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Main Celebrant
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Responsorial Psalm :
Adolfo Family
Choir:
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON
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Commentator: Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy
all our days. May the goodness of the Lord be upon us
and give success to the work of our hands.
Commentator: Let us all stand for the celebration of the Holy Mass
as we sing the entrance hymn.
Entrance Hymn (Sing to the Mountains)
Entrance of the mass servers and celebrants
INTRODUCTORY RITES
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
All: Amen.
Priest: The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of
God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.
Priest: We are gathered here today for a very happy occasion; two
members of our Christian community will be united in the Holy
Sacrament of Matrimony. Dearly beloved Dan & Danica, God is love
and in some mystifying ways has drawn you together in His love,
for the love to grow. The Lord will help you forge a future for your
love, if you both share in the commitment, to love and honor one
another in good times and bad, in poverty and plenty, in sickness
and in health, for better and for worse this covenant we celebrate.
PENITENTIAL RITES
Priest: My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate
these sacred mysteries of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, let
us call to mind our sins.
(Brief Silence)
poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do
not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with
the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,
they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where
there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we
prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part
disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like
a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the
ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as
in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then
I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13 And now these three
remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
This is the Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalm 145)
Let our response be: I will proclaim your greatness, my God
and King; I will thank You forever and ever.
1 I will proclaim your greatness, my God and king;
I will thank you forever and ever.
Every day I will thank you;
I will praise you forever and ever.
The Lord is great and is to be highly praised;
his greatness is beyond understanding. Response.
2 What you have done will be praised from one generation to the
next; they will proclaim your mighty acts.
They will speak of your glory and majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. Response.
3 People will speak of your mighty deeds,
and I will proclaim your greatness.
They will tell about all your goodness
and sing about your kindness.
Response.
4 The Lord is loving and merciful,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
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He is good to everyone
and has compassion on all he made.
Response.
5 All your creatures, Lord, will praise you,
and all your people will give you thanks.
They will speak of the glory of your royal power
and tell of your might,
so that everyone will know your mighty deeds
and the glorious majesty of your kingdom. Response.
Second Reading
From the Letter to the Hebrews (13:1-8)
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget
to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have
shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to
remember those in prison as if you were together with them in
prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were
suffering. 4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage
bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually
immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be
content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I
leave you;
never will I forsake you.
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So we say with confidence,
The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
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Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God
Commentator: He who lives in love lives in God and God in him.
Please rise to honor the holy Gospel.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia (to be sung)
Priest: the Lord be with you
All: And also with you!
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John.
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ALLOCUTION
Priest
: Dearly beloved Dan & Danica, you are here today to seal
your love with an eternal bond before the Church. I
assure you of the prayers of our community that God
may pour His abundant blessings on your love and help
you to carry out the duties of marriage state.
Priest: (to the groom) Dan, do you take Danica here present for your
lawful wife according to the rite of our holy Mother,
the church?
Dan: Yes, I do.
Priest: Do you give yourself to her as her husband?
Dan: Yes, I do.
Priest: Do you accept her as your lawful wife?
Dan: Yes, I do.
Priest: Now, please say the prayer of commitment.
Dan & Danica: Grant us, O Lord to be one heart and one mind
from this day forward, for better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until
death do us part.
in need, that they may use them wisely to attain eternal life.
We ask this, through Christ our Lord
All: Amen.
Priest: Bless, O Lord this Bible, that this Word of Yours may give Dan
& Danica the life and guide them to love according to your
truth in Jesus Christ our Lord
All: Amen.
GIVING OF THE RINGS & THE ARRHAE
Priest: Now you may seal your promises to each other by giving and
receiving these rings.
Dan
Danica
Dan
Danica
examples for you as you live your new life together. In the
name of the father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Priest: And now brothers & sisters as a gesture of our recognition &
acceptance of this union, as a new couple in our Christian
community, let s give them a well deserved round of
applause.
All: (Applause)
PROFESSION OF FAITH
Commentator: All please rise.
Apostles Creed
I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day, He rose again.
He ascended to Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the
Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
Priest
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: Dearly beloved, let us now pray for the church and for
our newly wedded couple whose marriage reflect their
union with Christ, Let our response be, GRACIOUS
GOD, HEAR OUR PRAYERS!
Reader
: For the Holy Church spread over the world, for its
leaders and for the rulers of our nation. Let us pray to
the Lord!
All
Reader
: For the poor and the sick and all those in trial and
afflictions. Let us pray to the Lord!
All
Reader
: For Dan & Danica that they may keep their hearts united
forever and all married couples. Let us pray to the Lord!
All
Reader
All
Priest
All
: Amen.
OFFERTORY PROCESSION
The offerers of the candles, flowers, fruits & bounties, and the bread & wine may
now proceed to bring in these gifts to the altar.
you enter into a new phase of your life with God. May
the Lord keep you away from harm, keep your hearts
chaste and pure, and let the joy of the Holy Spirit shine
forth through all your children, and everyone whom the
Lords loving desire will bring to your life.
After the veil has been placed (on the head of the wife and the shoulder of the
husband)
All
Priest
Priest
All
Priest
Priest
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All
: Lord, hear our prayers and accept the gifts we offer for
Dan & Danica. Today, You have made them one in the
sacrament of marriage. May the mysteries of Christs
unselfish love, which we celebrate in this Eucharist. We
ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
All
: Amen.
Priest
All
Priest
All
Priest
All
Priest
All: (to be sung) Holy, Holy, holy Lord God of power and might,
heaven and earth are filled with your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord, hosanna in the highest.
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Priest
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All
: Amen.
All: (to be sung) Our Father in heaven, Holy be Your name. Your kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sinned
against us. Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from evil. For the
kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours now and forever. Amen.
NUPTIAL BLESSING
Priest
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: Amen.
Priest
All
: Amen.
Priest
All
Priest
All
Priest
All/Choir:
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.
Priest
: Lord Jesus Christ, with faith in Your love and mercy, I eat
Your Body and drink Your Blood. Let it not bring me
condemnation but health in mind and body.
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world. Happy are those who are called to His supper.
All
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Priest
All :
Communion
Choir: Communion Hymns
Commentator: May we request the cord sponsors to please remove
the cord. (After the cord has been removed) And may we
also request the veil sponsors tom please remove the
veil.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Commentator: Please rise for the final prayer.
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 Dan & Danica one in this sacrament of marriage so now make
them one in love for each other. We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
All: Amen.
CONCLUDING RITE
Priest: Dan and Danica, now that you have received the Holy
Sacrament of Matrimony I admonish you to remain faithful to
one another.
Danica, love your husband and be a good wife, preserve in
faith and love and holiness.
Dan, love your wife as Christ loves His Church and live with
her in the Holy fear of the Lord.
SOLEMN BLESSING
Priest
: May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your families
and friends.
All
: Amen.
Priest
: May Jesus who loved His Church to the end, always fill
your hearts with His love.
All
: Amen.
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Priest
All
: Amen.
Priest
: May the Almighty Father bless you all, the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit.
All
: Amen.
Priest
All
: Thanks be to God.
Priest: Brothers and Sisters, may I present to you, Mr. & Mrs. Dan
Andrew De Villa.
(To the groom) You may now kiss the bride.
RECESSIONAL
Choir: RECESSIONAL HYMN
Commentator: Please be seated as the signing of the marriage
contract will commence. May I call the Best Man and
the Maid of Honor to facilitate the signing.
After which, the taking of photos will follow. Please
come with couple when your turn is called.
PICTORIAL SEQUENCE
COUPLE WITH
THE COUPLE
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
cord)
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
COUPLE WITH
PRIESTS
BRIDES PARENTS
BOTH PARENTS
GROOMS PARENTS
GROOMS IMMEDIATE FAMILY
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS (female)
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS (male & female)
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS (male)
SECONDARY SPONSORS (candle, veil,
MAID OF HONOR & BEST MAN
BRIDES MAIDS AND GROOMSMEN
THE BRIDAL ENTOURAGE
THE LITURGICAL ENTOURAGE
BRIDES RELATIVES
BRIDE & GROOMS RELATIVES
GROOMS RELATIVES
BRIDES FRIENDS
GROOMS FRIENDS
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De Villa-Cielo Nuptials
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