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Opening Prayer for Birthday Celebration

This document contains the opening prayer, candle lighting prayer, and welcome speeches for a matriarchs' birthday celebration. The opening prayer thanks God for blessings in life including friendship, accomplishments, and the joy the celebrants have brought. The candle lighting prayer honors the memory of the celebrants' grandparents and asks God to forgive their sins and grant everlasting life. The welcome speeches introduce the celebrants, one being 93-year-old "Mommy" who is admired as a devoted mother, successful businesswoman, and symbol of unconditional love.

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Opening Prayer for Birthday Celebration

This document contains the opening prayer, candle lighting prayer, and welcome speeches for a matriarchs' birthday celebration. The opening prayer thanks God for blessings in life including friendship, accomplishments, and the joy the celebrants have brought. The candle lighting prayer honors the memory of the celebrants' grandparents and asks God to forgive their sins and grant everlasting life. The welcome speeches introduce the celebrants, one being 93-year-old "Mommy" who is admired as a devoted mother, successful businesswoman, and symbol of unconditional love.

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OPENING PRAYER:

BY FIONA BESA CONCEPCION

OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU
BRING INTO OUR LIVES.
OURTHOUGHTS NOW ARE ESPECIALLY ON THE GIFT OF LIFE, OF ABUND
ANCE, OF FRIENDSHIP AND OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
LORD JESUS, ON THIS SPECIAL DAY WE THANK YOU FOR THE JOY THAT
OUR CELEBRANTS HAS BROUGHT AND WILL BRING MORE FOR YOUR
GLORY. THROUGH ALL THE YEARS OF THEIR LIFE YOU HAVE WATCHED
OVER THEM TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER, GATHERED TO MAGNIFY.
WE THANK OUR CELEBRANTS TODAY FOR ALL THE LOVE THEY HAVE
FOR ONE ANOTHER; WE PRAY, LORD, THAT THEIR LOVE AND
COMMITMENT WILL ONLY GROW STRONGER IN THE DAYS AND YEARS
TO COME.
NOW LORD, UNITED IN PRAYERS, MAY THEY LIVE IN KINDNESS AND IN
AN UNFAILING SACRIFICE AND AFFECTION SO THAT THEIR WHOLE
LIFE MAY BE PLEASING TO YOU.
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.
EMCEE SPEECH:
THIS MONTH OF AUGUST IS ALSO THE DEATH ANNIVERSARIES OF
ARCHITECT PATROCINIO ESPINO BESA AND HIS WIFE, ANTONIA ESPINA
BESA. TO HONOR THEIR MEMORY, MAY I REQUEST THE DAUGHTERS
AND SON, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS AND THE CELEBRANTS
TO STAND WITH THEIR LIGHTED CANDLES. DIMPLE BESA WILL LEAD
THE PRAYER.

CANDLE LIGHTING PRAYER:


BY KATE BESA

O GOD, WHO HAS COMMANDED US TO HONOR OUR FATHER AND


MOTHER, LOOK IN THE TENDERNESS OF THY MERCY UPON THE SOULS
OF PAPA AND MAMA AND FORGIVE THEM THEIR SINS, AND GRANT
UNTO US THE LIGHT OF EVERLASTING LIFE. THROUGH CHRIST OUR
LORD, AMEN.
WELCOME SPEECH
BY JINKY BESA JAVIER

A WARM WORD OF WELCOME TO EVERYONE. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT


YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE OUR MATRIACHTS
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
LET’S CAPTURE SOME MAGICAL MOMENT, LET’S CREATE HAPPY
MEMORIES AND LET’S SURROUND OURSELVES WITH LAUGHTER AND
LOVE AS WE CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL OCCASION.
HAVE FUN, GO ON…DANCE A LITTLE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING. GOD
BLESS US ALL!!! ENJOY :)
WELCOME SPEECH FOR MOMMY
BY TWINKLE BESA CONCEPCION

THE FIRST OF OUR MATRIACH CELEBRANT IS MRS. GERALDA SANTIAGO


PADLAN. SHE IS THE MOTHER-IN-LAW OF OUR LATE UNCLE, DR. JERRY
BESA AND THE MOTHER OF OUR SECOND CELEBRANT, AUNTIE LITA. WE
HAVE ALWAYS CALLED HER “MOMMY” WHICH IS A TESTIMONIAL TO
OUR CLOSENESS AND LOVING AFFECTION TOWARDS HER.
MOMMY IS A MOTHER TO FIVE CHILDREN AND WAS WIDOWED EARLY
IN LIFE. SHE PROVIDED WELL FOR HER FAMILY THROUGH HER
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DISTRIBUTING VEGETABLES TO HIGH-END
RESTAURANTS IN MANILA AS WELL AS TAKING IN FOR PROM AND
BOARD COLLAGE STUDENTS IN HER HOME.
MOMMY WILL BE 93 YEARS ON OCTOBER. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A
DEVOTED MOTHER, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMAN AND A SYMBOL
OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. WITH PLEASURE, HERE’S MRS. GERALDA
SANTIAGO PADLAN.

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