"May God our maker, surrounded by the angels and saints, look with the eyes of his mercy upon this city and Diocese; banish from it all poverty, violence and discord, and make it a place of peace, unity and safety for all its people.
May God the Son, redeemer and brother of all mankind, open wide the arms of his love to all the people of this city and Diocese, may he draw us to himself by his holy Nativity and by the sacred wounds of his Passion.
May God the Holy Spirit, ceaselessly at work in the world, be present among the multitudes of this city and Diocese, to bring us to that justice and truth, that unity and love, for which he teaches our hearts to yearn.
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be upon this city and Diocese and all its people, now and always. Amen."
