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SER: Let us commend ourselves and one another / to the Fa-
ther, to the Son, / and to the Holy Spirit.

ALL: Lord our God, we commend ourselves to You.

CEL: Lord our God, / we thank You for giving us Your Son / to
make us partners in Your divine life. We receive and adore the
holy Infant / along with Mary ever virgin / Joseph the righteous /
and the lowly shepherds. Help us to lead a life proper to Your
heavenly children. Bless us, who are enriched by Your Incarna-
tion / to have Christ manifest Himself in our thoughts and deeds.
The Lord of all, forever.

ALL: Amen
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SEASON OF EPIPHANY

SER: Let us stand together and pray with joy and reverence, /
"Lord, have mercy on us."

A: Lord, have mercy on us. (Repeat after each prayer).

SER: We pray to You, Jesus, / who received testimony from the
Father, / "This is my beloved Son," / to bless Your Church / to
proclaim you the Lord and God.

SER: Jesus, who accepted the form of a servant and sinner, / we
pray to bless our Holy Father Pope Mar ... (Name) / the head of
the universal Church / our Major Archbishop Mar ... (Name) / the
father and of our Syro-Malabar Church / Our Bishop Mar ...
(Name) / the father and head of our diocese / Archbishop Mar …,
Bishop Mar …, and all other bishops / and to endow them with
Your heavenly gifts.

SER: O Lord Jesus / who received baptism from John the Bap-
tist / for the fulfillment of all justice / we pray to strengthen us /
so that we may observe all your commandments faithfully / and
may completely surrender to the will of God.

SER: We pray that / we may lead our Christian lives / after the
mysteries of the Trinity / that were revealed to us at Jordan.

SER: We pray to bless us / so that we may glorify You through