A prayerful welcome to our new Archbishop:
O God,
Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful,
look favorably on Your servant,
Archbishop Nelson Perez,
whom You have set at the head of
Your Church of Philadelphia as her shepherd;
grant, we pray, that by word and example
he may be of service to those over whom he presides,
so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care,
he may come to everlasting life.
Through our lord Jesus Christ, your son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the holy spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful,
look favorably on Your servant,
Archbishop Nelson Perez,
whom You have set at the head of
Your Church of Philadelphia as her shepherd;
grant, we pray, that by word and example
he may be of service to those over whom he presides,
so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care,
he may come to everlasting life.
Through our lord Jesus Christ, your son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the holy spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
