Ceremony Selection with Mass Rehearsal date and time: _________________ Wedding date and time:__________________ GROOM: _____________________________ BRIDE:______________________________ BEST MAN:_________________________________ MAID OF HONOR_______________________________ NUMBER IN WEDDING PARTY (including bride &groom) ____ RING BEARER YES or No _____ FLOWER GIRL(S) YES or No _____ Type of entrance procession: Other _______ INTRODUCTORY RITE: Presentation of bride and groom to one another. Opening prayer: _______ 1ST READING: ___________________ Read by______________________ Responsorial Psalm ___________________ 2ND READING: (Optional) _____________________________ Read by______________________ Gospel Acclamation: ____________ Read by _________________ Gospel __________________ Read by Priest Wedding Rite: Wedding vows ____________
Blessing of rings ____________ Unity candle (optional) Yes / No (See possible wording) Other rituals Yes / No ____________________________ Prayers of the faithful (Choose 4-5 prayers and the people to read them.) Prayers? ___________________ People _____________________ Offertory procession: Yes/No ____ People: ___________________________ Eucharist under both species?: Yes/No Eucharistic ministers? Yes/No ____ Names: ___________________________ Nuptial Blessing after the Our Father. ________________________________ SIGNING OF THE PAPERS: Who will be your witnesses: ___________________________ ___________________________ Music/Songs (possibilities) Entrance ____________________ Responsorial Psalm: Song or Spoken? _____ ________________________ After Vows (instrumental) Yes/No _______________________ Offertory Song ______________________________ Communion Song ____________________________ Signing of Papers (2 Songs) _____________________________________ ________________________________ Recessional Song ______________________ Who has loved and nurtured ____ throughout his/her life, and now presents him/her to be married to ______? Parents: We have. Rite of Marriage The essence of what needs to be communicated are in these words. Fr. Michael: (Couples names), the promises you make to each other today are serious, because they will bind you together for life in a relationship so close and so intimate that it will profoundly influence your whole future. That future with its hopes and its disappointments, its successes and it failures, its pleasures and its pains, it joys and its sorrows is hidden from your eyes. You know that these elements are part of every life and are to be expected in your own. And so not knowing what is before you, but trusting in God’s companionship, the love of your family, and each other, you take each other through the best and worst of what lies ahead, until death. Fr. Michael: Couples names, have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Couples names: I have. Fr. Michael: Will you love and honour each other as husband and wife for the rest of your lives? Couples names:: I will. Fr. Michael: Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and His church? Couples names: I will. Fr. Michael: Couples names, since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your hands and declare your love and commitment before God and us your family and friends. Optional Fr Michael: Will you, the family and friends of Couples names, support and inspire them in their marriage and their journey through life? All: We will. The following are optional. They are sometimes used to highlight the specialness of the vows: The Hands Ceremony – Author Unknown This can be said by the priest - or imagine if both set of parents come forward and say this to you? Vows: Lighting of the Marriage Candle (After your vows) The Unity Candle is lit from the flames of the two family candles. This new flame represents the family that _______ and _______ ‘s union has created. May this light shine brightly as a reminder of the love and commitment they share today. Reader: 1. We pray for _______ & ________ on this, their wedding day. Through the sacrament of Marriage, may their lives be enriched by all those they come into contact with and may they be constantly challenged by the gospel. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 2. We pray in thanks for the parents, family and friends of _______ & ________ who have taught them the value of love. May they be blessed on their own journeys. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 2a We pray for married couples. Through their wisdom, inspiration and love may they continue to promote the nobility of marriage and sacredness of family throughout the world. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer 2b Bless all married people and make their homes places of laughter and happiness, patience and understanding. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 3a We pray for those who are unable to be here with us today including, _________________ We also pray for those of our loved ones who have died, whose spirit lives on in the lives of many present here, __________________ Through the lives of their family and friends, may these people continue to challenge and inspire us. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer 3b We pray for all those who have died and gone before us specially our relatives and friends, may they enjoy perfect happiness and total fulfilment in eternal life. We pray especially today for our loved ones _______________ who are with us in spirit today and every day. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 4 A similar prayer that expresses your own prayer for those beyond your family and friends. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Alternative - Compose the Prayers of the faithful around the characteristics of your love – or invite friends to make up and pray a prayer on the characteristics of your love. Begin each with We pray for ‘ a characteristic’ – Lord, add your prayer. Conclude – Lord hear us .. and the response is All: Lord hear our prayer. Eg. We pray for commitment – Lord, Commitment is at the heart of John and Mary’s love for each other. We thank you for those who have taught them this quality – we thank you for the way they live it with each other – and we pray that you strengthen and deepen it throughout their married life. Lord hear us. All: Lord hear our prayer. Nuptial Blessing A. My dear friends, let us ask God for His continued blessing upon N and N.. Holy Father, we humbly pray to you for N and N. who today come together in marriage. Lord, grant that they may comfort and help each other, living faithfully together in need and in plenty, in sorrow and in joy. Heavenly Father, maker of all things, you enable us to share in your work of creation. Bless this couple in the gift and care of children, that their home may be a place of love, security, and truth, - and their children grow up to know and love in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. May they pray to you in the community of the Church and be your witness in the world, and may they reach old age together in the company of their friends and families. B. May almighty God, with his Word of blessing, unite your hearts in the never-ending bond of pure love. Amen. C Father, by your power you have made everything out of nothing. In the beginning you created the universe and made mankind in your own likeness. You gave man the constant help of woman so that man and woman should no longer flesh, and you teach us that what you have united may never be divided. Father, by your plan man and woman are united, and married life has been established as the one blessing that was not forfeited by original sin or washed away in the flood. Look with love upon this woman, your daughter, now joined together husband in marriage. She asks your blessing. Give her the grace of love and peace. May she always follow the example of the holy women whose praises are sung in the scriptures. May her husband put his trust in her and recognise that she is his equal and the heir with him to the life of grace. May he always honour her and love her as Christ loves his bride, the Church. Father, keep them always true to your commandments. Keep them faithful in marriage and let them be living examples of Christian life. Give them the strength which comes from the gospel so that they may be witnesses of Christ to others. [Bless them with children and help them to be good parents. May they live to see their children's children.] And, after a happy old age, grant them fullness of life with the saints in the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
D Holy Father, you created mankind in your own image and made man and woman to be joined as husband and wife in union of body and heart and so fulfil their mission in this world. Father, to reveal the plan of your love, you made the union of husband and wife an image of the covenant between you and your people. In the fulfilment of this sacrament, the marriage of Christian man and woman is a sign of the marriage between Christ and the Church. Father, stretch out your hand, and bless N. and N. Lord, grant that as they begin to live this sacrament they may share with each other the gins of your love and become one in heart and mind as witnesses to your presence in their marriage. Help them to create a home together [and give them children to be formed by the gospel and to have a place in your family]. Give your blessings to N., your daughter, so that she may be a good wife [and mother], caring for the home, faithful in love for her husband, generous and kind. Give your blessings to N., your son, so that he may be a faithful husband [and a good father]. Father, grant that as they come together to your table on earth, so they may one day have the joy of sharing your feast in heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
E Holy Father, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this woman who today is united with her husband in this sacrament of marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon her and her husband so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love [and enrich your Church with their children]. 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. Amen. | Ceremony Selection without Mass Rehearsal date and time: __________________ Wedding date and time: __________________
BRIDE:______________________________ BEST MAN:_________________________________ MAID OF HONOR_______________________________ NUMBER IN WEDDING PARTY (including bride &groom) ____ RING BEARER YES or No _____ FLOWER GIRL(S) YES or No _____ Type of entrance procession: Other _______ INTRODUCTORY RITE: Presentation of bride and groom to one another. Opening prayer: _______ 1ST READING: ___________________ Read by______________________ Responsorial Psalm _________________ 2ND READING: (Optional) _____________________________ Read by______________________ Gospel Acclamation: ____________ Read by _________________ Gospel __________________ Read by Priest Wedding Rite: Wedding vows ____________
Blessing of rings ____________ Unity candle (optional) Yes / No (See possible wording) Other rituals Yes / No ____________________________ Prayers of the faithful (Choose 4-5 prayers and the people to read them.) Prayers? ___________________ People _____________________ Nuptial Blessing after the Our Father. ________________________________ SIGNING OF THE PAPERS: Who will be your witnesses: ___________________________ ___________________________ Music/Songs (possibilities) Entrance ____________________ Responsorial Psalm: Song or Spoken? _____ ________________________ After Vows (instrumental) Yes/No _______________________ Signing of Papers (2 Songs) _____________________________________ ________________________________ Recessional Song ______________________ Who has loved and nurtured ____ throughout his/her life, and now presents him/her to be married to ______? Parents: We have. Rite of Marriage The essence of what needs to be communicated are in these words. Fr. Michael: (Couples names), the promises you make to each other today are serious, because they will bind you together for life in a relationship so close and so intimate that it will profoundly influence your whole future. That future with its hopes and its disappointments, its successes and it failures, its pleasures and its pains, it joys and its sorrows is hidden from your eyes. You know that these elements are part of every life and are to be expected in your own. And so not knowing what is before you, but trusting in God’s companionship, the love of your family, and each other, you take each other through the best and worst of what lies ahead, until death. Fr. Michael: Couples names, have you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage? Couples names: I have. Fr. Michael: Will you love and honour each other as husband and wife for the rest of your lives? Couples names:: I will. Fr. Michael: Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and His church? Couples names: I will. Fr. Michael: Couples names, since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your hands and declare your love and commitment before God and us your family and friends. Optional Fr Michael: Will you, the family and friends of Couples names, support and inspire them in their marriage and their journey through life? All: We will. The following are optional. They are sometimes used to highlight the specialness of the vows: The Hands Ceremony – Author Unknown This can be said by the priest - or imagine if both set of parents come forward and say this to you? Vows: Lighting of the Marriage Candle (After your vows) The Unity Candle is lit from the flames of the two family candles. This new flame represents the family that _______ and _______ ‘s union has created. May this light shine brightly as a reminder of the love and commitment they share today. Reader: 1. We pray for _______ & ________ on this, their wedding day. Through the sacrament of Marriage, may their lives be enriched by all those they come into contact with and may they be constantly challenged by the gospel. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 2. We pray in thanks for the parents, family and friends of _______ & ________ who have taught them the value of love. May they be blessed on their own journeys. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 2a We pray for married couples. Through their wisdom, inspiration and love may they continue to promote the nobility of marriage and sacredness of family throughout the world. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer 2b Bless all married people and make their homes places of laughter and happiness, patience and understanding. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 3a We pray for those who are unable to be here with us today including, _________________ We also pray for those of our loved ones who have died, whose spirit lives on in the lives of many present here, __________________ Through the lives of their family and friends, may these people continue to challenge and inspire us. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer 3b We pray for all those who have died and gone before us specially our relatives and friends, may they enjoy perfect happiness and total fulfilment in eternal life. We pray especially today for our loved ones _______________ who are with us in spirit today and every day. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Reader: 4 A similar prayer that expresses your own prayer for those beyond your family and friends. Lord Hear Us. R Lord hear our prayer Alternative - Compose the Prayers of the faithful around the characteristics of your love – or invite friends to make up and pray a prayer on the characteristics of your love. Begin each with We pray for ‘ a characteristic’ – Lord, add your prayer. Conclude – Lord hear us .. and the response is All: Lord hear our prayer. Eg. We pray for commitment – Lord, Commitment is at the heart of John and Mary’s love for each other. We thank you for those who have taught them this quality – we thank you for the way they live it with each other – and we pray that you strengthen and deepen it throughout their married life. Lord hear us. All: Lord hear our prayer. Nuptial Blessing A. My dear friends, let us ask God for His continued blessing upon N and N.. Holy Father, we humbly pray to you for N and N. who today come together in marriage. Lord, grant that they may comfort and help each other, living faithfully together in need and in plenty, in sorrow and in joy. Heavenly Father, maker of all things, you enable us to share in your work of creation. Bless this couple in the gift and care of children, that their home may be a place of love, security, and truth, - and their children grow up to know and love in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. May they pray to you in the community of the Church and be your witness in the world, and may they reach old age together in the company of their friends and families. B. May almighty God, with his Word of blessing, unite your hearts in the never-ending bond of pure love. Amen. C Father, by your power you have made everything out of nothing. In the beginning you created the universe and made mankind in your own likeness. You gave man the constant help of woman so that man and woman should no longer flesh, and you teach us that what you have united may never be divided. Father, by your plan man and woman are united, and married life has been established as the one blessing that was not forfeited by original sin or washed away in the flood. Look with love upon this woman, your daughter, now joined together husband in marriage. She asks your blessing. Give her the grace of love and peace. May she always follow the example of the holy women whose praises are sung in the scriptures. May her husband put his trust in her and recognise that she is his equal and the heir with him to the life of grace. May he always honour her and love her as Christ loves his bride, the Church. Father, keep them always true to your commandments. Keep them faithful in marriage and let them be living examples of Christian life. Give them the strength which comes from the gospel so that they may be witnesses of Christ to others. [Bless them with children and help them to be good parents. May they live to see their children's children.] And, after a happy old age, grant them fullness of life with the saints in the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
D Holy Father, you created mankind in your own image and made man and woman to be joined as husband and wife in union of body and heart and so fulfil their mission in this world. Father, to reveal the plan of your love, you made the union of husband and wife an image of the covenant between you and your people. In the fulfilment of this sacrament, the marriage of Christian man and woman is a sign of the marriage between Christ and the Church. Father, stretch out your hand, and bless N. and N. Lord, grant that as they begin to live this sacrament they may share with each other the gins of your love and become one in heart and mind as witnesses to your presence in their marriage. Help them to create a home together [and give them children to be formed by the gospel and to have a place in your family]. Give your blessings to N., your daughter, so that she may be a good wife [and mother], caring for the home, faithful in love for her husband, generous and kind. Give your blessings to N., your son, so that he may be a faithful husband [and a good father]. Father, grant that as they come together to your table on earth, so they may one day have the joy of sharing your feast in heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
E Holy Father, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this woman who today is united with her husband in this sacrament of marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon her and her husband so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love [and enrich your Church with their children]. 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. Amen. |
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