Prelude:  Hymn To St. Gianna - Nancy Strang
Refrain:
Oh St. Gianna, doctor and mother,
You gave your life for the baby you loved.
Oh St. Gianna, loving and serving,
Pray for us now from Heaven above,

1. Pray for all women who cannot conceive,
Pray for all children who suffer from disease,
Pray for all those who send you their pleas.
REFRAIN

2. Pray for our world so riddled with strife,
Pray that all people may cherish human life,
Pray for salvation for all human kind.
REFRAIN

Opening Hymn:  O God Beyond All Praising #536
O God beyond all praising,
We worship you today,
And sing the love amazing,
That songs cannot repay,
For we can only wonder,
At every gift you send,
At blessings without number,
And mercies without end;
We lift our hearts before you,
And wait upon your word,
We honor and adore you,
Our great and mighty Lord.

2. Then hear O gracious Savior,
Accept the love we bring,
That we who know your favor,
May serve you as our King.
And whether our tomorrows,
Be filled with good or ill,
We’ll triumph through our sorrows,
And rise to bless you still,
To marvel at your beauty,
And glory in your ways,
And make a joyful duty,
Our sacrifice of praise.
Kyrie

Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise, we bless you, we adore you,
We glorify you,
We give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God almighty
Father,
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
You take away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us,
You take away the sins of the world, receive
our prayer,
You are seated at the right hand of the
Father,
Have mercy on us.
For your alone are the Holy One,
You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
With the Holy Spirit, in the glory,
Of God the Father. Amen.

First Reading
Responsorial Psalm:
Here am I Lord, I come to do Your will.

Second Reading
Alleluia

Presentation Hymn: O God You Search Me #437
1. O God you search me and you know me.
All my thoughts lie open to your gaze,
When I walk or lie down you are before me,
Ever the maker and keeper of my days.

2. You know my resting and my rising,
You discern my purpose from afar,
And with love everlasting you besiege me,
In every moment of life or death you are.

3. For you created me and shaped me,
Gave me life within my mother’s womb,
For the wonder of who I am I praise you,
Safe in your hands, all creation is made new.

Amen

Communion Hymn:  See Us Lord About Your Altar #366
1. See us Lord about your altar,
Though so many we are one;
Many souls by love united,
In the heart of Christ your Son.

2. Hear our prayers O Loving Father,
Hear in them your Son, our Lord.
Hear him speak our love and worship,
As we sing with one accord.

3. Wheat and grape contain the meaning,
Food and drink he is to all;
One in him we kneel adoring,
Gathered by his loving call.

Meditation:  Litany Of St. Gianna
Lord have mercy.   Response:  Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Response:  Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.  Response:  Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us.

RESPONSE: “Have mercy on us”
God, the Father of Heaven,
God , the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,

RESPONSE: “Pray for us”
Holy Mary,
St. Joseph,
St. Michael the Archangel,
St. Gianna, filled with love for God,
St. Gianna, filled with love for children,
St. Gianna, filled with love for Our Lady and
her Rosary,
St. Gianna, filled with love for the Most
Blessed Sacrament,
St. Gianna, who sought the will of God in all
things,
St. Gianna, generous with those in need,
St. Gianna, devoted to prayer,
St. Gianna, willing to lay down your life for
the sake of the Gospel,
St. Gianna, patient in suffering,
St. Gianna, united to Christ on the Cross,
St. Gianna, called to the vocation of
marriage,
St. Gianna, who welcomed children as a
blessing,
St. Gianna, physician to the ill,
St. Gianna, faithful daughter of the church,
St. Gianna, witness to the sanctity of human
life,

RESPONSE: “Deliver us, Lord”
From neglecting God through prayer, through
the intercession of St. Gianna,
From refusing to see God in the sick and
poor, through the intercession of St. Gianna,
From callousness to the suffering of others,
through the intercession of St. Gianna,
From selfishness, through the intercession of
St. Gianna,
From a lack of trust in God’s providence,
Through the intercession of St. Gianna,
From blindness to the dignity of the human
person,
Through the intercession of St. Gianna,
From denial that human life begins at
conception,
Through the intercession of St. Gianna,
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the
world, Spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the
world, Graciously hear us O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the
world, Have mercy on us.

Recessional Hymn: By All Your Saints Still Striving #198
1. By all your saints still striving,
For all your saints at rest,
Your holy name O Jesus,
Forevermore be blessed.
You rose, our King, victorious,
That they might wear the crown,
And ever shine in splendor,
Reflected from your throne.

2. We praise you for Gianna,
Defender of all life,
She gave herself to you Lord
In mercy and in strife,
In her example give us,
A faith and hope renewed,
That we may follow evermore,
The path that leads to You.

The Society of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla – Board of Directors