Commentator on these your servants (lance and Juliet),

Good day, so that in the union of Marriage

Today, we gather as a community they may be bound together
to participate to the Holy Eucharist in mutual affection,
and to witness the celebration in likeness of mind,
of the Sacrament of Marriage and in shared holiness.
between Lance and Juliet Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Let us welcome the mass celebrant who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Procession Response: Amen.
Bestman
Groom
Principal Sponsors
Secondary Sponsors( candles veil and cord)
Flower girl
Ring coin bearer Liturgy of the word
Bridesmaid &groomsmen A reading from the Book of Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
Brides parents( half nung aisle )
Bride When one finds a worthy wife,
her value is far beyond pearls.
Priest: Her husband, entrusting his heart to her,
has an unfailing prize.
In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit She brings him good, and not evil,
People; AMEN all the days of her life.
She obtains wool and flax
Priest : and makes cloth with skillful hands.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God be with She puts her hands to the distaff,
you all and her fingers ply the spindle.
People :And with your spirit She reaches out her hands to the poor,
and extends her arms to the needy.
Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting;
the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her a reward of her labors,
Priest: and let her works praise her at the city gates.
We gather here to unite these two people in marriage. Their The word of the Lord.
decision to marry has not been entered into lightly and today Thanks be to God
they publicly declare their private devotion to each other. The `
essence of this commitment is the acceptance of each other R. (see 1a) Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
in entirety, as lover, companion, and friend. A good and Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
balanced relationship is one in which neither person is By the labor of your hands you shall eat.
overpowered nor absorbed by the other, one You will be blessed and prosper.
in which neither person is possessive of the other, one in R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
which both give their love freely and without jealousy. Your wife like a fruitful vine
Marriage, ideally, is a sharing of responsibilities, hopes, and in the heart of your house;
dreams. It takes a special effort to grow together, survive Your children like shoots of the olive.
hard times, and be around your table.
loving and unselfish. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Indeed thus shall be blessed
the man who fears the Lord.
Penitential Act May the Lord bless you from Zion:
Kyrie eleison all the days of your life!
Gloria May you see your children’s children.
R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Collect
O God, who since the beginning of the world 2nd reading
have blessed the increase of offspring, A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6b
show favor to our supplications Brothers and sisters:
and pour forth the help of your blessing Let mutual love continue.
Do not neglect hospitality, (Mostly taken from the book, “Mustard Seed” pp. 17-18 by
for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Fr. Joseph A Galdon, SJ)
Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment,
and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, THE RITE OF MARRIAGE
for you also are in the body.
Let marriage be honored among all Commentator:
and the marriage bed be kept undefiled. All remain seated. The Bride and the Groom please standfor
Let your life be free from love of money the Rite of Marriage. May I request the principal sponsors to
but be content with what you have, stand beside the couple.
for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you.
Thus we may say with confidence: ALLOCUTION
The Lord is my helper, After the homily all stand (including the bride and groom) and
and I will not be afraid. the Priest addresses the
The word of the Lord. couple with these or similar words:
Gospel
Priest Dearly beloved Lance and Juliet you are here today to seal
The Lord be with you your
And with your spirit love with an eternal bond before the Church. I assure you
Priest of the prayers of our community that God may pour His
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 10:6-9 abundant blessings on your love and help you to carry out
Jesus said: the duties of the married state.
“From the beginning of creation, Then the Priest addresses the community:
God made them male and female.
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother And you, dear brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help
and be joined to his wife, them with your prayers and accept them as a new couple in
and the two shall become one flesh. our Christian community.
So they are no longer two but one flesh. SCRUTINY
Therefore what God has joined together, The Priest addresses the couple:
no human being must separate.”
The Gospel of the Lord. May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following
questions.
The Priest questions them about their freedom of choice,
Homily faithfulness to each other, and
the acceptance and upbringing of children:
There are times when we are timid and shy about expressing Priest (to the bride):
the love we feel. Maybe because for fear of embarrassing the Juliet did you come here of your own free will to bind
other person, or ourselves, we hesitate to say “I love you” to yourself
the person we love. forever in the love and service of your husband?
We say “I love you” in many ways like: birthday gifts, and Bride: Yes, Father.
little notes, with smiles and sometimes with tears. Sometimes
we show our love by just keeping quiet and not saying a
word, at other times by speaking out, even brusquely. We Priest (to the bridegroom):
show our love sometimes by gentleness, sometimes by Lance did you come here of your own free will to bind
thoughtfulness, sometimes by impulsiveness. Many times we yourself
show our love by forgiving someone who has not listened to forever in the love and service of your wife?
the love we have tried to express. Groom:
The problem in listening for love is that we don’t always Yes, Father.
understand the language of love which the other person us Priest (to both):
using. A girl may use tears or emotion to say to say what she Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children
wants to say, and her boyfriend may not understand her whom God will give you?
because he expects her to be talking his language. Both:
The problem with our world is that people rarely listen to Yes, Father.
each other. They hear the words, but they don’t listen to the
actions that accompany the words or the expressions of the EXCHANGE OF CONSENT
face. Priest (to couple):
Listen for love and we will find that the world is a very loving Lance andJuliet since you wish to contract holy
place after all. matrimony,please join your right hands and express your
intention before God and His Church.
They join their right hands. Let us pray.
First, the Priest asks the bride: Bless + O Lord, your servants Lance and Juliet
Juliet, do you take here present, for your lawful with sufficiency of material possessions
husbandaccording to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church? which these arrhae symbolize
Bride: so that they may use them to attain eternal life.
Yes, I do. Through Christ our Lord.
Priest: All:
Do you give yourself to him as his wife? Amen.
Bride: The Priest blesses the rings.
Yes, I do. Bless + O Lord, these rings
Priest: so that your servants N. and N.,
Do you accept him as your lawful husband? who wear them may ever live
in mutual love and in unbroken loyalty.
Bride: We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Yes, I do. People:
Then the Priest asks the bridegroom: Amen.
LANCE do you take here present, for your lawful wife Then the Priest
accordingto the rite of our Holy Mother, the Church? GIVING OF THE RINGS AND ARRHAE
Groom: The Priest picks up the wedding rings from the tray and says:
Yes, I do. Now give these rings to one another, and say after me:
Priest: The groom says after the Priest:
Do you give yourself to her as her husband? Wear this ring
Groom: as a sign of my love and loyalty.
Yes, I do. In the name of the Father
Priest: and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Do you accept her as your lawful wife? Then the bride
Groom: saying after the Priest:
Yes, I do. Wear this ring
Priest: as a sign of my love and loyalty.
Now, Lance . and Juliet please say after me: In the name of the Father
Grant us, O Lord and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
to be one heart and one soul The groom takes now the arrhae in both hands; the bride
from this day forward places her cupped hands under
for better, for worse those of the groom. The groom lets them fall into her hands,
for richer, for poorer saying after the Priest:
in sickness and in health I give you these arrhae
until death do us part. as a pledge of my dedication
CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND to your welfare.
Priest: In the name of the Father
And I, by the authority of the Church, and of the Son
calling on all those present here as witnesses, and of the Holy Spirit.
confirm and bless the bond of marriage The bride, accepting the arrhae, says after the Priest:
which you have contracted. And I accept them.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
+ and of the Holy Spirit. The bride places the arrhae on the tray held by the server.
AMEN The Veil sponsors lay the white veil over the head of the bride
adn the shoulder of the
groom.
Commentator Finally, the cord sponsor place the cord over the shoulders of
The Godparents may now all be seated the couple in an 8-form.
BLESSING OF THE ARRHAE AND RINGS
The bestman brings the plate with the arrhae and the rings. Prayers of the Faithful
Priest: Presider:
Lance and Juliet ., we shall now bless your arrhae and rings. Filled with the joy of this wedding feast, we bring before God
Our help is in the name of the Lord. our highest hopes for Lance and Juliet , and we pray for all
All: who love them.
He made heaven and earth. Reader:
The Priest blesses the arrhae. 1. For all God’s people, loved by God as a bride is loved by her
husband, we pray to the Lord.
2. ForLance and Juliet , joined now in the sacred mystery of
marriage in which the two become one body, we pray to the
Lord.
3. For the daily growth of the love this husband and wife have
for each other, sustained by the
love of God, we pray to the Lord.
4. For the family members and friends gathered here today
and for the growth of love among us all, we pray to the Lord.
5. For beloved deceased grandparents, family and friends
now in the company of God, we pray to the Lord.
Presider: (Reader remains at microphone until prayer is
concluded with “Amen.”)
Lord Jesus, you poured out blessings like win upon the
wedding couple of Cana. Show kindness to Lance and Juliet.
Be their strength, joy, light and love. Grant them all good
things from your hand. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Communion rite
Priest
At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching we
dare to say
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name; Thy
kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen
After the Our Father, the prayer Deliver us is
omitted. The Priest, standing and facing the bride
and bridegroom, invokes upon them God's
blessing, and this is never omitted.
Nuptial Blessing
Now let us humbly invoke God’s blessing
upon this bride and groom,
that in his kindness he may favor with his help
those on whom he has bestowed the
Sacrament of Matrimony.
Silence
O God, who by your mighty power
created all things out of nothing,
and, when you had set in place
the beginnings of the universe,
formed man and woman in your own image,
making the woman an inseparable helpmate to the man,
that they might no longer be two, but one flesh,
and taught that what you were pleased to make one
must never be divided;
O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage
by so great a mystery
that in the wedding covenant you foreshadowed
the Sacrament of Christ and his Church;
O God, by whom woman is joined to man
and the companionship they had in the beginning
is endowed with the one blessing
not forfeited by original sin
nor washed away by the flood.
Look now with favor on these your servants,
joined together in Marriage,
who ask to be strengthened by your blessing.
Send down on them the grace of the Holy Spirit
and pour your love into their hearts,
that they may remain faithful in the Marriage covenant.
May the grace of love and peace
abide in your daughter,
and let her always follow the example of those holy women
whose praises are sung in the Scriptures.
May her husband entrust his heart to her,
so that, acknowledging her as his equal
and his joint heir to the life of grace,
he may show her due honor
and cherish her always
with the love that Christ has for his Church.
And now, Lord, we implore you:
may these your servants
hold fast to the faith and keep your commandments;
made one in the flesh,
may they be blameless in all they do;
and with the strength that comes from the Gospel,
may they bear true witness to Christ before all;
may they be blessed with children,
and prove themselves virtuous parents,
who live to see their children’s children.
And grant that,
reaching at last together the fullness of years
for which they hope,
they may come to the life of the blessed
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Priest:
The peace of the Lord be with you always
Response
And with your spirit
Priest
Offer now each other the sign of peace
Commentator:
May I ask the veil and cord sponsors to remove the veil and
cord
CONCLUDING RITES
Admonitions
The Priest turns to the couple and gives them a final
admonition before the solemn blessing and the dismissal:
Priest: Lance and Juliet now that you have received the holy
sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain faithful
to oneanother.
Priest: Juliet , love your husband and be a good housewife (cf.
Tit 2:4); persevere in faith and love and holiness (cf. 1Tim
2:15).
Priest: Lance love your wife as Christ loves His Church and live
with her in the holy fear of the Lord.
Final Blessing
The Priest, facing the people, extends his hands and sings or
says:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit .

Priest: May God the all-powerful Father grant you his joy
and bless you in your children.
Response: Amen.
Priest: May the Only Begotten Son of God
stand by you with compassion in good times and in bad.
Response: Amen.
Priest: May the Holy Spirit of God
always pour forth his love into your hearts.
Response: Amen.
And he blesses all the people, adding:
Priest And may almighty God bless all of you, who are
gathered here,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Response: Amen.