BIRTHDAY

We begin our morning worship by doing an arati…

With bowed head and folded hands we prayerfully salute you o Lord, the source and
giver of all good things who with your gentle touch have waken us up to this sweetly
blossoming day. Yesterday has become just an empty dream that has stepped out of our
grip and gone forever and ever and tomorrow just an unsure possibility, which by no
means can be reached up to with our own strength. But today alone just dawning on us
the only living reality gifted to us. So dear Lord today we thank you for your boundless
gifts of life and love. The most precious gift of god comes to us in person and today we
have that gift sister… who celebrates her birthday today. Dear sister as we wish you a
joyful day we pray that may the heavenly father shower down his manifold blessings
upon you and make you worthy instrument using you all the ways to establish his
Kingdome here on earth. Let us join with all creation praising and thanking God by
singing C-66
Sister you are a miracle of God. By the grace of god you are what you are. You
are hope, you are joy, you are free, you are happy, and you are love more important you
are you. And so we all love you, appreciate you and thank god for the gift of your
uniqueness. The word of god is always the assurance of his love to us so let us listen to
him 1cor 1: 4-9
 Sr. May the good God bless you and keep you in his loving care.
 May He bless you with good health and protect you all through your life.
 May you ever enjoy his companionship.
 May he give you strength and courage to face the realities of life.
 May he guide you and support you in your life journey.
 May you experience the deeper knowledge of his love and may your life be
continuous praises to god.
 May all your efforts in his service bring joy and bear witness to his gospel we
make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

WITH ANGELIC VOICES, WE SING YOUR PRAISES

Birthday has its meaning and it is specially marked by God. Thank you Lord for
peaceful night and a pleasant morning, which is totally different from any other day.
Lord you have awakened us with the melodious voices of the birds and with gentle
breeze. Life is beautiful like a flowing spring. Yes, dear Lord, life is a wonderful gift
and we are here to sing your praises with angelic voice. L – 19
On this auspicious day we have two fold reasons to rejoice, first and foremost the
church commorates the feast of Michel, Gabriel and Raphael the archangels and our
dear sister celebrates her birthday. The importance and significance of the three

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archangels each with a different mission. Michel protects, Gabriel announces and
Raphael guides.
Dear sister we wish you a happy and joyous day and our prayer is may good Lord
shower upon you His choicest blessings upon you and these angels may guard you,
protect you and guide you all through out your life so that you will be able to sing holy
holy in your present life situations.
Today the strain of music and the sunshine glory adds the beauty to the creation
and joy to each one of us. Yes, a day of joy and gladness, days of hope and love for he
has given us our dear sister to each one of us. We admire your simplicity, love and care
which you share generously with us. You are the miracle of God, which God has sent to
us as the expression of His love to us. We are indeed glad to sing the praises of God for
the gift of you. We express our gratitude to God and we thank and praise God for the
gift of you by singing a thanksgiving hymn.
Dear sister as you place this angel we are reminded, how much you are longing to
reach God. Prayer is the ladder and with which you can attain communion with God. It
also tells us your availability and reaching out to others in their needs. May these
archangels intercede for you to attain and become the messengers of God’s love and
give protection, help and guidance. Together with you we too praise and thank God
who has called you and consecrated you for his service. Now let us join with sister as
we sing hymn…

YOU ARE MOULDED IN MY IMAGE AND LIKNESS

Lord, thank you for the gift of this day. Every morning has its own beauty, events, and
experiences. Every flower that opens, every bird that flies tells us about the love of
God. Every child is born on this earth carry the impression of unseen God to
humanity… L- 37
God said, “let me create human being in my own image and likeness and I will
breath to their nostrils. I will create them with intelligence so that they may find my
intelligence in creation. I will give them heart that they may find my heart in others. I
will give them eyes that they may see the other. I will give them ear that they may listen
my silent cry in the suffering humanity.
Thank you Lord for you created us with all human abilities. Thank you Lord for
all that you have done. Lord today in a special way we remember sr…. as she celebrates
her birthday. It is a day for all of us to join with sister in thanking God for she carry the
impression of Christ to tell us once again that God still loves the world. Bhajan…
[Offering mud] Mud is a symbol of productivity, creation. Mud gives life, renews the
nature, replace new with old. Mud is the worth of the earth and prize of the land. Dear
sister you are created to recreate the earth to renew its life to replace and rearrange the
created things.
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[Message from God] Dear sister there is a message from God today.
I want to love you without clutching, appreciate you without judging.
Join you without invading, invite you without demanding.
Leave you without guilt, criticize you without blaming.
Help you without insulting. If you can have the same from me then we can truly meet
and enrich each other…. You are so special to each one of us, special to God who
created you that is why we are here to celebrate the special moments. Our hearts are
filled with gratitude for the Lord who called us to join with you to sing the praises of
the mighty God, to look at the wonder of this moment.
We know well that you have a dream to fulfill, a song to sing. A dream of God’s
kingdom to realize it here and now. Dear sister in the whole world there is only one
you, precious in his sight. You have potential to love, to care, to create and to grow, to
sacrifice and to make others happy by your talents. You are a mystery of the presence of
God.
Let us join with our sister in giving praise to God for his wonderful creation
while she recite the psalm 139.
As we thank the Lord for the gift of life to our dear sister let us pay the our father
along with sister.
Our father, who created heaven and earth, we thank you for the gift of sister. May your
name be glorified through her life and the life of her near and dear ones. May your
kingdom be spread through her life. May your will be accepted by your dear
Servant as you has accepted your father’s will. Give her and to all her family members
the good health, the gift and fruit of your spirit to have a joyful life. give them all
generous hearts love and forgive their mistakes. Help them not to be tempted by the
world and deliver them all from that is not holy and not yours… amen
Concluding prayer: Lord is the beginning and end of all hats we do and say. Prompt
our actions with your grace and complete them with your all powerful help. We make
this prayer through Christ our Lord…