OPENING HYMN This Is The Day This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us be glad

and rejoice; He is the maker of Heaven and earth, Praise Him with heart and with voice. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. This is the day which the Lord has made; Sing of his bounty and Love, Thank Him this day for His wonderful gifts, Pour'd out on us from above. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. INTRODUCTORY RITES

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Priest : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All : Amen.

GREETINGS Priest : The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All : And also with you.

PENITENTIAL RITES Priest : My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins. All : I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault. In my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and 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.
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Priest : May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. People : Amen.

LORD HAVE MERCY As we prepare for the coming of the Lord, we recall our faults and beg His mercy. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. GLORY TO GOD Priest : Glory to God in the highest, People : And peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, We worship you, we give you thanks, We praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, With the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God the Father. Amen. OPENING PRAYER Priest : Let us pray. Father, hear our prayers for Thomas and Cheryl, who today are united in marriage before your altar. Give them your blessing, and strengthen their love for each other. We ask you this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All : Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING

1 Corinthians 12:13-13:8 (Sit)

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that is better than any of them. If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. If I have the gift of prophecy, understanding all the mysteries there are, and knowing everything, and if I have faith in all its fullness, to move mountains, but without love, then I am nothing at all. If I give away all that I posses, piece by piece, and if I even let them take my body to burn it, but am without love, it will do me no good whatever. Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end. This is the word of the Lord. People : Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Bind Us Together

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Bind us together, Lord, Bind us together, With cords that cannot be broken, Bind us together, Lord, Bind us together, Bind us together with Love. There is only one God, There is only one King, There is only one Body, That is why I sing. ALLELUIA
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Alleluia, Alleluia! God is love; Let us love one another as he has loved us. Alleluia. GOSPEL Priest People : : The Lord be with you. And also with you. A reading from the Gospel according to Glory to you, Lord.

Priest : John. (15:12-17) People :

Priest : Jesus said, "This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends,, if you do what I command you. I shall not call you servants any more, because a servant does not know his master's business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; and then the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name. What I command you is to love one another." This is the Gospel of the Lord. All : Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

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RITE OF MARRIAGE

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Priest : My dear friends, you have come together in this church so that the Lord may seal and strengthen your love in the presence of the Church's minister and this community. In this way you will be strengthened to keep mutual and lasting faith with each other and to carry out the other duties of marriage. And so, in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions. Priest : Thomas, have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Thomas : Yes, I have.

Priest : Cheryl, have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Cheryl : Yes, I have.

Priest : Will you love and honour each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives? Thomas & Cheryl : Yes, we will.

Priest : Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church? Thomas & Cheryl : We will.

Consent Priest : Thomas, do you take Cheryl to be your wife? Do you promise to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and honour her all the days of your life. Thomas : I do.

Priest : Cheryl, do you take Thomas to be your husband? Do you promise to be true to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honour him all the days of your life. Cheryl : I do.

Priest : You have declared your consent before the Church. May the Lord in his goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. What God has joined, men must not divide. Thomas & Cheryl : Amen.

Blessing Of Rings Priest : Lord, bless these rings be which we bless in your name. Grant that those who wear them may always have a deep faith in each other. May they do your will and always live together in peace, good will and love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Thomas & Cheryl : Amen.

Exchange Of Rings Thomas : Cheryl, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Cheryl : Thomas, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. GENERAL INTERCESSIONS Priest : Let us pray to God the Father who has called Thomas and Cheryl to a new state of life. Leader : That they who are now united in matrimony, be granted true happiness and fullness of years, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Leader : That they live in harmony by understanding and respecting each other's dignity and religious beliefs, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Leader : That they welcome, cherish and bring up wisely the children God may give them, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Leader : That all of us gathered here remain united with them through friendship and prayer, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Priest : Let us pray, O God, from whom all love derives, help Thomas and Cheryl to remain faithful to the promises freely made today. Strengthen them always in their responsibility of building up a new family. This we ask you though Christ our Lord. People : Amen.

OFFERTORY HYMN offering Blest are you, Lord, God of all creation Thanks to your goodness, this bread we offer Fruit of the earth, work of our hands It will become the bread of life. Blessed be God! Blessed be God! Blessed be God forever, Amen! Blessed be God! Blessed be God! Blessed be God forever, Amen! Blest are you, Lord, God of all creation, Thanks to your goodness, this wine we offer, Fruit of the vine, work of our hands, It will become the cup of joy. INVITATION TO PRAYER Priest : Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. All : 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 Church. PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS Priest : Lord, accept our offering for this newlymarried couple, Thomas and Cheryl. By your love and providence you have brought them together; now bless them all the days of their married life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All : Amen. The EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Priest All : Priest All : Priest : The Lord be with you. And also with you. : Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Priest : Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks. By this sacrament your grace unites man and woman in an unbreakable bond of live and peace. You have designed the chaste love of husband and wife for the increase both of the human family and of your own family born in baptism. You are the loving Father of the world of nature; you are the loving Father of the new creation of grace. In Christian marriage you bring together the two orders of creation: nature's gift of children enriches the world and your grace enriches also your Church. Through Christ the choirs of angels and all the saints praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend with theirs as we join in their unending hymn: All : Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest Blesses is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

Priest : Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: This is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant.
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It will be shed for you and for all men, so that sins may be forgiven. Then he said to them: Do this in memory of me. Priest : All : Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: He is Lord, He is Lord! He has risen from the dead and He is Lord, Every knee shall bend; Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Priest : In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit. Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with John Paul, our Pope, Gregory Yong, our bishop, and all the clergy. Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their test in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ. Through Him, with Him, In Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever. All : Amen.

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COMMUNION RITE Priest : Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Saviour gave us: All : Our Father in heaven, Holy be your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil.

NUPTIAL BLESSING Priest : My dear friends, let us ask God for his continue blessings upon Thomas and Cheryl. Holy Father, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for the married life, we humbly pray to you for this bride who today is united with her husband in the bond of marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon her and her husband so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love. May they be noted for their good lives, and be parents filled with virtue. Lord, may they both praise you when they are happy and turn to you in their sorrows. May they be glad that you help them in their work, and know that you are with them in their need. May they pray to you in the community of the Church, and be your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in the company of their friends, and come at last to the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. People : Amen.

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. All : Amen.
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SIGN OF PEACE Priest All : Priest : The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. : Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

LAMB OF GOD All : Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

COMMUNION Priest : This is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Happy are those who are called to his supper. All : Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed. COMMUNION HYMN Fill My Cup, Lord Like the woman at the well I was seeking, For things that could not satisfy. And then I heard my Saviour speaking: Draw from my well that never shall run dry.
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Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up Lord Come and quench this thirsting of my soul. Bread of heaven feed me till I want no more, Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole.

There are millions in this world who are craving, The pleasure earthly things afford. But none can match the wondorous treasure That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.
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THANKSGIVING HYMN Give Thanks Give thanks with a grateful heart Give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son. (Repeat) And now let the weak say "I am strong" Let the poor say "I am rich" Because of what the Lord has done for us. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Priest : Let us pray. Lord, in your love, you have given us this eucharist to unite us with one another and with you. As you have made Thomas and Cheryl one in this sacrament of marriage (and in the sharing of the one bread and the one cup), so now make them one in love for each other. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All : Amen.

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CONCLUDING RITE Priest : All : The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Priest : May God the eternal Father keep you in love with each other, so that the peace of Christ may stay with you and be always in your home. All : Amen. Priest : May you friends console you and all men live in peace with you. All : Amen. Priest : May you always bear witness to the love of God in this world so that the afflicted and the needy will find in you generous friends, and welcome you into the joys of heaven. All : Amen.
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Priest : May Almighty God bless you all, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Priest : Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. All : Amen. FINAL HYMN There's A New World Somewhere There's a new world somewhere They call the promised land And I'll be there someday If you will hold my hand I still need you there beside me No matter what I do For I know I'll never find another you. It's a long long journey So stay by my side When I walk through the storm You'll be my guide, be my guide If they gave me a fortune My treasure would be small I could lose it all tomorrow And never mind at all But if I should lose your love dear I don't know what to do For I know I'll never find another you.

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