THE LITURGY OF MARRIAGE

Introduction

Commentator: There is a moment in each of our lives when life

gains a richer meaning because it is shared. Today,
we have come together to celebrate a beginning of
a new life which love has revealed a decade ago.
Dear friends, MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN have
approached life’s greatest crossroads with a lot of
faith and a deeply nurtured friendship and love. Let
us offer our thanks to God for having led them
together in this union. Let us pray that He may
bless them and consecrate their commitment to
each other.

Through this joyous feast of love, let us, as a

community, call upon the Lord that MARCO PAULO
& JOWEE ANN may be filled with His grace as they
start a new life together.

WEDDING PROCESSIONAL

Best Man
Parents of the Groom
Groom
Principal Sponsors
Grandmothers of the Bride and Groom
Matron of Honor
Groom’s Men and Bride’s Maids
Secondary Sponsors
Ring Bearer, Coin Bearer and Bible Bearer
Flower Girls
Maid of Honor
Parents of the Bride
Bride

Entrance Hymn
INTRODUCTORY RITES

Priest: We are gathered here to celebrate the banquet of life, which

Christ has given to us in the Holy Eucharist, and to witness
the beginning of a new life for MARCO PAULO & JOWEE
ANN who have come here to pronounce their marriage
vows before God, the source of all life and love.

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 with your spirit.

Priest My dear friends, we have come here to witness and

celebrate MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN as they confer
the Sacrament of Union on one another. As we offer this
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, let us join MARCO PAULO &
JOWEE ANN in prayer that God may shower on them His
abundant blessing as they begin their life together. And to
prepare ourselves to celebrate this sacred mystery, let us
silently examine our conscience and ask God for pardon and
strength.

All I confess to Almighty God and to you, my brothers and

sisters, that o have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in
my words, in what I have done and all in that I have failed to
do. Through my fault, through my fault, through my most
grievous fault; therefore I ask the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
all these angels and saints, and you my brothers and
sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Priest May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive our sins,
and lead us to everlasting life.

All Amen

COMMENTATOR: Lord, Have Mercy (recite)

Priest Let us pray. Father, you have made the bond of marriage a
holy mystery, a symbol of Christ’s love for His Church. Hear
our prayers for MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN. With faith
in You and in each other the pledge their love today. May
their lives always bear witness to the reality that love. We
ask through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and
ever.

All Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Commentator: Please be seated and listen to the word of God.

First Reading:

Reader: A reading from the book of Sirach.

Happy the husband of a really good wife, twice lengthened

are his days. A worthy life brings joy to her husband,
peaceful and full in his life. A good wife is generous gift
bestowed upon him who fears the lord; Be rich or poor, his
heart is content. And a smile is ever on his face. A gracious
wife delights her husband, her thoughtfulness pouts fresh
on his bone. A gift from lord is her governed speech, and
her firm virtue is surpassing worth. Choices of blessings ia a
modest wife, priceless her chaste person. Like the sun rising
in the Lord’s heaven, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the
radiance of her home.

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm:

Psalmist: Let our response be:

The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and

forever.
Please repeat.
All The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and
forever.

Psalmist: Happy are you fear the Lord, who walks in His ways.
For you shall eat fruit of your handiwork; happy shall
you be and favored. Response.
All The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and
forever.

Psalmist: Your wife should be like a fruitful vine, the recesses of

your home; your children like olive around your table.
Behold, this is the man who fears the Lord. Response.

All The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and

forever.

Psalmist: Your husband shall be like a strong fort, the Lord sent
him to preserve and safeguard you from all harm; he
was sent to love and honor your you. Behold, thus is
the woman blessed who fears the Lord. Response.

All The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and

forever.

Psalmist: The Lord bless you, you may see prosperity and
abundance all days of your lives; may you see your
children’s children. Response.

All The blessings of the Lord be upon us, now and

forever.

Commentator: Please stand to honor the Gospel.

Gospel Acclamation (to be sung)

“Sing Alleluia, Sing Alleluia, Sing Alleluia to the Lord!”

The Holy Gospel

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.

All: Glory to you O Lord.

Priest: Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it
awful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
And He Answered and said, “Have you not read that God
who created them from the beginning made them male and
female, and said, “for this reason a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife and two shall
become one flesh?” So they are no longer two, but one
flesh. What therefore God has joined together let no man
separate.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

Commentator: Please be seated as we listen to the Homily

Homily

LIGHTING OF THE UNITY CANDLE

Commentator: At this point, MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN will light
their Unity Candle as a symbol of their marriage. The
candles that they will light represent each of them in the
fullness of their personhood. They come into this marriage
as individuals, without losing their identities. Rather they
create through their commitment the relationship of
marriage. Therefore, this burning candle symbolizes their
commitment to each other and to a lasting and loving
marriage."

Priest: "On the day of their baptism, God began in MARCO PAULO
& JOWEE ANN the process of becoming a Christians. They
were given the privilege of being a light, an example to the
people they would meet. Their process of becoming
Christians continues today. A new dimension is added as
they celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony. Today they
come here from two different families. Out of these two
families, a new family will be created in the Lord. From now
on they will grow together as unique persons becoming like
Christ, the light of the world."

MARRIAGE RITES
Lighting of the Candles

Commentator: Please remain seated for the Marriage Rites.

(The candle sponsors may now light the wedding candles

from the flame of the Unity Candle.)

The candles’ flame reminds us of god’s presence among us

from whom alone can we obtain abiding faith. May this light
always guide MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN towards the
life of marital love, loyalty and obedience to the Lord’s will.

May we ask the parents and the Principal Sponsors to kindly

come forward and stand beside the couple to act as
witnesses in this ceremony.

Priest: MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, you have come together in
this Church so that the Lord may seal and strengthen your
love in the presence of the Church’s ministers and this
community Christ abundantly blesses with His love. He has
already consecrated you in Baptism and now, He enriches
and strengthens you more by a special sacrament that you
may assume the duties of marriage in mutual and lasting
fidelity. I assure you of the prayers of our community that
God may pour abundant blessings on your love and help
you carry out the duties of married life.
And you, dear sponsors, parents, brothers, sisters, relatives,
and friends of MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, may I ask
you to help them with your prayers and accept them as a
new couple in our Christian community.

Declaration of Consent

Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, let us join MARCO PAULO &
JOWEE ANN in prayer and accept them as a new couple in
our Christian community so that they may, with courage
and confidence in God’s unfailing love and grace, make and
live their vows and fidelity to one another.

Dear MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, you are here today
before God and His Church to make an irrevocable promise
to live for one another, and to share your love, oneness, in
mutual dedication, sacrifice and responsibility. In behalf of
 this community, may I now ask you to truthfully answer the
following questions:

Priest: JOWEE ANN, did you come here of your own free will to bind
yourself forever in the love and service of your husband?

JOWEE: Yes Father.

Priest: MARCO PAULO, did you come here of your own free will to
bind yourself forever in the love and service of your wife?

MARCO: Yes Father.

Priest: MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, are you ready to raise
as good Christians the children whom God will give you?

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN: Yes Father.

Exchange of Consent

Priest: MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN since you wish to contract
Holy Matrimony, please join your right hands and express
your intention before God and His Church.

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN: Almighty God, with full confidence,
we realize that You brought us together in the beginning
and helped our love for each other grow. At this moment.
You are within us in a very special way. We believe that you
will stay by our side in the days to come to protect us from
any harm that may befall our marriage; to give us courage
when burdens come our way; to ever teach us to forgive
each other when one of us fails. We ask this through Christ,
our Lord, Amen.

Nuptial Vows

Priest: JOWEE ANN, do you take MARCO PAULO here present to be

your lawful husband according to the rite of our Holy
Mother, the Church?

JOWEE: Yes I do.

Priest: Do you give yourself to him as her wife?

JOWEE: Yes I do.

Priest: MARCO PAULO, do you take JOWEE ANN here present to be
your lawful wife according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the
Church?

MARCO: Yes I do.

Priest: Do you give yourself to her as his husband?

MARCO: Yes I do.

Confirmation of Marriage Bond

Priest: And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those

present here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of
the marriage which you have contracted. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Commentator / All: Amen.

Blessing and Exchange of Rings

Commentator: The rings symbolize love in all its aspects of creation.

They represent permanence in the midst of the changing
circumstances of times: beauty, when there is
misunderstanding and conflict; fidelity, when there is an
absence of order, sincerity and trust.

While the bible symbolizes the omnipotent guidance of our

Heavenly Father who is centered in MARCO PAULO &
JOWEE ANN’s lives.

Priest: MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, we shall now bless your
rings. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth.

Priest: Let us pray.

Bless, O Lord, these rings and MARCO PAULO & JOWEE

ANN who will wear them. May these rings be a constant
reminder to them, and a sign to the world, of the true love,
 reverence and unending fidelity they have for one another.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

All: Amen.

(The priest sprinkles the rings with holy water.)

Priest: Now give this ring to one another while you say your
promise.

MARCO: JOWEE ANN, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love. As it

encircles your finger, may it remind you always that you are
surrounded by my enduring love. In the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
JOWEE: MARCO PAULO, this ring I give to you as a token of my love
and devotion to you. I pledge to you all that I am and all
that I will ever be as your wife. With this ring, I gladly marry
you and join my life to yours. In the name of the Father, and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Blessing and Giving of Arrhae

Commentator: The coins symbolize the blessings of the Almighty

Father and fruit of man’s labor so that humanity will
constantly live with respect and dignity.
Priest: Bless, O Lord, these tokens of material possessions. Grant
MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN with sufficient blessings to
live a comfortable life. Help them to keep in mind that they
are but stewards of whatever they possess, and they are
only rich as they are willing to share. We ask you this
through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

(The priest sprinkles the arrhae with holy water.)

Priest: Receive these coins as a sign that your blessings will no
longer be held separately but together. Remember that
whatever gifts you have in this life are not truly yours but
God’s. As responsible stewards then of God’s gifts, use them
to praise and glorify him through service to others.

MARCO PAULO, you may now give the arrhae to JOWEE

ANN.
MARCO: JOWEE ANN, I give you these arrhae as a symbol of
my dedication to your welfare, of my total and free
offering to you, as I pledge to take care of you and
cherish you and the family we shall have together.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, Amen.

JOWEE: MARCO PAULO, I accept them as symbol of your

generosity, sincerity, and faithfulness. I also accept
my responsibility of building a Christian family and
home with you. In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Consent of People

Priest: Brothers and sisters, let us welcome our newly married

couple Mr. & Mrs MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN
MANALOTO. Let us acknowledge them as husband and
wife by giving them a hearty round of applause.

Prayers of the Faithful

Commentator: Please all rise.

Priest: Almighty Father, through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
You have chosen MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN and
joined them together in the Holy Sacrament of
Matrimony. Show them the way, the truth and the life,
that they will share together so that they can attain
everlasting joy, happiness and peace of Your glory. For
this we pray: GRACIOUS GOD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

All: Gracious God, hear our prayer.

Reader:

Reader: For the Holy Catholic Church, world leaders and rulers of
our nation,
that God may illuminate their minds and hearts to
continually
educate all of us towards authentic reverence for family life
and
 concretely work against social pressures which cause family
breakdowns. We pray...

All: Gracious God, hear our prayer.

Reader: For the Christian families, may they work together to

safeguard the dignity and unity of family life so that its
family spirit may grow and become visibly attractive to all.
We pray...

All: Gracious God, hear our prayer.

Reader: For MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN that they may infinitely
be in love with each other and remain faithful to their
marriage vows forever. May the Lord bless them with
children; provide them with divine
guidance throughout their lives and good
health as they grow old together. We pray…

All: Gracious God, hear our prayer.

READER: For all of us gathered here today, may God give us a
generous heart
to reach out to those who are suffering, those who are less
privileged
and that we may be committed to their welfare. We pray…

All: Gracious God, hear our prayer.

Priest: Loving Father, look down with favour upon Your children
MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN. Grant them to remain
faithful to you and to one another. And at the end of a long
and well-spent life, reward them with eternal happiness
together with their children and with all those who love
them. Grant this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Commentator: We request the congregation to be seated.

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN kindly kneel.

Laying of the Veil and Donning of the Cord

Commentator: (The veil sponsors may now lay the veil.)

 May the veil laid over MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN stand
for everything and everyone that will protect them -the roof
of their home, the company of friends, the guidance of their
godparents, the concern of their families, and God’s infinite
grace.

(The cord sponsors may now place the cord.)

May the cord laid around MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN
be a sign for them and for us of their perpetual unity. Let
nothing and no one come between you to break this
sacramental oneness.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Commentator: Please be seated for the Offertory.

Offertory Hymn: Take & Receive

Offertory Procession

Prayer over the Gifts

Priest: Lord, hear our prayers and accept the gifts we offer for
MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN. Today, in Your fatherly
love and providence, You have made them one in the
sacrament of marriage. May the mystery of Christ’s
unselfish love, which we celebrate in this Eucharist, increase
their love for you and for each other, and protect them all
the days of their life.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Preface

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

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

All: It is right and just.

Priest: Father, all powerful and ever-living God, we do well always

and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Through him you entered into a new covenant with
your people. You restored man to grace in the saving
mystery of redemption. You gave him a share in the divine
life through his union with Christ. You made him an heir of
Christ’s eternal glory.

This out pouring of love in the new covenant of grace is

symbolized by the marriage covenant that seals the love
of husband and wife, and reflects your divine plan of
love.

And so, with the angels and all the saints of heaven, we
proclaim your glory and sing the unending hymn of your
praise:

Sanctus (to be sung)

Commentator: Please kneel.

Eucharistic Prayer

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, the death He freely

accepted, He took the bread and give 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.”

All: My Lord and my God.

Priest 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.
 It will be shed for you and for all men so that sins may be
forgiven. Do this in memory of me.”

All: Blood of Christ, be our salvation.

Priest: Let us proclaim the Mystery of Faith.

Memorial Acclamation (recite)

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 Francis, our Pope, Florentino, our
archbishop, and all our clergy.

Remember also, MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN whom you

have brought to their wedding day that, by your grace, they
may always live in mutual love and peace.

Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their

rest 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 throughput the
ages. May we praise You in union with them and give You
glory through Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through Him, with Him and in Him, in the unity of the

Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours Almighty Father,
forever and ever.

Choir: AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer (to be sung)

Priest: Let us join hands and pray with confidence to the Father
in the words our Saviour gave us.
Nuptial Blessing

Priest: My dear friends, let us now turn to the Lord and pray that
He will bless with His grace, JOWEE ANN, now married in
Christ to MARCO PAULO and that through the sacrament of
the body and blood of Christ, He will unite in love the couple
He has joined in this holy bond.

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 to fulfil their mission in this world.
Father, to reveal the plan of your son, You made union of
husband and wife an image of the covenant between You
and Your people. In 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 MARCO PAULO &
JOWEE ANN. Grant that they begin to live this sacrament,
and that they may share with each other the gifts of your
love and become one in heart and mind as witness to your
presence in marriage. Help them to create a home together
and give them children to be formed by the gospel and to
have place in your family.

Give your blessing to JOWEE ANN, your daughter, so that

she may be a good wife and mother, caring for the home,
faithfully in love with her husband, generous and kind.
Give your blessing to MARCO PAULO, your son, so that he
may be a faithful husband and a good father, cherishing his
family, and true to his commitment of love to his wife,
gentle and strong.

Father, grant as they come together to your table on earth

so that they may one day have the joy of sharing your feast
in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

COMMUNION RITE

Sign of Peace
Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

All: And with your spirit.

Priest: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.

All: Peace be with you.

Agnus Dei (to be sung) Lamb of God

Breaking of the Bread

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 that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Holy Communion

Communion Song: (to be sung)

Commentator:(The Veil and Cord Sponsors may now come forward to

remove
the Cord and the Veil from the bride and groom.)

(The Candle Sponsors may now come forward to put off the
Candles.)

CONCLUDING RITE

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
MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN one in this sacrament of
marriage and in the sharing of the one bread and one cup,
so now make them one in love for each other.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

Concluding Rites Admonition

Priest: MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, now that you have
received the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you
to remain faithful to one another.

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, your husband, be a good

homemaker and persevere in faith and love and holiness.

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN, your wife, as Christ loves

His Church and live with her in the holy fear of the Lord.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit

Sevenfold Blessing

Commentator: May we request the congregation to answer “Amen”

after each blessing.

Priest: May the Lord bless you by His word and Spirit till the end of
your days.

All: Amen.

Priest: May He unite your hearts in an enduring bond of pure and

faithful love.

All: Amen.

Priest: May you be blessed with loving children, and may the care
and love that you lavish on them be returned a hundredfold.

All: Amen.

Priest: May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts and
in your home. May you have true friends to stand by
you, both in joy and in sorrow.

All: Amen.
Priest: May you be ready with help and consolation for all those
who come to you in need and may the blessing promised
to the compassionate descend in abundance to your
home.

All: Amen.

Priest: May you be blessed in your work and enjoy its fruits.
May your career never cause you distress nor desire for
earthly possessions lead you astray. But may your hearts’
concern be always for the treasures laid up for you in the
life of heaven.

All: Amen.

Priest: May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that you may
reap the harvest of a good life and after you have served
Him with loyalty in His kingdom on earth. May He take
you up into his eternal dominion in heaven.

All: Amen.

Priest: And may the Almighty Father bless you all, the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Dismissal

Priest: The Mass is ended, go in peace to love and serve the

Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Priest: May I now present to you, Mr. and Mrs.

MARCO PAULO & JOWEE ANN MANALOTO

MARCO PAULO, you may now kiss your wife, JOWEE

ANN

Commentator: Let us give the newlyweds a warm of applause!

The Wedding Ceremony uniting

Marco Paulo
&

Jowee Ann
DECEMBER 28, 2017, 3:00 PM
San Rafael Arkanghel Parish
Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 2:30 PM

San Rafael Arkanghel Parish
Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga