Introduction Priest: Let us pray.

Commentator:
There comes a moment in our life when we meet at the crossroad, and life gains a
richer meaning because it is shared. Then the road becomes full of hope and inspiration
“strive after the highest and greatest things in answer to the call that comes from Heights.”
Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord, and in your kindness pour out your graces on
these servants or yours N. and N., that, coming together before your altar, Your Son, who
lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
All: Amen

For Glenn and Joy, this memorable moment has come. Today, we have come The Liturgy of the Word
together to celebrate this joyous Feast of Love, the holy Matrimony Celebrated within God’s
gift of presence to His people in the Most Holy Eucharist. As witnesses, therefore, let us First Reading:
entrust N. & through life together. Likewise , we must be ready to give them the
encouragement and support as they meet life’s challenges. A reading from a book of Ecclesiastes:

The Introductory Rites Liked the sun rising is the beauty of a good wife in a well-kept house.

Priest: In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Happy the Husband of a really good wife;

All: Amen The number of his days will be doubled

Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion A perfect wife, is the joy of her husband,
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
He will live out the years of his life in peace.
All: And with your spirit.
A good wife is the best of portions,

reserved for those who fear the Lord;

The Penitential Act is omitted
rich or poor, they will be glad of heart;

cheerful of face, whatever the season.

GLORIA
The grace of a wife will charm her husband,
Glory to the God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We
praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great her accomplishment will make him stronger,
glory, Lord God, heavenly king, O God, Almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, only Begotten
Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have A silent wife is a gift from the Lord,
mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer, you are seated at the
right hand of the father, have mercy on us. no price can be put on a well-trained character

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are Most High, A modest wife is a boon twice over,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen\
a chaste character cannot be weighted on scales.
Like the sun rising over the mountains of the Lord is the beauty

Of a good wife Second Reading

A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians

The word of the Lord. Follow Christ by loving as he loved you, giving himself up in our place. Husbands
should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed Himself for her to
All: Thanks be to God make her holy. He made her clean by washing her in water with a form of words, so that
when He took her to himself she would be glorious with no speck or wrinkle or anything like
RESPONSORIAL PSALM that, but holy and faultless. In same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their
own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself. A man never hates his own
R. Let all the people praise the name of the Lord body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church,

Praise the Lord from the Heavens, Because it is his body – and we are its living parts. For this reasons , a man must leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one body. This mystery
Praise him in the heights. has many implications; but I am saying it applies to Christ and the Church.
Praise him, all his angels,

praise him, all his host. R. The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Praise him, sun and moon, Alleluia

praise him, shining stars. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Praise him, highest heavens All who live in love live in God, and God in them.

and the waters above the Heavens. R.

GOSPEL
All mountains and hills, Priest: The Lord be with you.

all fruit trees and cedars, All: And with your spirit.
beast, wild tame, Priest: A reading from the holy Gospel according to john (15:9-12)

reptiles and birds on the wing.R. All: Glory to you, O Lord.

 Priest (to the Groom): N., did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself forever
in the love and service of your wife?
Jesus said to his diciple: ‘’ As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain
in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept Groom: Yes, Father.
my father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you this so that my own joy
may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as Priest (to both): Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children whom God
I have loved you.’’ will give you?

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Groom & Bride: Yes, Father

HOMILY

EXCHANGE OF CONSENT

Rite of Marriage Priest: Since it is your wish to contract holy matrimony. Please join your right hand

After the homily, the nuptial candles will be lighted as the commentator introduces the rite of
marriage.
Commentator: N. (groom) and N. (bride) will now pledge their commitment foe each other
in the sacrament of matrimony. Let us join them in prayer as we witness this significant
moment in their journey of faith, love, and life. The parent and godparents of N. and N. are
requested to stand.
and declare your consent before God and His Church.
Groom: I, N., take you, N. ( bride), to be my wife according to the rite of our holy Mother
the
Church. I promise to be true to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in
health.

Priest: Dearly beloved, N. and N., you have come together in this church, so that before this
community and the Church’s minister, the Lord may seal and strengthen your resolve to
enter marriage.
Christ abundantly blesses your love. He has already consecrated you in baptism and
now He enriches and strengthens you by a special sacrament, so that, forsaking all others,
you may live in mutual and lasting fidelity and take on the duties of married life.
And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions.
I love you N. and will continue to love and honor you all the days of my life.
Bride: I, N., take you, N. ( groom), to be my husband according to the rite of our holy
Mother
the Church. I promise to be true to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in
health. I love you N. and will continue to love and honor you all the days of my
life.

Priest (to the Bride): N., did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself forever in Priest: May the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God who
the love and service of your husband?
Fashioned our first parents in paradise and united them as husband and wife,
Bride: Yes, Father.
Bless and strengthen in Christ the covenant you have made in the presence of the
 Church, that what God has joined together, no one may ever divide. Life with you in trust, in good will and in love. Wear it with love and joy. I
choose

You to be my wife now and everyday. In the name of the Father, and of the
And I, by the authority of the Church, in the presence of your families and friends Son,
as
and of the Holy Spirit.
witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of marriage which you have contracted. In
the Bride: N. (bride), take and wear this ring as a reminder of my promises to you

name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Today As a symbol of my love and fidelity in my sincerest desire to live the
rest of my
All: Amen.
Life with you in trust, in good will and in love. Wear it with love and joy. I
choose

BLESSING AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS You to be my wife now and every day. In the name of the Father, and of the
Son,
Commentator: Please all stand for the prayer of blessing.
and of the Holy Spirit.
Priest: N., & N., we shall now bless your rings.

BLESSING AND GIVING OF ARRHAE

Lord, bless these rings which we bless in your name. Grant that N. & N. who
Priest: We shall now bless your arrhae.
wear them may always have a deep faith in each other. May they continue to

enjoy your peace and goodwill and live together in love through Christ, our
Bless, O Lord, N. & N. with material possessions to support and sustain them
Lord. in

All: Amen. Their married life which these arrhae symbolize. May they be responsible
steward
Priest: N. & N., you may now seal your promise to each other by giving and
receiving of your blessing as they choose the path of generosity and self-giving. Through

Each other’s rings. Christ, our Lord.

Groom: N. (bride), take and wear this ring as a reminder of my promises to you today
and
All: AMEN
As a symbol of my love and fidelity in my sincerest desire to live the rest of
my
GROOM: N, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of my dedication to you and our Priest: Dear friends, let us remember the special grace and love with which God
children’s crowns

well being and welfare. Let this also be an assurance that you can count on And makes this couple’s love for each other.
me
Reader: Let us pray for N. & N., newly wed joined in holy matrimony, that they may
and depend on me for the rest of my life. In the name of the father,and of the
son, Always rejoice in health of mind and body. Lord, in your mercy.

and of the Holy Spirit. All: Her our prayer

Reader: Let us pray that their love may be fruitful and dynamic, that they may
support

each other in peace and mutual help and, as Christians, bear lasting witness
BRIDE: N, I accept them. I pledge to treasure and use them well in building a to
Christian
the Gospel. Lord, in your mercy:
Home. Let this be also an assurance that you can always count and depend on
me All: Hear our prayer

For the rest of my life. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Reader: Let us pray that all God’s people may grow in virtue day by day and that all

Holy Spirit. who are weighed down by hardship may find strength in God’s holy grace.

Lord, in your mercy:

All: Hear our prayer

PRIEST: N. & N., you have pledge your love, fidelity and welfare for each other before Reader: Let us pray for each married couple here today, that the sacrament of
God marriage

And His people. Seal now you pledge with a sacramental kiss. may be renewed by the Holy Spirit. Lord, in your mercy:

All: Hear our prayer

We now welcome them as new couple in our Christian community with our Priest: Lord, send forth your Spirit of love on this couple, that they may be one in
mind
Warm applause.
And heart. Let nothing destroy their happiness, for you have blessed them;
and

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Let nothing put them asunder, for you have joined them together. Through
 Christ our Lord. All: We lift them up to the Lord.

All: Amen Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

The Liturgy of the Eucharist All: It is right and just.

PRESENTATIONS OF THE GIFTS\ Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation. Always and everywhere to
give
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ , our
P: Pray, brothers and sisters, Lord.

That may sacrifice and yours

May be acceptable to God For in him you have made a new covenant with your people, so that, as you have

The almighty Father. redeemed man and woman by the mystery of Christ’s Death and Resurrection, so
in
R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
Christ you might make them partakers of the divine nature and joint heirs with him
For the praise and glory of his name,
of heavenly glory.
For our good and good of all his holy Church.

P: Receive in your kindness, Lord, the offerings we bring in gladness before you,
and In the union of husband and wife you give a sign of Christ’s loving gift of grace, so

In your fatherly love watch over those you have joined in sacramental covenant. that the Sacrament we celebrate might draw us back more deeply into the wondrous

Through Christ our Lord. design of your love.

R: Amen

And so, with the angels and all the saints, we praise you, and without end we
acclaim:
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

PREFACE
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Priest: The Lord be with you.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
All: And with your spirit.
Hosanna in the highest.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest. The mystery of faith.

All: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come
again.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
Priest: Therefore , as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection, we offer
Priest: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. you,

make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your spirit upon them Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held
like us

the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Worthy to be in your presence and minister to you.
Christ.
Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be
gathered

At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his passion, he took bread and, into one by the Holy Spirit.

giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, fullness of charity, together with Francis, our Pope, and Angel, our Bishop, and

FOR THIS IS MY BODY, all the clergy.

WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

Be mindful also, Lord, of N. & N., whom you have brought to their wedding day,

In similar way, when supper was ended, He took the Chalice and, once more giving so that, by your grace, they may abide in mutual love and in peace.

thanks, He gave it to his disciples , saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, Resurrection, and all who have died in you mercy: welcome them into the light of

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, your face.

WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY, Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. with Blessed Joseph, her spouse, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who
have
 please you throughout the ages, we may merit to be the coheirs to eternal life, and
may

praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

All: Amen.

The Communion Rite

Priest: At the savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say: