[Music] the following is an EWTN special [Music] presentation welcome to wtm thank you for joining us at 10:30 a.m. Paris time in the night in the US right now so just as the sun is about to rise we're entering joyfully into this beautiful celebration we are now in the procession as yesterday the doors of the cathedral were open beautiful moment where the Arch Bishop Laura using the croser that we see right now was knocking at the door we make a few comments but I will let the beauty of the Liturgy speak for itself [Music] represented
here the 106 parishes from the arch dases of Paris see the book of their [Music] gospel the relics are being brought those will be inserted into the Altar for [Music] veneration this is the UN inaugural mass and at the same time the consecration of the altar the main altar where the sacrifice of the Holy Massa will be offered [Music] in addition to the 106 parishes seven of them are from Eastern right there is 113 Flags [Music] priests are also representing uh the different parishes [Music] many Bishops are also present mostly from France and from other
parts of the the world [Music] [Music] Christ himself with Mother Mary his mother who welcome you this morning in this cedral not name of Paris after the tragic events that occurred in 2019 April 15 you're present in this [Music] Cathedral and so many screens projected all across the world we pray under drain with an intense [Music] emotion all you who in the world are faced with Wars terrorism object also pray for our country [Music] leaders or represent our generous donors as you are associated to the prayer of the church today if uh soon you will
like to come inside Engineers are workers so many fields of workers who have work here to rebuild and all of you clergy Cardinal Arch bishops priests Deacons Paris and from abroad you're recipient of the goodness of God who wants to be close to everyone and we are receivers of what we are expected to at Christmas also brothers and sisters from other Dem Nations and religions we are pleased to welcome together let us welcome the gift that is being given to us today in the Holy Eucharist and the consecration of this new altar brothers and sisters
ask the Lord to bless this water will be spread around reminding us of our baptism bened [Music] [Music] Jerusalem [Music] so the water was just blessed with a beautiful prayer invoking the beauty of creation even the fact that we are to become an alar ourselves [Music] hallelu [Music] hallelu hallelu hallel bringing of Eternity I will sing [Music] Allelujah as a priest uh we usually do that at Easter renewing our baptism so it is beautiful here that uh the cathedral does like a sleep it was reawakened yesterday with the organ blessed and now the faithful are
blessed and just as Jesus died and rose from the dead this is the reason for singing Allelujah as the cathedral is coming back to life [Music] hallelu hallelu [Music] those who believe in his name will be saved and we will sing Allelujah [Music] hallu [Music] just like for baptism first the water is used after having been blessed and in a few moments we will also use oil the oil that was consecrated at the crism mass in the Holy [Music] Week the crism oil [Music] reminds me of uh the scripture passage from the Psalms the oil
of gladness us receive those blessings [Music] [Music] this prayer was evoking the pardon of sins and that we might sing in the Altar for eternity let us pray [Music] [Music] [Music] the mass parts are from the Second Sunday of Advent so Almighty and merciful god May no earthly undertaking hinder those who set out in haste to meet your son but may our learning of heavenly wisdom gain us admittance to his company who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit God forever and [Music] ever May the word of God resonate in
this church and may you receive it to bear fruit the first reading is from Baro bar Jerusalem Jerusalem take off your robe of mourning and misery put on the Splendor of Glory from God forever wrapped in the cloak of Justice from God bear on your head the miter that displays the glory of the Eternal name for God will show all the Earth your Splendor you will be named by by God forever the Peace of Justice the glory of God's worship up Jerusalem stand upon the heights look to the East and see your children gathered from
the East and the West at the word word of the Holy One rejoicing that they are remembered by God LED away on foot by their enemies they left you but God will bring them back to you born aof in glory as on Royal Thrones for God has commanded that every lofty Mountain be low and that the agel depths and Gorges be filled to level ground that Israel May Advance secure in the glory of God the forests and every fragrant kind of tree have overshadowed Israel at God's command for God is leading Israel in Joy by
the light of his glory with his mercy and justice for company the word of the Lord thanks be to [Music] God the response of the psalm will be the Lord has done great things for us we're filled with joy all [Music] [Music] speech [Music] cap [Music] come fore [Music] when the Lord brought back the captives of Zion we were like men dreaming then our mouth was filled with laughter in our tongue with rejoicing reading from St Paul to the Philippians brothers and sisters I pray always with joy in my every prayer for all of you
because of your partnership for the gospel from the first day until now I am confident of this that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus and this is my prayer that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception to discern what is of value so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ filled with the fruit
of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God the word of the Lord thanks be to God [Music] God chose this word for the reopening so beautiful just to repeat from the psalm restore our fortunes oh Lord like the torran in the South and desert those who s in tears shall re rejoicing let us rejoice singing the Allelujah [Music] Hall hallel hallelu hallelu hallelu hallelu hallel [Music] prepare the way of the Lord make State his paths All Flesh shall see the salvation of [Music] God Hall [Music] [Music] reading from the
holy Gospel According to St Luke in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of IIA and trachonitis and linius was thator of ABY during the high priesthood of Anis and kyus the word of God came to John the son son of Zechariah in the desert John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the Forgiveness of sins as it is written in the book of the word of
the prophet Isaiah the voice of one crying out in the desert prepare the way of the Lord make straight his paths every Valley shall be filled and every mountain and Hill shall be made low the winding roads shall be made straight and the rough ways made smooth and All Flesh shall see the salvation of God Gospel of the Lord praise to you Lord Jesus [Music] Christ Come Holy Spirit I will try to translate as best as I can the hom of Archbishop Lauren Archbishop of Paris [Music] contrarily to what we could understand spontaneously it is
not first to remind us of the story of the past that we heard from St Luke today this is to show geographical and historical Precision gospel writer he's even talking about some of the things that are iable speaking pilot John son of Zarah was going along all the region of P the gospel writer adds these precisions this is to say that it is inscribed in a long tradition and referring to Isaiah the one who cries in the desert is preparing the way of the Lord this tredition didn't end there but it is also joining us
here and now in the era of the prophet Isaiah and we jump into the other era of the Prophet Prophet what is happening with the last prophet with John the Baptist this experience is renewed with the people of God even when they were exiled so that the strong of this world and see that God never abandons his this is not only for the people of Israel but for the whole of humanity is looking for justice leave by foot God brings them back like on a royal Throne we could believe that this story is too optimistic
but Generations after Generations Believers make this experience realized God never abandons his own Wars violence duanes the history of humankind the life of God is so precious in the eyes of God that he in every place and every time Witnesses and with the strength of God that can be Witnesses goodness of God and that self gift is necessary task is never easy so many ways to be proven like the incredible realization of this building Every Mountain shall be made low crooked ways will be straight Rocky paths will be straight everyone will see the salvation of
God yes The Ravines that separate men with each other the mountains of Pride can diminish lies can be made low and space for truth obstacles on the way can be made part of unity for understanding without after thoughts we can have the esteem of others and share it we can already see the Salvation that God is offering us he is calling us this morning after the sorrow of April 15 sadness is erased sadness was already erased when so many people were praying in the world there was already making rise hope people who are looking for
God put away your robe of sadness and misery wrap yourself in the mantle of Justice through God are here around this [Music] Altar and I will consecrate it in a few minutes to become the table of the sacrifice of Christ where God gives his life for everyone material chosen by the artist bronze it's like in a dialogue with the building of stone of the altar as it is coming from the earth will will be joined with the Fraternal and it is joined to the ambo which is the table of the word United to the table
of the Eucharist you can see their Simplicity welcoming welcoming a power of we ask in the lury for Noble Simplicity Christ himself that we put at the center of our Holy Eucharist at the center of the church or assembly the altar is designated at the center where we turn our gaze as Believers love which we will gather around the altar this is not a magical object this is the instrument by which we are learning to see Christ in the middle of us as The Rock on which our faith is based shows us until where the
gift of God goes Christ around the table forms his disciples will call the power of holiness that come from heaven and gathers Heaven and Earth we will have relics coming from France and even Romania which is a sign of the existence of the Believers will be put inside the altar St Catherine of lab M sop who had a Devotion to the Sacred Heart Mar who converted through father like who spoke from here and Charles def Fuko and blessed Vladimir gika from Romania originally who then was from the Das AR of Paris who did the ministry
in Romanian prisons invoking the tenderness invoking spirit of God which always transform in instruments of peace and joy will uh use the oil good fragrance showing disinterested love of God when the incense will rise with all our prayers we will pray for the hidden intentions in our [Music] hearts when the wife CLA as reminding us of baptism will be there the Renown sacrifice we will be able to celebrate for the first time this Eucharist and receive the body of Christ The Gift of the spirit the people of God who offers himself to our Lord brothers
and sisters only taste this today may you be Believers or not you are welcome to share in the joy of the Believers here in this mother Church you bishops priests L people baptized Servants of God according to your condition and Mission and life do not remain only marveling at the beauty of the stones Ser up to the most beautiful gift may you be close to God Christ who is close to the poor those in need like so many believers who came to this church the ones from France from Paris except to be marveled by [Music]
God 1924 lightning touched God is revealing himself on this altar like he's revealing himself at Christmas that is coming close to [Music] us we love to gather and we dream that this might be the reality in our society the source of our joy is even more lasting because it comes from God he is the joy let us say with the psalmist how wonderful God made we were in such a feast [Music] thank you for your prayers I would invite you to read the official translation [Music] [Music] [Music] so madin Sophi Barat died in [Music] 1865
you might recognize that this is is in Latin not in French the Creed [Music] spe [Music] [Music] be [Music] for [Music] for [Music] for [Music] GL foree [Music] [Music] brothers and sisters may our prayers [Music] Lord have mercy Christ have [Music] mercy Lord have mercy [Music] [Music] the ly of the [Music] Saints to Mother Mary now St Michael pray for us [Music] John Baptist the Baptist and St Joseph Peter and St [Music] Paul [Music] foree [Music] fore [Music] foree [Music] for [Music] for [Music] fore [Music] fore foree [Music] [Applause] [Music] foree [Music] spee [Music] for
[Music] [Music] speee [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] for ex [Music] [Music] intercession of mother Mary and all the saints may this altar become the Sacred Space the most holy sacrifice will be offered where we bring the offerings to renew to be renewed in his [Music] [Music] love apart from the usual saints that are mentioned in the Lany there was also mentioned some of those relics who will be placed right now so St mine Sophi Barat Mar ER M St Katherine labu Miraculous Medal St Charles def Fuko blessed Vladimir [Music] DEA mine
Sophi Barat is an incorrupt Mar uret was an educator Katherine labur we know a bit more with the vision that she had of The Miraculous Medal and Charles def Fuko declared the saint not too long ago had quite the conversion which reminds me that every saint has the past from licentiousness and luxurious life he went into a spirituality of Nazareth hidden he is called the universal brother and he was in the desert in the Atlas Mountains Taman raset where he died then blessed Vladimir Gea sa that I are blessed that I not know much but
died in [Music] 1954 let's ask for the grace of God through the intercession of those Saints to say yes to the call that we all have the universal call to Holiness Come Holy [Music] [Applause] [Music] Spirit for at the beginning of every Mass when the priest or the bishop venerates the altar he kisses the relics as well [Music] symbolically we bless you and exalt you Lord in the Eternal plan of your [Music] love the altar of the Old Testament found his fulfillment in [Music] Christ Noah had built an altar you accepted it Holy [Music] Father
and you renewed The Covenant with [Music] mankind our father in faith obeyed in his heart and built an [Music] altar as Isaac his beloved Son was spared Moses mediator of the old Covenant built an altar with the blood of the Lamb prefiguring the altar of the cross in the mystery of the Passover Christ gave to these altars their fulfillment [Music] extending the wood of the Cross he offered himself to the father as a pure offering to remove the sins of the whole world and so renew this eternal [Music] Cen bring your bless things from on
high it might be United to the sacrifice of Christ this be the table of the Lord where the people of God come to renew their strength this alar be the symbol of Christ from his Pier side flowed water and blood the sacraments of the church may this be the table for the feast where your faithful will be [Music] enjoy and may their burdens be lifted for a new [Music] Step may this altar be a place of peace and deep communion with you so that your children nourished by the blood and the body of Christ May
grow in your love they be a source May the altar be a source of unity for the [Music] church may your faithful gathered around it be nourished in the spirit of true charity [Music] may he be the source of our praise and [Music] thanksgiving until we make it eternally in eternity in [Music] heaven with you now and forever [Music] [Music] this alar of bronze reminds me of this scripture passage how solid Jesus is the stone rejected by the builders has become the Cornerstone let us use him as a refuge and strength [Music] am in the
grace and joy also fill the faithful who will come to worship [Music] here this is the Chris w [Music] hallu hallelu hallelu [Music] so first the oil chis o was spread on the four corners and the center of five reminding us of the Five Wounds of Jesus Christ those wounds he showed us after after rising from the dead after his resurrection now it was uh poured profusely generously all throughout [Music] [Applause] we can never outgrow God in generosity [Music] prism oil is also used at the sacrament of baptism as well as confirmation and also for
ordination the sacrament of holy orders namely for priests and Bishops [Music] just ask the Lord to help us use our senses to connect with God listening to beauty of the music what we can see here from the big screen May our hearts be United to the hearts of all the saints who are worshiping right now the only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the people in attendance uh can probably smell right now the Beautiful perfume of the crism oil as the incense is brought forth as well and soon we'll rise up just as our prayers
are called to rise up to [Music] heaven the sacrifice of Abel pleasing to God [Music] yesterday in the presence of many dignitaries there was The Awakening of the organ this uh helps us to fulfill the words of Jesus they awake and pray it was this beautiful dialogue between Archbishop L Arch Bishop of Paris and the different organists [Music] as we see the Beautiful s glass windows founder of the community and part of the companions of the Cross father bobard says that the church is like a sleeping giant and that God wishes for the giant to
be [Music] awake let us ask the grace of God to say yes to this wakeup call to bring Jesus to the whole world [Music] [Applause] [Music] for [Music] May our prayer rise like incense [Music] [Music] foreign spe spee GL [Music] the Lord Jesus Christ is the Healer of Souls and bodies let us not be afraid to present to him our needs especially our needs for healing as we see the incense Rising uh from the four corners and the center once again representing the Five Wounds of Jesus Christ may the Lord Heal our wounds May our
wounds become scars that uh show us and remind us The Marvelous Deeds of the Lord in our lives let us pray for that Grace of healing of soul and body [Music] very solemn moment and a very joyful one as [Music] well let us ask for the grace to see the presence of God obviously in the sacraments but also in each other as we see right now the people of God being [Music] [Music] incense may we recognize God including in the most vulnerable as was a place of refuge and those who were without defense God is
our rescuer let us make him present through our words and our actions [Music] for [Music] in our human body the oil penetrates our flesh so the oil is removed from the altar right now with those purificators but may the mystery that we have contemplated reach the depth the core of our hearts according to one of the old traditions the priest's hands after having been consecrated with the crism oil the same oil the purificator that we use uh to be able to continue with the sacrifice of the mass or our first mass actually this piece of
cloth would be given to our mother how beautiful it is that we are at notam Our [Music] Lady and so may we ask for hand for help in everything we do and give her back what we have received from her son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Savior we give everything back to God [Music] [Music] the light shine in this church and reach all the nations with the Splendor of [Music] Truth as it is such a solid mass today not only six Scandal will be lit but the seventh one as well that is on the
altar reminding us of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit [Music] Lord is my light and my salvation [Music] for [Music] the [Applause] [Music] as the offerings are brought forth let us also bring our prayer intentions let us pray for peace in the world peace in our hearts this is one of the gifts that only God can give us for the peace as this beautiful mass will continue let us enter into those Mysteries asking for the Holy Spirit to transform us as he will transform the gifts [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] la [Music] for the longest
time French was considered as the language of diplomacy God wants our attention let us give him permission let us not negotiate with God but give him our whole [Music] some of you are used to watch the mass in Latin Latin was the language of the church for so many years and so I will not comment as much during the Eucharistic prayer so let us enter into the mystery asking for the Holy Spirit to help us understanding with our hearts our hearts fixed on him through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus
this beautiful devotion of the Sacred Heart that comes from France obviously it comes from the Lord and so let us enter into learning the language of [Music] love [Music] for for [Music] speee [Music] speee for [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] for for [Music] As we sing the holy holy holy just to highlight that this was the preface for the dedication of an altar it was exceptionally not for Advent and it reminded us that we need to become the living all as the people of God he is and we're called to be the spiritual Rock Let's ask
for her fate to be more solid [Music] for [Music] for for [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] theeee fore [Music] in a Mye [Music] [Music] regard fore [Music] [Music] St madin Sophi Bar St cine lab St Maran mad G [Music] fr la for [Music] [Music] this Wednesday the third Eucharistic [Music] prayer now dear Our Father [Music] secet [Music] the J CHR not [Music] [Music] peace of the Lord be with you always and with your spirit let us offer each other the sign of peace [Music] GL [Music] all [Music] [Music] all J [Music] [Music] all your
GL his [Music] all this [Music] [Music] [Music] all [Music] oh [Music] [Music] Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be healed [Music] [Music] as we are about to have the distribution of Holy Communion I just uh found myself speaking about healing much during this uh stream and so let us ask for the Lord to heal us the healed world and I would like to share with you prayer that usually the priest prays quietly just before presenting our Lord Jesus Christ with those
words Behold the Lamb of God just before that priest and in this time Arch Bishop Laura would have said May the receiving of your body and blood Lord Jesus Christ not bring me to judgment and condemnation but through your loving Mercy before me protection in mind and body and a healing remedy we really receive the most holy body and blood of Christ as a source of healing healing remedy [Music] [Music] I'd like to point out those chaza with the cross representing the bronze cross simple and beautiful all the different colors that show that we are
called called to be radiat of the Light of Christ himself Jesus told us I am the light of the world and also Jesus invited us to be this light to all the nations so let us receive this light that is Christ and bring this light into the darkest places for the greater glory of God and the salvation ation of Souls [Music] [Music] can notice the pum the Archbishop is wearing pum which is the wo necklace that reminds us that he is the shepherd trying to model his life after the Good Shepherd that is Jesus Christ
who gave his life for us [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] this [Music] in this Jubilee year that is about to start may we really be pilgrims of hope putting all our hope in the Lord and s and bringing him to others [Music] our hope is in the Lord who made Heaven and Earth may we put all our trust and hope in him [Music] [Music] Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelu huah hallelu hallelu hallelu [Music] hallelu hallelujah hallelu hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah [Applause] [Music] hallu hallah Hall hallelu [Music] hallelujah hallelujah for hallelujah hallelujah hallu hallu hallelu hallu
[Music] [Applause] kallu hallu [Applause] [Music] hallelujah hallelu hallelu hallelujah [Music] [Music] this beautiful rendition of the Allelujah brought me to this scripture passage let the the plains be joyful and all that is in them then let all the trees of the forest rejoice in the translation in French for this Psalm invites the trees to Dance For Joy let us be exuberant in manifesting our faith let us bring the joy of the Gospel let us rejoice and be glad for the day the Lord has made and like the trees let us rejoice and dance for joy
[Music] [Music] the structure of This Magnificent Cathedral rests on 2,000 oak trees so yes the forest can Rejoice with the Lord obviously with the tree of life that is the cross this cross that brings us to Eternity let us receive him our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ [Music] [Music] [Music] the Tabernacle has just been blessed will now be incensed this is where we keep the body and the blood of Christ Jesus truly present body and blood soul and Divinity may we continue to open the doors of our hearts to receive Jesus the Emmanuel God is
with us for [Music] real for ch [Music] [Music] [Music] mention of the royal priesthood [Music] here one table one bread one heart and soul we be Witness of Christ through the witness of our [Music] life go in the Peace of Christ [Music] what a blessing it has been to be rejoicing in this momentous occasion [Music] for [Music] this is the seasonal hyn to Mary for this Advent season and the image of the Statue of our lady was called the virgin of the pillar this was brought back to to the cathedral a few weeks ago [Music]
mother Mary invites us to also be in this pilgrimage of hope this uh as it seemed that the situation was desperate with this Harden fire now it is rebuilt it shines ever more brightly and so in our own lives as well may we receive Christ Our Hope and our salvation [Music] at he the feet of the one who brings good news just walk with him who is the way the truth and the life as Pope Francis invites us let us bring Christ to The [Music] [Music] peripheries Lift High the Cross [Music] our life be like
a crescendo showing ever more Jesus Christ in all that we do [Music] been praying for the leaders uh in the world and we're all called to be leaders as well be led to Christ and by our example of life to lead others to Christ [Music] seems to be wind outside and hopefully this is a representation of the renewal happening in the church in France in the church worldwi depending on the Wind of the Spirit Come Holy [Music] Spirit also the sound of the organ depends on the air flow so may we receive this wind and
our breath that be manifesting the presence of God in our lives through his mercy and infinite [Music] love let us be mov moving with The [Music] Spirit Well thank you to have joined us and uh let us continue to be United in the prayer and the mission that the Lord has for us maybe as a farewell we can pray together Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the
hour of for death amen Allelujah [Music] e
