SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION

SECOND VIGIL

Immaculate Conception Parish

15 August 2015, 7:00 PM to 12:00 MN

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Second Vigil

Introduction
Opening Verse
Hymn: Dakilang Tanda
Opening Prayer
Psalmody
Brief Silence
First Reading (from Sacred Scripture)
Brief Silence
Second Reading (from homilies of the Popes)
Silent Meditation (5 to 10 minutes)
Rosary
Hymn: Salve Regina
Intercessions
The Lords Prayer
Closing Prayer
Blessing
Closing Hymn: Paalam sa Inang Birhen

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Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
Second Vigil

INTRODUCTION
The circumstances of the Dormition of the Mother of God
were known from apostolic times. The Catholic Church
teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary having completed
the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul
into heavenly glory. Many see in the Immaculate
Conception of Our Lady the root reason for her Assumption,
body and soul, into heaven. The two privileges are
intimately linked together. This doctrine was dogmatically
defined by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950, in the
Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus by exercising
papal infallibility.
This solemnity celebrates that God has indeed lifted up
the lowly Mary has been assumed body and soul into
heaven. Mary was lifted up by God because of her
faithfulness to Gods saving mystery, her generosity of life
toward others, and her acknowledgement of God as the
source of her grace and goodness. When we too are faithful,
humble, and generous as Mary models for us, like her we
are lifted up to share in a place prepared by God where in
Christ shall all be brought to life.
This second vigil is being offered for our parish
community and for the members of our community who are
away from us.
Let us all stand and begin our vigil.
OPENING VERSE
God, () come to my assistance.
Lord, make haste to help me.
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Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit: (All bow at the words Glory to)
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.
HYMN
Dakilang tanda ang sumikat sa langit,
babaeng nararamtan ng araw.
Syay nakatuntong, sa maliwanag na buwan,
labindalawang bituin ang kanyang korona.

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CLOSING HYMN
Paalam Inang Birhen,
Kasing ningning ng buwan.
Paalam na, paalam.
Kami ay bendisyunan,
Kami ay bendisyunan.
Kami ay pagpalain,
Birheng maawain.
Kami ay kalingain,
Mahal na Ina naming.

Ref: Dakilang tanda, ikaw O Maria,

kahanga-hanga ang iyong tagumpay.
At bakit ganyan ang iyong kagandahan,
bakit nga ganyan yong pag-aalab?
Tinatanghal ka ng tanang nilalang,
Kinalulugdan kang kawangis ng Manlilikha (R.)
Ina ng habag at Ina ng pag-ibig,
sa yo nagniningas ng liwanag.
Sa yoy may apoy, bumubukal ang buhay,
Ang sangnilikhay nabubuhay sa yong tagumpay. (R.)
OPENING PRAYER
Let us pray
[that with the help of Marys prayers
we too may reach our heavenly home].
(Pause for silent prayer.)
Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom,
she who bore the Christ in her womb
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You wished Mary to be the mother of the family in the home
of Jesus and Joseph,
may all mothers of families foster love and holiness
through her intercession. (R.)
Lord of heaven and earth, you crowned Mary queen of
heaven,
may all the dead rejoice in your kingdom with the saints
forever. (R.)

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was raised body and soul in glory
to be with him in heaven.
May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness and
join in her hymn of endless life and praise.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
PSALMODY

THE LORDS PRAYER

(All sing the Lords Prayer in English, Tagalog or Latin.)

Ant.

Christ ascended into heaven / and prepared an

everlasting place / for his immaculate Mother, /
alleluia.

CLOSING PRAYER
Let us pray.
All powerful and ever-living God,
you raised the sinless Virgin Mary,
mother of your Son,
body and soul to the glory of heaven.
May we see heaven as our final goal
and come to share her glory.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
BLESSING
May the all-powerful Lord grant us a restful night and a
peaceful death.
Amen.

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Psalm 113
Praise the name of the Lord
He has cast down the mighty and has lifted up the lowly
(Luke 1:52).
a
b
A
B
c
D

Praise, O servants of the Lord,

praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!

a
b
A

High above all nations is the Lord,

above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our God,
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B
c
D

who has risen on high to his throne

yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?

a
b
A
B
c
D

From the dust he lifts up the lowly,

from his misery he raises the poor
to set him in the company of princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.

a
B
c
D

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.

Ant.

O Santa Maria, O Reynat Ina ng Awa,

Ikay aming buhay, pag-asat katamisan.
Sa yo nga kami tumatawag,
pinapanaw na nak ni Eva;
Sa yo rin kami tumatangis,
dini sa lupang bayang kahapis-hapis.
Kayat ilingon mo sa amin
Ang mga mata mong maawain,
At saka kung matapos aming pagpanaw,
Ipakita mo sa amin:
Ang iyong Anak na si Hesus.
O magiliw, maawain, matamis na Birheng Maria.

Christ ascended into heaven / and prepared an

everlasting place / for his immaculate Mother, /
alleluia.

Pray for us, o holy Mother of God

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
INTERCESSIONS
Let us praise God our almighty Father, who wished that
Mary, his Sons mother, be celebrated by each generation.
Now in need we ask:

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(R.)

FIRST READING
From the first letter of the apostle Paul
to the Corinthians

1 Cor 15:20-27

Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the

dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For
since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead
came also through man. For just as in Adam all die, so too in
Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper
order: Christ the first-fruits; then, at his coming, those who
belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over
the Kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed
every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he
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Mary, full of grace, intercede for us.

O God, worker of miracles, you made the immaculate Virgin

Mary share, body and soul, in your Sons glory in heaven,
Help all of us to fix our thoughts on things above and
make us worthy to share this glory. (R.)
You made Mary our mother. Through her intercession grant
strength to the weak, healing to the sick, comfort to the
sorrowing,
pardon to sinners, salvation and peace to all. (R.)
You made Mary mother of mercy,
may all young people, especially those who are faced
with trials, feel her motherly love. (R.)
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SILENT MEDITATION
Five to ten minutes of silence to reflect and receive in our
hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to
unite our personal prayer more closely with the word of God
and public voice of the Church.
After the silent meditation, all pray the rosary beginning
with the First Glorious Mystery.

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must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for he subjected
everything under his feet.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
BRIEF SILENCE
SECOND READING

ROSARY
Let us all kneel and pray the Five Glorious Mysteries.
All kneel to pray the Five Glorious Mysteries of the rosary
beginning immediately with the First Glorious Mystery. (Our
Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory Be). Each mystery is to be led
by a different member of the congregation.
After the Glory Be of the Fifth Glorious Mystery, all stand to
sing the Salve Regina
SALVE REGINA
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
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From a homily on the Assumption by Pope Francis

Dear Brothers and Sisters!
At the end of its Constitution on the Church, the Second
Vatican Council left us a very beautiful meditation on Mary
Most Holy. Let me just recall the words referring to the
mystery we celebrate today: the immaculate Virgin
preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up
body and soul into heavenly glory, when her earthly life was
over, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things (no.
59). Then towards the end, there is: the Mother of Jesus in
the glory which she possesses in body and soul in heaven is
the image and the beginning of the church as it is to be
perfected in the world to come. Likewise, she shines forth on
earth, until the day of the Lord shall come (no. 68). In the
light of this most beautiful image of our Mother, we are able
to see the message of the biblical readings that we have just
heard. We can focus on three key words: struggle,
resurrection, hope.
The passage from Revelation presents the vision of the
struggle between the woman and the dragon. The figure of
the woman, representing the Church, is, on the one hand,
glorious and triumphant and yet, on the other, still in
travail. And the Church is like that: if in heaven she is
already associated in some way with the glory of her Lord,
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in history she continually lives through the trials and

challenges which the conflict between God and the evil one,
the perennial enemy, brings. And in the struggle which the
disciples must confront all of us, all the disciples of Jesus,
we must face this struggle - Mary does not leave them alone:
the Mother of Christ and of the Church is always with us.
She walks with us always, she is with us. And in a way,
Mary shares this dual condition. She has of course already
entered, once and for all, into heavenly glory. But this does
not mean that she is distant or detached from us; rather
Mary accompanies us, struggles with us, sustains Christians
in their fight against the forces of evil. Do you pray the
Rosary every day? Really? Well, prayer with Mary,
especially the Rosary, has this suffering dimension, that is
of struggle, a sustaining prayer in the battle against the evil
one and his accomplices. The Rosary also sustains us in the
battle.

are in Christ. She is our Mother, but we can also say that
she is our representative, our sister, our eldest sister, she is
the first of the redeemed, who has arrived in heaven.

The second reading speaks to us of resurrection. The

Apostle Paul, writing to the Corinthians, insists that being
Christian means believing that Christ is truly risen from the
dead. Our whole faith is based upon this fundamental truth
which is not an idea but an event. Even the mystery of
Marys Assumption body and soul is fully inscribed in the
resurrection of Christ. The Mothers humanity is attracted
by the Son in his own passage from death to life. Once and
for all, Jesus entered into eternal life with all the humanity
he had drawn from Mary; and she, the Mother, who followed
him faithfully throughout her life, followed him with her
heart, and entered with him into eternal life which we also
call heaven, paradise, the Fathers house.
Mary also experienced the martyrdom of the Cross: the
martyrdom of her heart, the martyrdom of her soul. She
lived her Sons Passion to the depths of her soul. She was
fully united to him in his death, and so she was given the
gift of resurrection. Christ is the first fruits from the dead
and Mary is the first of the redeemed, the first of those who
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The Gospel suggests to us the third word: hope. Hope is

the virtue of those who, experiencing conflict the struggle
between life and death, good and evil believe in the
resurrection of Christ, in the victory of love. We heard the
Song of Mary, the Magnificat: it is the song of hope, it is the
song of the People of God walking through history. It is the
song many saints, men and women, some famous, and very
many others unknown to us but known to God: moms, dads,
catechists, missionaries, priests, sisters, young people, even
children and grandparents: these have faced the struggle of
life while carrying in their heart the hope of the little and
the humble. Mary says: My soul glorifies the Lord today,
the Church too sings this in every part of the world. This
song is particularly strong in places where the Body of
Christ is suffering the Passion. For us Christians, wherever
the Cross is, there is hope, always. If there is no hope, we
are not Christian. That is why I like to say: do not allow
yourselves to be robbed of hope. May we not be robbed of
hope, because this strength is a grace, a gift from God which
carries us forward with our eyes fixed on heaven. Mary is
always there, near those communities, our brothers and
sisters, she accompanies them, suffers with them, and sings
the Magnificat of hope with them.
Dear Brothers and Sisters, with all our heart let us too
unite ourselves to this song of patience and victory, of
struggle and joy, that unites the triumphant Church with
the pilgrim one, earth with heaven, and that joins our lives
to the eternity towards which we journey. Amen.
End of the reading from a homily on the Assumption by
Pope Francis