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The leader may include as many languages as possible or as many as exist in the community.

•The person leading moves to the center and looks around until the community is silent. This gesture reminds us that silence is a fundamental part of adoration.

•The leader starts clapping, creating a bridge between rhythm and silence. The clapping reminds us of the beating of the heart, because from the silence of our hearts and the rhythm of our heartbeats comes, “The Word.”

•The leader begins to say, “come,” alternating with “ven” and then “vem.”

•The leader stops clapping and with his or her hands expresses an invitation to come to our space, which is directed toward four cardinal points: in the first invoking “Dios”; in the second invoking “God”; in the third “Deus”; and when he or she reaches the fourth, the invitation is made without words to include any name of the Transcendent.

•At the last cardinal point the leader claps three times and makes the gesture of a broad embrace that welcomes the community, ending at the heart.