You who in the beginning called out ‘Light’ and the darkness fled;
‘Day!’ and the night shrank;
‘Man!’ and out of nothingness we were born.
You who have given meaning to our lives, we pray to you, Lord our God :
make us servants of your plan,
help us to lay the foundations of this house full of people,
your Church, the first fruits of fraternal humanity.
May your Name be peace for us: ‘I will be there’.
through the Risen Jesus, today and always.