly kingdom.

Through Christ our Lord.

Sumptis, Domine, sacramentis redemptionis et vitæ

supplices depreccimur,

ut, intercedente beata Maria Virgine de Mercede,

quam misericorditer nobis piissimam matrem

et cælestem dedisti patronam,

humanæ salutis mysterio deserviamus impensius

atque in regna cælorum mereamur admitti.

Qui vivit.

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Indications for the Holy Mass for the Third Year of Preparation and Delivery of the Bull of Indiction for the Great Jubilee 2000 (29 November 1998)

CAPPELLA PAPALE

HOLY MASS
PRESIDED OVER BY THE HOLY FATHER 

JOHN PAUL II

ON THE OCCASION OF THE DELIVERY AND READING
OF THE BULL ANNOUNCING
OF THE GREAT JUBILEE 2000
OF THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD YEAR
OF PREPARATION FOR THE JUBILEE
AND THE DELIVERY OF THE CROSS
TO THE MISSIONARIES ENGAGED
IN THE CITY MISSION OF ROME

VATICAN BASILICA, 29 NOVEMBER 1998
1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

The euchological and biblical texts of the Holy Mass are those specific to the 1st Sunday of Advent, year A. The Eucharistic prayer is the III with the preface I/A, specific to the Roman Missal. The text of the final blessing is that of the solemn blessing for Advent.
Some significant texts are reported here: the Introduction Rites with the delivery of the Bull by the Holy Father and the reading of some passages thereof; the invocations to God the Father (which replace the prayers of the faithful), and the concluding Rites with the Delivery of the Cross of the City Mission of Rome..

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CELEBRATION

INTRODUCTORY RITE

Delivery and reading of the Bull

While the Holy Father and the Concelebrants go to the Atrium of the Vatican Basilica to stop in front of the Holy Door, a song is sung::

IL SIGNORE VEGLIA SU DI NOI

The Holy Father:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, +, and the Holy Spirit,

come down on you and remain with you for ever.

℟. Amen.

May the God of hope,
who fills us with joy
and peace in faith
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.

℟. And with your Spirit.

Brothers and sisters, 
in the name of the almighty and merciful Father
we begin the new liturgical season of Advent
and the last year of preparation for the Great Jubilee.

Let us renew our faith and our hope
in the coming of the Lord Jesus
born of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by the work of the Holy Spirit.

In front of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica,
in the presence of the Church that lives in Rome,
I hand over to the Heads of the Patriarchal Basilicas
and the Apostolic Protonotaries
the Bull "Incarnationis mysterium"
indicating the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000,
so that it may be read and be proclaimed in the same Basilicas.

Glory to God the Father, source of life;
glory to the Son, King of the universe;
glory to the Holy Spirit, support of the Church.

The Holy Father delivers the Bull announcing the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 to the heads of the Roman Patriarchal Basilicas and the Apostolic Protonotaries.

An Apostolic Protonotary reading some significant passages of the Bull.

Then the Deacon starts the procession by singing:

Procedamus in pace.

℟. In nomine Christi. Amen.

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Invocation to God the Father

PRAYER OF THE HOLY FATHER

FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF PREPARATION

FOR THE GREAT JUBILEE 2000

The Holy Father:

Blessed are you, Lord,

Father in heaven,

who, in your infinite mercy,

tooped down to us in our distress

and gave us Jesus, your Son, born of a woman,

to be our savior and friend, our brother and Redeemer. 

We thank you, good Father, 

for the gift of the Jubilee Year; 

make it a time of favor for us, 

the year of a great return to the Father's house, 

where, full of love, you await your straying children 

to embrace them in your forgiveness 

and welcome them to your table, 

in their festive garments.

℟. May our everlasting praise rise to you, O Father!

The Holy Father:

Father most merciful, 

during this Holy Year 

may our love for you and for our neighbor 

grow ever stronger: 

may Christ's disciples promote justice and peace; 

may they proclaim the Good News to the poor; 

and may the Church our Mother direct her love especially 

to the little ones and the neglected. 

℟. May our everlasting praise rise to you, O Father!

The Holy Father:

Father of justice, 

may the Great Jubilee be the fitting time 

for all Catholics to rediscover the joy 

of living by your word 

and obeying your will; 

may they know the goodness of fraternal communion, 

as they break bread together 

and praise you in hymns and inspired songs.

℟. May our everlasting praise rise to you, O Father!

The Holy Father:

Father, rich in mercy, 

may the Holy Jubilee be a time of openness, 

of dialogue and encounter, 

among all who believe in Christ 

and with the followers of other religions: 

in your immense love, 

be bountiful in mercy to all.

℟. May our everlasting praise rise to you, O Father!

The Holy Father:

O God, Almighty Father, 

as we make our way to you, 

our ultimate destiny, 

may all your children experience 

the gentle company of Mary most holy, 

image of purest love, 

whom you chose to be Mother of Christ 

and Mother of the Church.

℟. May our everlasting praise rise to you, O Father!

The Holy Father:

To you, Father of life, 

eternal source of all that is, 

highest good and everlasting light, 

be honor and glory, praise and thanksgiving, 

with the Son and with the Spirit, 

for ages unending. 

℟. Amen. Amen. Amen.

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CONCLUDING RITE

Delivery of the Cross of the City Mission of Rome

Holy Father:

Brothers and sisters,

missionaries of the beloved Church that lives in Rome, 

faithful workers of the Lord 

who prepare his way towards the Third Millennium, 

receive the glorious Cross of Christ the Savior and Redeemer.

Bring to every area of the City 

the same Cross 

that the twelve Apostles proclaimed 

to the Church spread throughout the world.

May you bring consolation and comfort, 

bring glory of life and resurrection, 

invite everyone to reconciliation with God and with our brothers.

May the glorious Cross shine in the heart of the city

and in the most distant suburbs, 

enlighten and guide you towards the values that never fade.

The Holy Father delivers the Cross to twelve missionaries engaged in the City Mission of Rome.

Meanwhile we sing:

ANDATE IN TUTTO IL MONDO

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Texts taken from "Magnum Iubilæum. Trinitati Canticum"

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