EUCHARISTIC CELBRATION ON THE

RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENT OF

MATRIMONY

Iglesia Filipiniana Independiente Church

Sibalom, Antique
October 08, 2023
2:00 Pm

Reception:
Darapuan, Epcc New Bldg.
Egaña, Sibalom, Antique

The Liturgy Celebration and Blessings of Marriage of

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 John Michael Elipio and Glory Mae Villas

(The ministers enter and stand on their places the center facing the people.
Instrument music is played. The groom with his best man andhis parents march
to designated places. The congregation is requested to stand.)

THE CALL TO CELEBRATION

LECTOR: GOD is love and out of love, he created the earth and all in it. He
did created birds and trees, flowers and hills, man and woman. From among his
beloved creatures, God choose two special people (JOHN MICHAEL AND
GLORY MAE) and planted in their hearts the divine seed of love. With
unfailing trust and steadfast faith in Him, they nourished this seed, overcoming
formidable problems and challenges along the way. Together they make and
will continue to strive to let their love blossom into a beautiful flower, forever
God like.

(The bridal march is played. The Bride and her entourage processed into their
designated places. The congregation is requested to stand.)

THE ADDRESSESS
PRIEST: Dearly beloved. This we have come together in the presence of God
to witness and bless the joining of this man, JOHN MICHAEL, and this
woman, GLORY MAE, in Holy Matrimony.

The bond and covenant of marriage was established by God in creation, and our
Lord Jesus Christ adorned this manner of life by his presence and his first
miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. It signifies to us the mystery of the
union between Christ and His Church and the Holy Scripture commends it to be
honored among all people. The union of husband and wife in heart, body and
mind is intended by God for their mutual joy, for the help and comfort given to
one another in prosperity and adversity, and when it is God's will for the pro-
creation of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord.
Therefore, marriage is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but
reverently, deliberately and in accordance with the purpose of which it was
instituted by God. Into this Holy Union, JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY
MAE now come to be joined. If any of you can show just cause why they may
not be lawfully married, speak now; or else forever hold your peace.
(Then the Priest says to groom and bride)

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I require and charge you both, here in the presence of God and His people, that
if either of you know any reason why you may not be united in marriage
lawfully, or in accordance with God's word, you do now confess it.

THE DECLARATION OF CONSENT

PRIEST: GLORY MAE, will you have this man to be your husband, to live
together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor
and keep him, in sickness and in health forsaking all others, be faithful to him as
long as you both shall live?

GLORY MAE: Yes, I Will.

PRIEST: JOHN MICHAEL, will you have this woman to be your wife, to
live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor
and keep her, in sickness and in health forsaking all others, be faithful to her as
long as you both shall live?

JOHN MICHAEL: Yes, I Will.

(Then the Priest address the principal sponsors and congregations)

PRIEST: Will all of you, who are witnessing these promises, especially the
beloved sponsors, do all in the power to uphold JOHN MICHAEL and
GLORY MAE in the marriage?

SPONSORS: Yes we will.

(Looking at the Family of the Groom and the Bride the Priest says)

PRIEST: Who present this Woman and this Man to be married to each other?
FAMILY: We do.
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD

(All Stand)

PRIEST: Let us pray, O gracious and ever living God, you have created us
male and female in your image. Look mercifully upon this man and this woman,
who come to you seeking your blessing and to assist them with your grace, that
with true fidelity and steadfast love they may honorand keep the promises and

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vows they make; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
PEOPLE: Amen.

THE LESSON

(All Sit)
FIRST READING:
Genesis: 2:18-24

The first reading is taken from the book of Genesis Chapter 2, verses 18 to
24.

And the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make
him a helper comparable to him. “Out of the ground the Lord God forms every
beast of the field and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see
what he could call them. And whatsoever Adam called ever living creature that
was the name thereof. So, Adam gave names to all the cattle, to the fowls of the
air and to every beast of the fields. But for Adam, he has not found a helper
comparable to him. And the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and He
slept; he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib
which the Lord God had taken from man, he made into a woman and he brought
her to the man. And Adam said: “this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my
flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.” Therefore,
a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh.

THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.

PEOPLE: Thanks be to God.

HYMN
SECOND READING:

The second reading is taken from the letter of St. Paul to the Christian in
Colossians, Chapter 3, verses 12 to 17.

Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, Holy and Beloved, compassion,

kindness, lowliness, meekness and patience, forbearing one another, for giving
each other, as Lord has forgiven you, so also must forgive. And above all these

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put in love which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the
peace of Christ rule in your hearts to which indeed you were called in one body
and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and
admonish one another in all wisdom and you sing psalms and hymns and
spirituals song with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do,
in word or deed, do the great thanksgiving in the name of the Lord Jesus, give
thanks to God the Father through Him.

THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.

PEOPLE:Thanks be to God.

HYMN

(All stand)

THE GOSPEL
READER: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And also be with you.
READER: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. John Chapter
15 verses 12-17.
PEOPLE: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
READER:(at the end of the Gospel) This is the Gospel of the Lord.
PEOPLE: Praise to you,Lord Jesus Christ.

THE HOMILY

(All Sit)

THE EXCHANGE OF VOWS

(The priest come to the center and faces the couple and congregation. The
groom and the bride together with the entourage shall stand. The congregation
remains seated all throughout this part. The groom facing the bride and picking
her hands and say)

PRIEST: My dear JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE, you come together
in this church so that the Lord seals and strengthens your love in the presence of
the church minister and His people. Christ abundantly blesses this love. GOD
has already consecrated you in baptism and now He enriches and strengthens

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you by the special sacrament so that you may assume the duties of marriage in
mutual and lasting fidelity.

PRIEST: JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE you are assured of the
prayers, support and encouragement of this community. Now therefore, may I
ask you to declare before GOD and the whole church represented by your
family, relatives who are here this afternoon that you are ready to take on the
responsibilities you commit yourselves today.

(Groom faces the bride taking her right hand and says)

JOHN MICHAEL: In the name of GOD, I JOHN MICHAEL, take you

GLORY MAE to be my friend, my lover, the mother of my children and my
wife. I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of
sickness, and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrows, in times
of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care
and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for all
eternity.

THIS IS MY SOLEMN VOW.

(Then they lose their hands, and bride still facing the groom takes his right hand
and say)

GLORY MAE: In the name of GOD, I, GLORY MAE, take you JOHN
MICHAEL to be my husband, my partner in life, my one true love. I will
cherish our union, and love more each day than I did the day before. I will trust
you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully
through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I
give you my hand, my heart, and my love from this day forward for as long as
we both shall live.

THIS IS MY SOLEMN VOW.

(Then they lose their hands. At this point, the bearers of the rings, coins, Holy
Bible and flowers are called for the blessings)

THE BLESSINGS OF THE SYMBOLS

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PRIEST: Bless, O Lord, these rings, coins, flowers, and Holy Bible that they
who give and receive them may faithfully kept their vows, and abounding
evermore in love and holiness, live in harmony and peace and enjoy the grace of
your divine presence, and protection; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
PEOPLE: Amen.

THE EXCHANGE OF SYMBOLS

(The Priest gives the ring to the groom and the groom places it on the right hand
of the bride's ring finger and says)

JOHN MICHAEL: GLORY MAE, I give you this ring as a symbol of my

vows, and with all that I have, I honor in the name of the Father and the Son and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

GLORY MAE: I accept this ring today, it becomes a sign of my simple way of
sharing, not only love but life with you, for wherever you go, I will go, and
where you lodge, I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God
will be my GOD. May the Lord do so to me and if even death parts me from
you.

(The Priest gives the coins to the groom, then the groom turns
and gives them to the Bride saying)

JOHN MICHAEL: GLORY MAE, accept these coins as a pledge that from
now on, I share with you all that I have and may not have. Receive them as a
token of my solemn pledge to forsake now and ever the frivolities of youth to
dedicate myself to honest labor and the well-being of our family and to ever
seek the blessings of God upon our home and love.

GLORY MAE: I take them most willingly together with your noble pledge to
act responsibly for our home. In return, I give you this ring...and these
flowers...as symbols of my vows that from this moment on, I give you my heart
and with all that lam, and all that I have; I honor you, promising you to be a
loving and responsible wife, in the name of the Father and of the Son.

(The Priest causes the people to kneel down, joins their right hand together and
lays and wraps his sole thereon. The congregation shall stand in a loud voice,
the Priest makes the declaration.)

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 THE PRONOUNCEMENT

PRIEST: Now that JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE have given
themselves to each other by solemn vows, with the joining of hands and the
giving and receiving of rings, I pronounce that they are Husband and Wife, in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Those whom God
has joined together let no one put as under.
PEOPLE: Amen.

(The Priest sprinkles them the Holy water. Couple remains kneeling while
congregations remain standing.)

PRIEST: Let us pray. O eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind,
Giver of all spiritual grace, Author of everlasting life, send your blessings upon
these your servants JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE whom we bless in
Your name (here the Priest sprinkles them with the Holy water) that living
faithfully together, they may surely perform and keep the promises and vows
they made and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together and live
accordingly to your laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

CANDLE CEREMONY

MR. JOMEL ALVAREZ & MS. ARABELLA ELIPIO

COMMENTATOR:
(The Candle Sponsor come forward and light the nuptial candle)

The lighting of candles, symbolizes the beginning of the new life for both of
you JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE. For the candle is the symbol of
light and warmth, of wisdom and love, hope and life. The flame is the symbol of
God's presence from whom alone can we obtain abiding light forever.
PEOPLE: May their lives be a light to the world; their home give warmth to
the community, their family becomes as cradle of wisdom and love. May their
works promote hope and love for the people.

VEIL CEREMONY

MR. NIEL VILLAS & MS. KHENITH JOY ELIPIO

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COMMENTATOR:

(The Veil Sponsors come forward and put on the Veil)

JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE, this white garment will clothe you as
one body united in the bond of love. With all purity humbly commit yourself
into a new relationship with God as His sacrament of solidarity with the world,
the people and creation. This Veil, implore you to wear it unstained by always
keeping the sanctity of this union all throughout your days like all married
couple should do. Submit yourselves to the will of God. Pattern your ways to
His goodness. Acknowledge His Lordship in your lives. And carry on the task
with gladness in His sanctifying presence.

PEOPLE: May you dwell in the shelter of the Most High and abide in the
shadow of Almighty. May your love for each other be pure and humble and
ever open to God's purpose in your life and the life of the world.

CORD CEREMONY

MR. JOHN MICHAEL MANCENIDO & MS. AREAN VILLALUZ

COMMENTATOR:

(The Cord Sponsors come forward and place the Cord)

JOHN MICHAEL AND GLORY MAE this cord which binds you together as
husband and wife symbolizes the love of God which ties your hearts and souls
together. It means your unity with God and community of His people.

PEOPLE: May your family go on union with the community of God's people.
May your family and home be a sacrament by which God's grace penetrates the
rest of human society.

THE CREED
(All Stand)
PRIEST AND PEOPLE:
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I
believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power
of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the

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third day, He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand
of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in
the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

THE INTERCESSION

PRAYER OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM

JOHN MICHAEL AND GLORY MAE: O God our Father in heaven, we are
now here before you full of happiness. Help us make our life grow. This
moment you are with us in a special way. We ask you to stay by our side in the
days ahead. Protect us from everything that might harm our marriage and give
us courage when burdens come our way. Teach us to forgive each other, when
we fail. May the family we will establish be a living testimony to others as we
allow the power of Christ to be reflected in our lives. We seek for your guidance
as we face a new life. In Jesus name, Amen.

PRAYER OF PARENTS AND RELATIVES

Bless our love ones, JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE and keep them safe
in your love. We know the realities of life are so complicated and harsh and so
we implore Your guidance unto them, that they may grow in steadfast love.
Amen.

THE PRAYER OF THE PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

Teach us to be wise counselors for them, O God, Grant us necessary strength to

uphold JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE. May their lives, their vision
and their aspiration be ours as well. Prepare us fully for the responsibilities we
are to face as their second parents. Amen.

THE PRAYER OF FRIEND AND THE CONGREGATION

We commit unto you, our friends JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE
give them strength to nurture each other and to serve those who come their way.
Enable us to share all their joys and sorrows, triumphs and failure, tears and
laughter. Consider our trusting faith and your great love, grant our request
which we present to you in Jesus name, Amen.

THE PRAYER OF THE MINISTER

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 Behold your children JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE, may they
continue to be true to each other and to the covenant they made before You.
Inspire them to live lifeworthy to You. By the power of the Holy Spirit, pour
out the abundance of Your blessings upon JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY
MAE.

Defend them from every enemy. Lead them into all peace, let their love
for each other be a seal upon their hearts, a mantle above their shoulders, and a
crown upon their foreheads.

Bless them in their words and in their companionship; in their sleeping

and their waking; in their joys and sorrows; and in their love and in their death.
Finally, in Your mercy, bring them to the table where Your Saints feast forever
in Your heavenly home, through Jesus Christ our Lord, with You and the Holy
Spirit who lives and reigns, one God forever and ever. Amen.

(A song is sung, the veil and the cord are taken up. The couple stand at the end
of the song)

THE NUPTIAL MASS

The Peace

PRIEST: Brothers and Sisters, we are the Body of Christ, by one Spirit, we
were all baptized into one body.
PEOPLE: Let us keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
PEOPLE: And also with you.

(The Minister and the people give one another the greeting of peace)

THE OFFERTORY
PRIEST: Give the Lord the honor due to His Name, bring presents and come to
His court.

HYMN
(The gifts of the people are collected and brought to the Altar)

OFFERTORY HYMN

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 (All Stand)

THE PRAYER FOR THE OFFERING OF THE GIFTS

ALL: Eternal God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we bring You these gifts
because we know that our human life rightfully belongs to You and that
everything we have, we hold in trust from You. Lord, our heavenly Father,
accept and bless this bread and this wine and our monetary gifts and us, that we
may celebrate this Eucharist with Joy. Amen.

HYMN
(Remain Standing)

PRIEST: Pray, brothers and sisters that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God
the Father Almighty.
PEOPLE: May the Lord receive our sacrifice, for the praise and glory of His
name. For our good and that of all His church.
PRIEST: The merciful goodness of the Lord endures forever and ever on those
who fear Him, and His righteousness from generation to generation.
PEOPLE: Even on those who keep His covenant and remember His
commandments and to them.
PRIEST: The Lord has set His throne in heaven and His kingship has dominion
over all.
PEOPLE: Praise the Lord, you angels of His; you mighty ones who do His
bidding, and listen to the voice of His word.
PRIEST: Praise the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His who do His
will.
PEOPLE: Praise the Lord, all the works of His, in all places of His dominion,
praise the Lord.
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And also be with you.
PRIEST: Lift up your heart.
PEOPLE: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
PEOPLE: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
PRIEST: It is truly right, it is our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to
give thanks to you, O Lord, Holy Father, everlasting God. Because in the love
of husband and wife, you have given us an image of heavenly Jerusalem
adorned as a bride for bridegroom, your Son Jesus, our Lord who loves her and
gave Himself for her, that he might make the whole creation new. Therefore, we

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praise you joining our voices with angels and archangels with all the company
of heaven who forever sing the hymn to proclaim the glory of Your name.

ALL: Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, heaven and earth are full of your
glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
Hossana in the highest.

PRIEST: Holy and gracious Father, in Your infinite love. You made us for
Yourself and when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death,
You, in Your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, Your only eternal Son, to share our
human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to You, the Lord and
Father of all. He stretched out His arms upon the cross, and offered Himself, in
obedience to Your will, a perfect sacrifice for the world.
On the night, when He was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus
Christ took bread, and when He had given thanks to You, he broke it and gave it
to His disciples and said “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for
the remembrance of me. After supper He took the cup and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them and said “Drink this all of you, for this is my blood
of the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of
sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.
Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of our faith.

PRIEST: We celebrate the memorial of our redemption. O, Father, in the

sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling His death, resurrection and
ascension, we offer these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Your Son,
the Holy food and drink of the new and unending life in Him. Sanctify us also
that we may also faithfully receive this Holy sacrament and serve You in unity,
constancy and peace and in the last day, bring us with all Your Saints into the
joy of Your eternal kingdom. All these we ask through Your Son Jesus Christ.
By Him and with Him and in Him in the unity of Holy Spirit, all honor and
glory is Yours. Almighty Father, now and forever.

PEOPLE: Amen.

THE LORD's PRAYER

PRIEST:
As our Savior Christ has taught us we now pray: Our Father in Heaven,
Holy be Your Name. Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as in

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heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those
who sinned against us. Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil. For
Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, now and forever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

PRIEST: Lord, we ask you to deliver us from all evil and to grant peace in our
time. With the help of your mercy, keep us free from sin and safe from anxiety.
Through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.

PRIEST AND PEOPLE:

Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world. Have mercy on us.(2x)
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world. Grant us peace.

THE HOLY COMMUNION

PRIEST AND PEOPLE:

We do not presume to come to Your table, merciful Lord trusting in our
own righteousness, but in your many great mercies. We are not worthy to gather
the crumbs under Your table. But it is Your nature always to have mercy. Grant
us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the body of Your dear Son Jesus Christ
and to drink His blood, that we being strengthened and refreshed by His life,
may everyone dwell in Him, and He in us. Amen.

PRIEST: The gifts of God for the people of God. Take them in remembrance
that Christ gave himself for You, and feed on Him in your hearts with
thanksgiving.

(The newly married couple receives the communion and the rest of
congregation. Meanwhile, instrument music is played or a solo rendered until
all have taken the communion)

POST COMMUNION

(All Kneel)
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And also with you.
PRIEST: Let us pray.

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O God, giver of all that is true and lovely and gracious. We give you thanks in
binding us together in the Holy mysteries of the Body and Blood of Your Son
Jesus Christ.
Grant that by your Holy Spirit, JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE,
now joined in Holy Matrimony, may become one in heart and soul. Live
infidelity and peace, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

THE BLESSING AND EXHORTATION OF THE SPONSORS

(The Sponsor will forward and stand beside the couple. Lighted candles
will be given to them)

PRIEST: My beloved sponsors, in this sacrament of marriage, you have

become second parents of JOHN MICHAEL and GLORY MAE. Guide them
in a way of truth and holiness that they may become exemplary Christian and
law-biding citizens. In all their efforts to establish a home full of love, peace
and justice.
Be with them, with dedication, humility as inspiring models and
encouraging leader in trials, crisis and desperation. Be with them with Your
wisdom and understanding. Stand behind them when their home is threatened.
Work for reconciliation when there is division. Sow love when there is
hatred. Initiate pardon when there is injury. Emphasize union when there is
discord. Remind faith when each other begins to doubt. Make yourselves
available to them as instruments so that all their works as husband and wife may
begin, continue and end in Him glorifying His Holy Name. This is your
ministry, made sacred in this sacrament.

SPONSOR: To the Almighty and eternal God, we draw our hearts to Him. We
pray that He may guide our minds, fill our imaginations, control our will, that
we may be whole as we dedicate ourselves to him by our ministry, to JOHN
MICHAEL and GLORY MAE, as their second parents. And may God use us,
we pray, for all His ways and purposes, always to His glory and the welfare of
His people; especially for JOHN MICHAEL AND GLORY MAE. All this we
ask through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

THE PONTIFICAL BLESSING

PRIEST: Blessed be the name of the Lord.

PEOPLE: Now and forever.
PRIEST: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

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PEOPLE: Who made heaven and earth.
PRIEST: The peace of God which surpasses all understanding, keep you strong
in the knowledge and love of God, and His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the
blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you
and remain with you, always.
PEOPLE: Amen.
THE SIGNING OF CONTRACT

(The instrument music is played or hymn is sung while the marriage contract is
signed by the newly married couple. After signing of the Priest, introduces the
newlyweds, now facing the people to the Christian community)

PRIEST:
I present to you, and to the whole community JOHN MICHAEL and
GLORY MAE, now bound as one in the sacrament of the Holy Matrimony. As
we give them warm welcome, congratulations and best wishes.
Let us assure them of our continued support and prayers.

(The congregation stands and welcomes the newlyweds with applause.)

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ORDER OF PICTORIAL

1. COUPLE ONLY
2. WITH THE PRIEST
3. WITH GROOM’S PARENTS
4. JOINED BY THE BRIDE’S PARENTS
5. WITH BRIDE’S PARENTS
6. PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
7. SECONDARY SPONSORS
8. BEST MAN AND MAID OF HONOR
9. ALL ENTOURAGE
10. BRIDE’S FAMILY
11. GROOM’S FAMILY
12. BRIDE’S FRIENDS AND CO-WORKER
13. GROOM’S FRIENDS
14. OTHERS

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