Consecration of Bahrain’s Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral | LIVE from Bahrain

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this beautiful place of worship therefore since we are receiving a kingdom that can't be shaken let's continue to express our gratitude with this gratitude let's serve in a way that is pleasing to god with respect and awe this dedication of the church of our lady of arabia has four parts first the introductory rights second liturgy of the word third the prayer of dedication and anointings fourth liturgy of the eucharist in the first part the construction team at the entrance will hand over capital church to cardinal luis antonio tagle prefect of the congregation for the evangelization of people who in turn will hand over the keys to father sajid thomas to open the doors to being the service this follows the blessings of water which will take the place of the right of reconciliation by which we along with this church will be blessed let us then all stand to welcome cardinal luis antonio tagle our main celebrant along with the apostolic nuncio archbishop eugene martin nugent apostolic administrator bishop paul hinder and clergy to this occasion of the consecration of our lady of arabia cathedral come let's sing out loud to the lord let's raise a joyful shout to the rock of our salvation let's come before him with thanks let's shout songs of joy to him the lord is great god the great king over all other gods okay may grace and peace and with your spirit by beloved the lord's sacrifice first lay art in the sacred lights with loving devotion listening to the word of god with faith so that our community reborn from the one font of baptism and nourished at the same table may grow into a spiritual temple and brought together at one altar may advance in the love from on [Music] [Applause] this [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hey uh administrator it has been seven years since appointed qualified members of the catholic community to form the project names for administer and management under his direction the team initiated the project and administered the various stages of the project site namely finalization of the land performance of a master plan in concept design architecture to design an architectural interest that is [Music] to construct today marks the completion of the project are grateful for the opportunity of having to work on this prestigious thank you so very much [Applause] easy [Applause] so [Applause] lord with thanksgiving [Music] uh [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] oh [Music] closed captioning [Music] oh [Music] foreign [Music] for anyone to dream glory and grace [Music] to those who trust with his words [Music] dear brothers and sisters as we solemnly dedicate this house let us humbly call upon the lord our god to bless this water he has created with which we are to sprinkle as a sign of repentance in the remembrance of baptism and by which the new walls and altar will be purified may the lord support us with his grace so that docile to the spirit whom he we have received we may remain faithful in his church oh god through whom every creature comes forth into the light of life you accompany all people with such great love that not only do you nourish them with fatherly care but you mercifully cleanse them of their sins with the jew of charity and constantly lead them back to christ the head for in your merciful plan you established that those who descend as sinners into the sacred waters to die with christ should rise free from guilt and be made his members heirs with him to an eternal reward sanctify therefore with your blessing this water you have created that sprinkled on us and on the walls of this church it may be a sign of the cleansing waters of salvation in which we have been washed in christ and made a temple of your spirit grant that with all our brothers and sisters who will celebrate the divine mysteries in this church we may come at last to the heavenly jerusalem through christ our lord amen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] shush [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] okay [Music] [Music] okay [Music] [Music] so [Music] um [Music] [Music] me [Music] um [Music] teach me to praise you [Music] is [Music] me [Music] um [Music] [Music] spirit to watch [Music] may god the father of mercies dwell in this house of prayer and by the grace of the holy spirit cleanse us who are the temple where he dwells amen oh my god [Music] [Music] [Music] you [Music] is [Applause] jesus christ [Music] you take away the sins of the world [Music] [Applause] [Music] and [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] oh [Music] is [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] almighty the settlements may strengthen here in the hearts of all the faith through our lord jesus christ oh man we now enter into the second part of the celebration the liturgy of the word the cardinal will hand over the lectionary to the lecter who will then go to proclaim the word of god after the proclamation of the holy gospel we will listen to the holy by the main celebrant may the word of god resound always in this building to open for you the mystery of christ and to bring about your salvation in the church amen a reading from the book of nehemiah ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which consisted of men women and those children old enough to understand standing at one end of the open place that was before the water gate he read out of the book from daybreak till midday in the presence of the men the women and those children old enough to understand and all the people listened attentively to the book of the law esra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the occasion he opened the scroll so that all the people might see it for he was standing higher up than any of the people and as he opened it all the people rose ezra blessed the lord the great god and all the people their hands raised high answered our men are men then they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the lord their faces to the ground ezra read plainly from the book of the law of god interpreting it so that all could understand what was read then nehemiah that is his excellency and ezra the priest scribe and the levites who were instructing the people said to all the people today is holy to the lord your god do not be sad and do not weep for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law he said further go eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared for today is holy to our lord do not be saddened this day for rejoicing in the lord must be your strength the word of the lord thanks be to god response to your sound [Music] the precepts of the lord give joy to the heart [Music] the precepts of the [Music] lord love the lord is perfect refreshing the soul the decree of the lord is trustworthy giving wisdom to the simple the precepts of the lord are right rejoicing the heart the command of the lord is [Music] [Applause] of the lord is pure enduring forever the ordinances of the lord are true [Music] the peace [Music] to the heart may the words of my mom be acceptable the thoughts of my heart before you [Music] lord my rock [Music] and my redeemer [Music] give joy to them oh [Applause] [Music] a reading from the first letter of peter beloved come to the lord or living stone rejected by human beings by chosen and precious in the sight of god and like living stones let yourself be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god through jesus christ says in scripture behold i am laying a stone in zion a cornerstone chosen and precious and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame therefore its value is for you who have faith but for those without faith the stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone and a stone which will make people stumble and a rock that will make them fall they stumble by disobeying the word as is their destiny you are a chosen race a royal priesthood a holy nation a people of his own so that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light the word of the lord thanks be to god gospel acclamation [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] my dwelling shall be with them says the lord i will be their god and they shall be my people [Music] oh oh yeah [Music] oh the lord be with you and with your spirit our reading from the holy gospel according to john glory to you o god since the passover of the jews was near jesus went up to jerusalem he pounded the temple area those who sold oxen sheep and dogs as well as the money changers seated there he made a weep out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area with a sheep and oxen and spilled the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables and to those who sold dubs he said take this out of here and stop making my father's house a marketplace his disciples recalled the word subscripture seal for your house will consume me at this the jews answered and said to him what song can you show us for doing this jesus answered and said to them destroy this temple and in three days i will raise it up the jews said this temple has been under construction for 46 years and you will raise it up in three days but he was speaking about the temple of his body therefore when he was raised from the dead his disciples remembered that he had said this and they came to believe the scripture and the word jesus had spoken the gospel of the lord praise you lord jesus christ [Applause] my dear brothers and sisters we praise god for the gift of the cathedral of our lady of arabia it is a living sign of god's care for his flock the holy father pope francis and the catholic community in bahrain thank his majesty king ahmad bin for maintaining the tradition of the royal family of support to the catholic church and for donating the land on which now stands the cathedral we remember with gratitude the late bishop camilo baleen who initiated this project now brought to a successful conclusion by bishop paul hinder to whom we are also grateful we acknowledge the work of the project team the architects the constructors artists and many benefactors may god bless and reward you a hundred fold the dedication of a church signifies that the church the building is now reserved for sacred activities for the glory of god and the sanctification of god's people for this reason a church is usually called the house of god and therefore the house of god's family the house of god and the house of god's family dear family of god please come home often to this church to meet and converse talk with our merciful father come home here often god eagerly awaits you it would be a pity really a pity to have a beautiful house with no one living there you don't even call it a house anymore but with your frequent spiritual gatherings here anyone who enters will feel breathe and touch the love and warmth of god's family rather than the cold emptiness of an abandoned building let it not be said that this cathedral has become an abandoned building and you could feel only emptiness no no no your presence as god's children will also bless this building as god's home this church took many years i think seven years to be constructed now we can say that it is finished but it has to be maintained so that it would last let us be reminded however that while the construction of a building comes to an end the construction of the church as a community never ends the construction of the community which is also called church that never ends the stones and the wood that form a church building will stay forever together attached to each other for many years with god's grace we see buildings that have been constructed two thousand years ago three thousand years ago and the stones are still together but the members of the community can disagree with each other hurt each other and walk separate ways even in just one day today they are one big happy family and then they hear a hurting word and already a crack in the community today we are dedicating this church oh what a sight so many people here so many people contributing whatever gift they have i hope you are still together by this evening saint peter reminds us in the second reading like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual home like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual home we are the living stones that must be continuously built and strengthened into a spiritual home according to the same saint peter in the second reading this spiritual construction happens only if we come to the lord come to the lord a living stone rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of god jesus christ is the living cornerstone on which we are built as a spiritual home we become living stones of the living community only by attaching ourselves to jesus never leaving the corner stone apart from jesus we become hard and cold stones not living stones i'm tempted to ask you to look at the person beside you and see whether he or she is a living stone or a hard cold stone marble asphalt cement come to the lord draw life from him and let us do it together together we come to the lord no one no stone should be left alone in jesus different types of stones could come together to strengthen the common family home without jesus we will throw stones at each other or maybe throw away each other show to the world dear brothers and sisters especially the community here in bahrain show to the world that with jesus we will have room for others as brothers and sisters all living stones in the one spiritual home with jesus as the living cornerstone now how can we remain living stones in jesus the readings propose three ways and i will be brief three ways please listen there will be an examination after the mass the first by listening to the word of god listening to the word of god in the first reading from nehemiah the people israel experienced being reconstructed rebuilt or healed as a people how by listening attentively to the book of the law as proclaimed and interpreted by ezra the priest as recounted in the first reading the people were so moved by the word of god that they wept they cried upon listening to the word of god now i ask ourselves here do we open our minds and hearts to the word of god do we allow god's spirit to penetrate our consciences do we allow god's spirit to penetrate our consciences as the word is proclaimed to us or is the proclamation of the word especially during the eucharist a time for siesta a time to rest once i was in a eucharistic celebration and duri when i started the homily i saw one person closing his eyes and i told myself oh he will meditate he will listen attentively to the the homily and i saw him meditation yes only by trusting in the word of god will we become living stones of faith and wisdom in our community very often the hard stones in the community are those who put more importance to their own words and ideas rather than to god's word they make their own words superior to god's word and when that happens we become hardened stones soften your hearts listen to the word of god and we also pray that our preachers pastors catechists and ministers may be filled with the holy spirit so that like ezra the priest in the first reading they may interpret the word of god so that all could understand what was read and all will be touched and weep for joy secondly by offering ourselves as spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god so the first is listening to god's word and second offering ourselves as spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god in the gospel jesus drove away from the temple those selling animals to be used for sacrifices in the temple he then declared destroy this temple and in three days i will raise it up jesus inaugurated a new sacrifice not anymore the offering of the flesh and blood of animals but the offering of his own body and blood the place of sacrifice is not only the temple of stone but the temple of his body jesus is both the sacrifice to be offered and the temple of the perfect sacrifice brothers and sisters come to jesus join him in offering our lives our bodies and blood to god for the good of our neighbors we celebrate this sacrifice in the eucharist and in the sacraments this should become a rule of life for us it is not enough to offer things or donations no matter how good and useful they are the sacrifice pleasing to god is our giving of ourselves the way jesus did we can offer ourselves truly and sincerely only if we come to jesus in the eucharist the sacraments are not just rituals or obligations to be performed they provide for us a living experience of jesus an experience that will make us of us living and loving stones in the community jesus said do this in memory of me do what we see jesus doing in the sacraments he offered his body we do it too he offered his blood we do it too that is the sacrifice acceptable to god do what we see jesus doing in the sacraments let us not add to the hardness of heart in the world due to self-centeredness and self-interest let us take the path of jesus and live show to the world that by dying to self we truly live like jesus and thirdly and finally the service of charity so the word of god the offering of ourselves as spiritual sacrifices and third the service of charity in the first reading ezra the priest told the people who listened to god's word go eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks and a lot portions to those who had nothing prepared food and drink are god's gifts we must enjoy them with gratitude but benefiting from god's gifts should make us remember brothers and sisters who have less or who have none enjoying one's meals without regard for the hungry manifests a heart of stone due to the hardness of heart of some people bread bread becomes stone and they feed others with stone rather than with bread come to jesus our corner stone jesus who fed the hungry crowds with the word of god with blessed five loaves of bread and two fish who fed the people with his body and blood come to jesus who is present in the hungry the thirsty the stranger the homeless the sick the imprisoned and feel your heart beat again to life let the world know jesus let the world see jesus by our love our universal and boundless love come to jesus the living stone and become a living community through the word of god the eucharist and the service of charity with the dedication of the cathedral we also dedicate each one of you your families and the community to the life and service of jesus christ may our blessed mother mary our lady of arabia who is the model disciple of her son jesus keep your hearts in her immaculate heart may the living stones of the catholic community contribute to the strengthening of solidarity unity and fraternity in bahrain i believe in one god the father almighty maker of heaven and birth for all things listen and invisible i believe in one lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god the lord the father before all ages god from god light from light true god from the true god begotten through him all things were made for his men and for our salvation he came down from heaven and by the holy spirit was incarnate of the virgin mary and he became man for our sake he was crucified he suffered death he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father you will come again glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no land i believe in the holy spirit the lord the giver of life who proceeds from the father and the son who with the father and the son is adored and through the glorified i believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church i confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins the life of the world amen we now enter into the third part of the service where in the cardinal we'll dedicate this category with the following prayer of dedication anointing the altar and the walls of the church with chris moyle in sensation of the altar and the church lighting of the altar and twelve candles around the church this begins with the litany of supplication in walking god and the saints dearly beloved let us pray to god the almighty father who makes the hearts of the faithful into spiritual temples for himself and may the supplication of the saints our brothers and sisters be joined with our voices let us kneel [Music] lord have mercy on [Music] christ have mercy on us lord have mercy [Music] holy mary mother of god holy queen [Music] all the angels of god say joseph said peter and true [Music] [Music] saint john [Music] saint mary magdalene [Music] sings different [Music] saints [Music] [Music] companions oh [Music] same perpetual saint felicity [Music] same darkness saint gregory saint the gospel see that the nations [Music] saint martins [Music] [Music] saint francis of assisi [Music] saint francis savior saint johnny [Music] say john for school [Music] sinclair overseas [Music] [Music] saint catherine of cnn saint the race of jesus [Music] saints of god [Music] lord be merciful from [Music] from [Music] by your everlasting by your death and resurrection [Music] of the holy spirit [Music] [Music] be merciful to our sinners convert and protect in faithful service to your church bring old peoples together in peace and true harmony [Music] save us from this [Applause] [Music] strengthen us and keep us in your holy service it's constant crazy streets for your worship jesus son of the living god [Music] and pray for us christ hear us christ graciously hear us [Music] mercifully accept our petitions we pray o lord through the intercession of the blessed virgin mary and all the saints so that this building to be dedicated to your name may be a house of salvation and grace where the christian people gathering as one will worship you in spirit and in truth and be built up in charity through christ our lord amen let us stand oh god sanctifier and ruler of your church it is right for us to celebrate your name in joyful proclamation for today your faithful people desire to dedicate to you solemnly and for all time this house of prayer where they worship you devoutly are instructed by your word and are nourished by the sacraments this house brings to light the mystery of the church which christ made holy by the shedding of his blood so that he might present her to himself as a glorious bride a virgin resplendent with the integrity of faith a mother made fruitful by the power of the spirit holy is the church the chosen vine of the lord whose branches fill the whole world and whose tendrils born on the wood of the cross reach upward to the kingdom of heaven blessed is the church god's dwelling place with the human race a holy temple built of living stones standing upon the foundation of the apostles with christ jesus its chief cornerstone exalted is the church a city set high on the mountain for all to see resplendent to every eye with the unfading light of the land and resounding with the sweet hymn of the saints therefore o lord we beseech you graciously pour forth from heaven your sanctifying power upon this church and upon this altar to make this forever a holy place with a table always prepared for the sacrifice of christ here may the flood of divine grace overwhelm human offenses so that your children father being dead to sin may be reborn to heavenly life here may your faithful gathered around the table of the altar celebrate the memorial of the paschal mystery and be refreshed by the banquet of christ's word and his body here may the joyful offering of praise resound with human voices joined to the song of angels and unceasing prayer rise up to you for the salvation of the world here may the poor find mercy the oppressed attain true freedom and all people be clothed with the dignity of your children until they come exultant to the jerusalem which is above through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit god forever and ever amen so uh okay may the lord by his power sanctify this altar and this house which by our ministry we anoint so that as visible signs they may express the mystery of christ and the church [Music] [Music] oh god [Music] [Music] finds a home [Music] where she may [Applause] my god [Music] is [Applause] [Music] lord of peace [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] my god [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] belong to [Music] my glory [Applause] [Music] is is where she was my god is is is hello oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] unknown [Music] my god is [Music] [Music] my oh praise o lord like incense in your sight and as this house is filled with a pleasing fragrance let your church be fragrant with the aroma of christ [Music] everything love answered [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] in everything [Music] [Music] in everything [Music] so [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] oh [Music] in everything love the lord [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] oh [Music] [Music] the lord [Music] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] hmm let the light of christ shine brightly in the church that all nations may attain the fullness of truth foreign thank [Music] we you [Music] we know you are [Music] you are our hope you are our joy you are the soul we see [Music] we glory [Music] race [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus [Music] your truth [Music] spreading your joy seeking your beauty [Music] oh [Music] [Music] so [Music] bounty [Music] praise the [Music] all the [Music] all we [Music] into the [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] [Music] pray brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to god the almighty father may the lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name for our good for the good of the holy holy church may the gifts of your joyful church be acceptable to you o lord so that your people gathering in this holy house may come through these mysteries to everlasting salvation through christ our lord amen the lord be with you and with your spirit lift up your hearts eliph them up to the lord let us give thanks to the lord our god it is right and just it is truly right and just our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks father most holy for you have made the whole world a temple of your glory that your name might everywhere be extolled yet you allow us to consecrate to you apt places for the divine mysteries and so we dedicate joyfully to your majesty this house of prayer built by human labor here is foreshadowed the mystery of the true temple here is prefigured the image of the heavenly jerusalem for you made the body of your son born of the tender virgin the temple consecrated to you in which the fullness of the godhead might dwell you also established the church as a holy city built upon the foundation of the apostles with christ jesus himself the chief cornerstone a city to be built of chosen stones given life by the spirit and bonded by charity where for endless ages you will be all in all and the light of christ will shine undimmed forever through him o lord with all the angels and saints we give you thanks as in exultation we acclaim oh [Music] god [Music] you are indeed holy oh lord and all you have created rightly gives you praise for through your son our lord jesus christ by the power and working of the holy spirit you give life to all things and make them holy and you never cease to gather a people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name therefore o lord we humbly implore you by the same spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son our lord jesus christ at whose command we celebrate these mysteries for on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying take this all of you and eat of it for this is my body which will be given up for you in a similar way when supper was ended he took the chalice and giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave the chalice to his disciples saying take this all of you and drink from it for this is the chalice of my blood the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this in memory of me the mystery of faith [Music] in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice look we pray upon the oblation of your church and recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you will to reconcile us to yourself grant that we who are nourished by the body and blood of your son and filled with his holy spirit may become one body one spirit in christ may he make of us an eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect especially with the most blessed virgin mary mother of god with blessed joseph her spouse with your blessed apostles and glorious martyrs and with all the saints and whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help may this sacrifice of our reconciliation we pray o lord advance the peace and salvation of all the world be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim church on earth with your servant francis our pope with louis antonio tagle who's presiding at this eucharistic celebration with paul our apostolic administrator the order of bishops all the clergy and the entire people you have gained for your own listen graciously to the prayers of this family who dedicate this church to you may it be for you for your family a house of salvation and a place for the celebration of your heavenly sacraments here may the gospel of peace resound and the sacred mysteries be celebrated so that you are faithful formed by the word of life and by divine grace on their pilgrim way through the earthly city may merit to reach the eternal jerusalem there in your compassion o merciful father gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world to our departed brothers and sisters especially your servant bishop camillo berlin and to all who were pleasing to you that their passing from this life give kind admittance to your kingdom there we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory through christ our lord through whom you bestow on the world all that is good [Music] through him and with him and in him o god almighty father in the unity of the holy spirit all glory and honor is yours for ever and ever [Music] at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to pray our father [Music] as we forgive those who trust us against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil deliver us lord we pray from every evil graciously grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior jesus christ for the kingdom the power of the glory of yours forever lord jesus christ who said to your apostles peace i leave you my peace i give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who live and reign for ever and ever amen the peace of the lord be with you always and with your spirit peace is with you with you peace be with you [Music] [Laughter] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] is is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] is behold the lamb of god behold him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those called to the supper of the lamb lord i am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only serve the world and my soul shall be healed the act of spiritual communion my jesus i believe that you are present in the most holy sacrament i love you above all things and i desire to receive you into my soul since i cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally come at least spiritually into my heart i embrace you as if you were already here and unite myself holy to you never permit me to be separated from you amen amen [Music] oh [Music] after all the places now i'm going home [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] where is the answer [Music] i don't know [Music] is [Applause] now [Music] [Music] so we came by different drones now we walk together is [Music] i [Music] i am home to stay [Music] now i [Music] my words [Applause] i see thee [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] sanctify [Music] wash me r [Music] [Music] [Music] forever [Music] me [Music] i say [Music] so [Music] let us pray through these holy gifts we have received oh lord we pray instill in our minds an increase of your truth so that we may constantly adore you in your holy temple and glory in your sight with all the saints through christ our lord amen hmm [Music] oh [Music] glory by the lord [Music] oh [Music] yes [Music] he is [Music] my gosh [Music] [Music] so [Music] oh [Music] [Music] r [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] let us be seated we shall now have a formal vote of thanks followed by the final blessing after the final blessing we have the official photographs but the alter servers lectures cyclists and the sisters the kola team ushers eucharistic ministers the choir and the priest please follow the usher's instructions while the priest and the cardinal moves out i now invite reverend father saji the pastors of awali to propose a vote of thanks and the mementos see to the lord all you lands serve the lord with gladness come before him with joyful songs enter his gates with thanksgiving his cards with praise your remnants cardinal luis antonio tagli your grace archbishop eugene m nugent apostolic nuncio is excellency bishop paul hinter the apostolic administrator of northern arabia reverend fathers reverend sisters seminarians parishioners from saudi kuwait qatar bahrain and my dear brothers and sisters we have seen the great power of the lord through us and around us no roadblocks no adversity no pandemic could ever hinder us for we knew that the strength of the lord along with your prayers and support would work wonders and we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to god almighty and to you for everything i am honored to address you today expressing our appreciation and gratitude to all who have played a role their role in building the our lady of arabia cathedral exuberant moments are these thank you all on behalf of the catholic church community in bahrain and the congregations of qatar saudi arabia and kuwait the cathedral of our lady of arabia was a dream project of late bishop camilo balin and he did everything possible to complete this project before his sudden demise we pray we pay tribute and recollect the optimism the sincerity and the determination of our late bishop camillo baleen anointed servant of god who commenced the work of the cathedral may his soul rest in peace our heartfelt gratitude to his eminent eminence cardinal luis antonio tagli prefect of the congregation for the evangelization of the people for accepting our invitation to consecrate the new cathedral our sincere appreciation to his grace archbishop eugene m eugene apostolic yonshiro to qatar kuwait and in bahrain and your presence has made us more blessed our apostolic administrator lordship bishop paul we thank you for the enthusiastic support with the tangible efforts you have tackled many a hurdle and your time and blessings were behind every step many challenges were like both banks but your moral support was lasting was to complete this project our sincere appreciation to father peter pm the capuchin kustos of the arabian peninsula and the gulf region for all the prayers and support our gratitude from the bottom of our hearts to father savior d susa secretary parish priest father ryan the former parish priest of abali father ding the former parish priest of secretary church for their profound support and all the priests and the religious sisters of secretary church and the gifted sumerians for their unending support we extend our appreciation to mathia del prathi the architect and christiano the engineer for their unique and the magnificent design of the cathedral and marco ita the urus properly and the team for the sound engineering we also thank the caller team brother wrote brother dixon brother jess brother michael were amazing and worked with courage and tenacity looking into every detail of the construction to bring into the successful completion dear team members we have no words to express our gratitude god bless you all we extend a very sincere thanks to send aritas parishioners and the parish priest from saudi and a big thanks for for sponsoring the most graceful statue of our lady of arabia dr varghese kurian who sponsored the furniture's deserves gratitude in abundance and a big thanks to mr joel fernandez who did the complete excavation for the cathedral and mr edison for leveling the ground we extend our heartfelt gratitude to mr lawrence the owners of caesars kuwait and mr charles and mercy for their generous and the substantial contributions our appreciation our sincere appreciation and gratitude towards mr michael the general manager etc and admin of babco who expressed his willingness to help us at any time and he did it mr binoy ibrahim the chief engineer of the babco who helped us to get all the necessary access and permission from babco a big salute to father joy manacheri father gaspar for their marvelous fundraising efforts and they walked the extra mile with all their might skills and faith we are indebted to mr james seal who helped us to harness the positive forces when we wrestled with many difficulties special thanks to mr babu seal the awali catholic community coordinator for all the grounds up for all the ground support we are also very grateful to mr palpatine and al-bushid company for helping us with all the necessary arrangements for the custom clearance of all the furnitures imported our appreciation to all the community coordinators leaders various ministries of secretary church as well as our lady of visitation church avali for their unending support there were loads of fundraising events that were done by the different communities from the vicariate of northern arabia nowadays can translate our feelings of gratitude to the parish priests and the assistant parish priests volunteers and benefactors sponsors and brave men and women who invested their time and worked for months and years to gather fund and help and help from bahrain qatar saudi arabia kuwait and from all over the world thank you very much and god bless you a bunch of gratitude to father franco for all the liturgical arrangements our heartfelt thanks to all the choirs the ushers eucharistic ministers lecturers alter servers nurses ministry to media for the wonderful support they have given to us as i address the benefactors donors and the supporters i am remind of king david whose faith and devotion to the lord was more important than his personal luxurious and riches a generous person will prosper whoever refreshes others will be refreshed says says the book of proverbs we thank god almighty for these historic moments and the relationship we have had for the last 80 years with the residents and the officials and the royal family to father rohan [Applause] thank you and to father sajid [Applause] i would like to also express our gratitude to the weaker general of the company of and of late bishop camilo baleen same congregation as he was in thank you thank you father for taking your time out and for being with us and being part and representative of the superior general of the companies thank you father [Applause] thank you very much father savior thank you very much to all of you i i was feeling uplifted when father sajid was giving thanks to everybody and to god mainly and then to every person who contributed in this great project which we believe it is the project of god for for this country and for this church present in bahrain i'd like to start with the words of paul to the philippians a beloved community of paul he was writing to them i thank my god every time i remember you in all my prayers for all of you i always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now i jump over the protocol your eminence you excuse me and your grace and dear bishop paul and all the authorities that are here and beloved people i'd like to say a big thanks to the to the priests to those who who invited us also invited me and invited the superior general to the religious the sisters and the people of god who formed the church that is in bahrain thank you very much i'm happy to be here with you and i thank god for this opportunity i thank you also for the invitation you addressed to the company missionaries to be present in this occasion the inauguration of the cathedral which is put under the protection of our lady of arabia our late bishop camilo balin had a dream to have a strong and united christian community in this part of the world and catholic community to have communities which promote the dialogue of life wherever they were inserted building spaces of fraternity and collaboration when his vicaria it was extended to the christian communities of saudi arabia qatar and bahrain on the 31st of may 2011 he dreamed of building a space a catholic space a church a cathedral in bahrain which is should be a center of peaceful coexistence where multicultural people are living and different faith is in the ethnicities and we thank god for the hospitality and we are coming from this country the authorities of this country his majesty the king and all the people of bahrain welcomed us and the different peoples who live in bahrain we believe that bishop balin is happy today in heaven contemplating this achievement he dreamed to be here today i had the grace of accompanying him during his last days on this earth and it was clear that his great wish was to finish and inaugurate this cathedral he could not see this miracle while on earth he is watching it and accompanying it with his intercession from heaven [Applause] as the combining missionary of the same religious family of late bishop bali on behalf of the superior general and our general administration i'd like to thank you for welcoming him as a friend and a shepherd for supporting him in his endeavors and accompanying him in his sickness i felt that proximity and closeness to him especially during his sickness welcoming him and taking care of him you are welcoming the whole comboning family our deepest wish today is that this cathedral may be a place of an open fraternity where all come to worship god recognizing and loving every person beyond his race language or creed we wish that each one of you may find here a space to put before god through the intercession of our lady of arabia your joys and hopes your griefs and anxieties and those of the men and women of our world especially those who are poor or afflicted as his eminence the cardinal was saying this space should be a place of encounter with god with christ who gives meaning to our life we are confident that god who began a good work in you will carry will carry it on to completion in you and through you in the whole world with pope francis i'd like to pray lord father of our human family may our hearts be open to all the peoples and nations of the earth may we recognize the goodness and beauty that you have sown in each of us and thus forge bonds of unity common projects and shared dreams may our lady of arabia intercede for us thank you very much i now i now invite his grace bishop paul hindell to say a few words of thanks your eminence your grace dear brother priests religious sisters brothers and sisters here present or following us on live stream in the other countries of the we carry it of northern arabia or even throughout the world i took over this task to follow what bishop camilo ballin had started in a very difficult situation not only because of the covet which had already started in that moment but also to address facts i had not known before and to fulfill the dream and to finish the dream at least with this cathedral as it was in the mind and head of bishop camilo balin i wish to thank this moment first of all around the world all those who have contributed spiritually but also materially that we could realize this work here there are many i don't go into the details but all the communities throughout the we carry it of northern arabia and in other parts of the world have helped us as far as possible to achieve this work today i'm happy to see the people here surely there are around the world people would have liked to be with us today they couldn't make it for different reasons especially covet or other difficulties maybe sometimes we have also overlooked someone in the list but anyhow i wish that all can rejoice with us at this moment when we can open this that he has made it to come and to consecrate this house of god in this moment he is the head of the congregation which is in responsibility of our region and pray for him because he has an important word to say who will become the bishop here in this cathedral [Applause] and equally who will replace me in abu dhabi so so pray pray that he has really the holy spirit together with those who are counseling him in the administration of the holy father but especially we ask him to convey our love and greetings to the holy father coming friday he will have [Music] coming friday he will have this periodical meeting with the holy father and there will be the occasion that he can tell him the story the wonderful story of barline the wonderful story of the gulf and the church here in this part of the region i think you have seen already something and i simply invite you come again not only to bardain but to other places because in this corner of the world there is more life than many people think in other parts of the world or think there are no christians there are no faithful here in this part i hope you have at least get got a little bit the taste of this reality here and we wish you in your office the strength of the holy spirit be assured of our prayers that we accompany you and i add at now also a avert to his grace archbishop nugent the apostolic nuncio for the countries in the northern we create at least those countries who have diplomatic relationship with the holy see and the apostolic delegate for saudi arabia thank you for taking over this haven't have taken taken over this task already almost a year ago it's a little bit less but also in a difficult moment where he couldn't move freely it's beautiful that you could make it now for this consecration to do your first visit to bahrain and to be with us in this moment we need to be assured always welcome wherever it is in the territory where you have a special responsibility i enjoyed his presence when i was caught in kuwait during my visit in august which had to be prolonged also because uh even a visual can't sometimes have a positive test then it's negative but the positive experience was the one with the nunzio okay so thank you archbishop nugent for your presence and all then uh my conference in the cappuccin order and the priests working in the other priests working in the we carry eight of those who have been here because they know there are plenty of them throughout the whole region and which is still mainly taken into the care of the capuchin order please pray also for these brothers and pray that others may come out also of this earth in the southern we carry it we had a few vocations for the capuchin order i'm waiting that it happens also in the north so it depends a little bit on your good example my dear brothers i invite to to be people who can attract people to god because that's the most important and to be con completely committed in the service of the church which nowadays may not always be easy but we have to stand there in the conviction that the lord himself stays with us and sends us to you all present today again my dear faithful i pray for you and i hope you pray also for all of us that we can do our ministry in a proper way we stand together and as it has been also mentioned in the homily we are one body and we have to express that in our real life and then this beautiful house of stone and decorated artif with the art paintings will be an expression of the real life we are doing and living every day i hope as convincing christians may the lord bless you they invite now the his eminence to continue and there are some other elements you have to be patient because there is a surprise thank you greece i now invite father xavier to read to us the preliminary indulgence yes the most eminent father luis antonio gokem tagli by the grace of god and the apostolic sea cardinal bishop of san felice will now impart the final blessing and grants the plenary indulgence in the name of our holy father pope francis according to the norms of the holy roman church to all the faithful here present if they are truly penitent have confessed their sins received holy communion and pray the our father and the creed in this place this same indulgence may be received each year on the liturgical anniversary of the dedication of this church and altar under the same conditions pray to god for our most holy father pope francis for cardinal tugley for bishop paul archbishop eugene and for holy mother church and strive by holiness of life to walk in full communion with it and i invite his eminence gardener cardinal cardinal tagli to address us and before that to give a special token of appreciation to bishop paul good is it still morning or good evening good afternoon yeah uh before i give again my thanksgiving message i would like to give a gift in the name of the holy father and in the name of the congregation for the evangelization of peoples a monstrance to be used for adoration and benediction hopefully this will unite all of us in the whole church in jesus christ and whenever you adore the lord here in bahrain remember that you are not alone that you are connected to everyone in the whole world that recognizes jesus you are part of one big family so this memorial i now hand to uh bishop paul hinder [Applause] i just clarified with him that it must stay here thank you so i would like to uh again bring together all the uh expressions of thanksgiving that we have been hearing since yesterday and i know it will continue it will continue in our hearts a special thanks once again to the late bishop uh baleen for his dream we thank you uh bishop i i don't know him but uh i've heard about him and uh we thank the lord for the gift of this man this missionary and bishop i would like to personally thank our administrator bishop paul hinder who is quite heroic in accepting the responsibility of being administrator of the vicariate of northern arabia and don't worry i am here for a friendly visit i am not here to look for what he called his successor but who knows i might bump into something or someone and a special thanks also to our friend our uh apostolic news show in kuwait bahrain and qatar our dear archbishop eugene martin nugent he worked also in asia now in hong kong for a number of years and so we have been in touch with each other and after so many years we find our paths crossing here in bahrain i promise to pray for you to his majesty the king the royal family and to our many benefactors our project team the architects the contractors i would like to thank the special way the simple people the carpenters know the uh those who cut the wood those who cut the the stones you know those who are fixed the wiring for the sound the lights i don't know if they are here probably not but they will always be here always be here and so even in their in their being nameless to many of us we pray for them and remember them the simple ones of god who have contributed to the construction of this beautiful church and to [Applause] and for those of you who are thinking of how to thank the lord for this wonderful gift there are many ways but i want to mention one i see some young young people here some young boys and young girls may i ask who among you are young please tell the truth the young ones are not raising their hands and those who are illusionary are raising you know how you can give thanks the young boys please think of entering the seminary please think of joining a religious order [Music] give thanks by offering your lives for the service of the gospel the god of the church that is a a great great way of giving thanks and to the young girls even with your mask you really look impressive but you know you will become more beautiful if you enter the convent and so uh i offering those paths you know for uh for for thanksgiving and for all of us one big way is for our community to be an oasis of brotherhood sisterhood of mutual understanding and respect where diversity does not become a hindrance to relationships but instead becomes a source of riches of wealth for our common humanity be light it's christmas we will save on electricity instead of hanging lights here be the light each one be a light and then we save i know electricity here is cheap but uh still it's not it's not oh so be light be light to each one and to society okay it seems that i'm repeating the mass so i better end here i would like to make another announcement you know uh it has been decreed from rome and the official documents are already here that so this church of our lady of arabia is decreed to have the dignity of cathedral of our lady of arabia [Music] at the same time it is also decreed that the church of the holy family in kuwait will be called paul cathedral whole cathedral we won't read the decree both in latin but uh here is the copy here and i give one copy to uh monsignor hinder and the other one to our uh apostolic name show hello anthony lopez the chancellor of awarner [Applause] thank you thank you thank you very much we shall now rise for the final blessing [Music] you

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