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I. INTRODUCTORY RITES
PRIEST: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Dearly beloved N._____ and N._____, God is love and has in a
mysterious way, drawn you together in love. But He leaves you
free to make that love grow or to let it wither and die. The Lord
will help you make it grow, if you do your share, and stand to the
commitment in the covenant which you are about to seal.
Penitential Rite
PRIEST: Brethren (brothers and sisters), coming together as Gods family,
with confidence, let us call to mind our sins and ask for the
Fathers forgiveness for He is full of compassion and love.
PRIEST &PEOPLE:I confess to almighty God and to you my brothers and
sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my
words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous
fault;
Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and
Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the
Lord our God.
PRIEST: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring
us to everlasting life.
PEOPLE: Amen.
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Kyrie: sung
Collect
PRIEST: Let us pray.
Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a
symbol of Christs love for His Church. Hear our prayers
for(N.______&N.______) with faith in you and in each other, they
pledge their love today. may their lives always bear witness to the
reality of that love. We ask you this 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.
PEOPLE: Amen.
II. LITURGY OF THE WORD.
Commentator: Let us be seated.
Responsorial Psalm:
RESPONSE: The Lord is kind and merciful.
Reader: Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy
name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. R/
Reader: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
mercy.
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Reader: As the father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has
compassion on those who fear Him. R/
Reader: But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon
them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto childrens
children; to such as keep His covenant, and to those that
remember His commandments to do them. R/
III.RITE OF MARRIAGE:
Allocution
PRIEST: Dearly beloved Groom and Bride, you are here today to seal your
love with an eternal bond before the Church. I assure you of the
prayers of our community that God may pour His abundant
blessings on your love and help you to carry out the duties of the
married state.
And you, dear brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help them
with your prayers and accept them as a new couple in our
Christian community.
Scrutiny
PRIEST: May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following questions.
PRIEST: Bride, Did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself
forever in the love and service of your husband?
BRIDE: Yes Father.
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PRIEST: Groom, Did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself
forever in the love and service of your wife?
GROOM: Yes Father.
PRIEST: Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children whom
God will give you?
GROOM & BRIDE: Yes Father.
Exchange of Consent
PRIEST: Groomand Bride, since you wish to contract holy matrimony,
please join your right hands and express your intentions before
God and His Church.
PRIEST: Bride, do you take Groom,here present, for your lawful husband
according to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?
BRIDE: Yes I do.
BRIDE & GROOM: Grant us, O Lord / to be one heart and one soul / from
this day forward / for better, for worse / for richer, for poorer / in
sickness and in health until death do us part.
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Confirmation of Marriage Bond
PRIEST: And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those present
here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of the marriage
which you have contracted. In the name of the Father, and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Blessing of the Arrhae and Rings
PRIEST: (Groom &Bride) we shall now bless your rings and arrhae.
Our help is in the name of the Lord.
PEOPLE: Who made heaven and earth.
GROOM: (N), wear this ring as a sign of my love and loyalty. In the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
BRIDE: (N), wear this ring as a sign of my love and loyalty. In the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Blessing of the Bible
PRIEST: O God, you inspired men to write Holy Scriptures. Bless this bible
which contains your word that all who read it, especially N.____
and N. ____, may know the truth and live by it. In the name of the
Father, and of the Song and of the Holy Spirit.
GROOM & BRIDE: We accept Gods word with humility and fervent prayer
that God reigns in our married life, in the family we will raise and
in the home we will build together.
1. Let us pray for the Church spread all over the world; for its leaders
and for the rulers of our nation. Let us pray to the Lord.
2. Let us pray that the Lord, who graced the wedding at Cana with his
presence, may keep this couple faithful to the covenant of
marriage. Let us pray to the Lord.
3. Let us pray that their love may be fruitful and perfect, that they
may support each other in peace and mutual help and, as
Christians, bear lasting witness to the Gospel.
4. Let us pray that all Gods people may grow in virtue day by day
and that all who are weighed down by hardship may find strength
in Gods holy grace. Let us pray to the Lord.
5. Let us pray for each married couple here today, that the sacrament
of their marriage may be renewed by the Holy Spirit.
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PRIEST: Almighty, eternal God, look down with favor upon your servants.
Grant them to remain faithful to you and to one another. And at
the end of a long and well-spent life, reward them with eternal
happiness together with (their children) and with all those who
love them, through Christ our Lord.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the
almighty Father.
PEOPLE: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and
glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy
Church.
Sanctus: sung
PRIEST: You are indeed Holy, O Lord the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the body and+ Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
(He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it on the paten, and genuflects in
adoration)
In similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
(He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects inAdoration)
PRIEST: The mystery of faith:
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V. The Communion Rite
PRIEST: At the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching we dare
to say:
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Grant, Holy Father, that, desiring to approach your table as a
couple joined in marriage in your presence, they may one day
have the joy of taking part in your great banquet in heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
People: Amen.
Sign of Peace
PRIEST: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my
peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your
Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where
you live for ever and ever.
People: Amen.
PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit
PRIEST: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of
the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
PEOPLE: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but
only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Commentator: Be seated for Holy Communion
Communion Song
Commentator: (After Holy Communion) May we request the cord sponsor to
remove the cord to be followed by the veil sponsor. We
all stand.
Solemn blessing
PRIEST: Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessing.
May He unite your hearts in an enduring bond of pure love and
devotion.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: May you be blessed with children and may the love that you
lavish on them return a hundredfold.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts and in your
home; may you have true friends to stand by you, both in joy and
in sorrow.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that you may reap
the harvest of good life.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: And may almighty God bless all of you, who are gathered here,the
Father, and the Son, +and the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: Go forth, the Mass is ended
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God.
Final Song
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