Rite of Marriage Booklet

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Select the First Reading*
- Genesis 1:26-28, 31a
  A reading from the Book of Genesis Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.
- Genesis 2:18-24
  A reading from the Book of Genesis Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." So out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
- Genesis 24:48-51, 58- 67
  A reading from the Book of Genesis Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master´s kinsman for his son. Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left." Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master´s son, as the LORD has spoken." And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go." So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham´s servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them!" Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way. Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel and said to the servant, "Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother´s death.
- Tobit 7:9c-10, 11c-15
  A reading from the Book of Tobit Tobias said to Raphael, "Brother Azariah, ask Raguel to give me my kinswoman Sarah." But Raguel overheard it and said to the lad, "Eat and drink, and be merry tonight. For no one except you, brother, has the right to marry my daughter Sarah. Likewise I am not at liberty to give her to any other man than yourself, because you are my nearest relative. But let me explain to you the true situation more fully, my child. Tobias said, "I will neither eat nor drink anything until you settle the things that pertain to me." So Raguel said, "I will do so. She is given to you in accordance with the decree in the book of Moses, and it has been decreed from heaven that she be given to you. Take your kinswoman; from now on you are her brother and she is your sister. She is given to you from today and forever. May the Lord of heaven, my child, guide and prosper you both this night and grant you mercy and peace." Then Raguel summoned his daughter Sarah. When she came to him he took her by the hand and gave her to Tobias, saying, "Take her to be your wife in accordance with the law and decree written in the book of Moses. Take her and bring her safely to your father. And may the God of heaven prosper your journey with his peace." Then he called her mother and told her to bring writing material; and he wrote out a copy of a marriage contract, to the effect that he gave her to him as wife according to the decree of the law of Moses. Then they began to eat and drink.
- Tobit 8:4-8
  A reading from the Book of Tobit When the parents had gone out and shut the door of the room, Tobias got out of bed and said to Sarah, "Sister, get up, and let us pray and implore our Lord that he grant us mercy and safety." So she got up, and they began to pray and implore that they might be kept safe. Tobias began by saying, "Blessed are you, O God of our ancestors, and blessed is your name in all generations forever. Let the heavens and the whole creation bless you forever. You made Adam, and for him you made his wife Eve as a helper and support. From the two of them the human race has sprung. You said, ´It is not good that the man should be alone; let us make a helper for him like himself.´ I now am taking this kinswoman of mine, not because of lust, but with sincerity. Grant that she and I may find mercy and that we may grow old together."
- Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
  From the Book of Proverbs (31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31) A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willig hands. She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from far away. She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant girls. She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson. She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes. Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs a the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband too, and he praises her: "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
- Song of Solomon 2:8-10, 14, 16a, 8: 6-7a
  A reading from the Song of Solomon. The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. My beloved is mine and I am his; Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.
- Sirach 26:1-4, 14- 16
  A reading from the Book of Sirach Happy is the husband of a good wife; the number of his days will be doubled. A loyal wife brings joy to her husband, and he will complete his years in peace. A good wife is a great blessing; she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord. Whether rich or poor, his heart is content, and at all times his face is cheerful. A wife´s charm delights her husband, and her skill puts flesh on his bones. A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline. A modest wife adds charm to charm, and no scales can weigh the value of her chastity. Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.
- Jeremiah 31:31-32a, 33- 34a
  A reading from the Book of Jeremiah "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each man teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, `Know the LORD,´ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD
Select the Responsorial Psalm*
- Psalm 127
  Response: Happy are those who fear the Lord. Happy are you who fear the Lord, Who walk in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; Happy shall you be, and favoured. Response Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the recesses of your home; Your children like olive plants Around your table. Response Behold, thus is the man blessed Who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you from Zion: May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem All the days of your life. Response
- Psalm 148
  Response: Let all praise the name of the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, Praise him in the heights; Praise him, all you his angels, praise him, all you his hosts. Response Praise him, sun and moon; Praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens, And you waters above the heavens. Response You mountains and all you hills, You fruit trees and all you cedars; You wild beasts and all tame animals, You creeping things and you winged fowl. Response Let the kings of the earth and all peoples, The princes and all the judges of the earth, Young men too, and maidens, Old men and boys. Response Praise the name of the Lord, For his name alone is exalted; His majesty is above earth and heaven, And he has lifted up the horn of his people. Response
- Psalm 144
  Response: The Lord is compassionate to all his creatures. The Lord is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all And compassionate toward all his works. Response Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, And let your faithful ones bless you. The eyes of all look hopefully to you, And you give them their food in due season. Response The Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call upon him, To all who call upon him in truth. Response
- Psalm 102
  Response: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, The people he has chosen for this own inheritance. But see, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, Upon those who hope for his kindness. Response Our soul waits for the Lord, Who is our help and our shield, For in him our hearts rejoice; In his holy name we trust. Response May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us Who have put our hope in you. Response
- Psalm 111
  Response: Happy are those who do what the Lord commands. Happy the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in his commands. His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth; The upright generation shall be blessed. Response Wealth and riches shall be in his house; His generosity shall endure forever. He dawns through the darkness, a light for the upright; He is gracious and merciful and just. Response Well for the man who is gracious and lends, Who conducts his affairs with justice; He shall never be moved; The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance. Response An evil report he shall not fear. His heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear Till he looks down upon his foes. Response Lavishly he gives to the poor; His generosity shall endure forever; His horn shall be exalted in glory. Response
- Psalm 32
  Response: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, The people he has chosen for this own inheritance. But see, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, Upon those who hope for his kindness. Response Our soul waits for the Lord, Who is our help and our shield, For in him our hearts rejoice; In his holy name we trust. Response May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us Who have put our hope in you. Response
- Psalm 33
  Response: I will bless the Lord at all times. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord; The lowly will hear me and be glad. Response Glorify the Lord with me, Let us together extol his name. I sought the Lord, and he answered me And delivered me from all my fears. Response Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, And your faces may not blush with shame. When the afflicted man called out, the Lord heard, And from all his distress he saved him. Response The angel of the Lord encamps Around those who fear him, and delivers them. Taste and see how good the Lord is; Happy the man who takes refuge in him. Response
Select the Second Reading*
- Romans 8:31-35, 37-39
  A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans If God is for us, who can be against us? Since he did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for the sake of all of us, then can we not expect that with him he will freely give us all his gifts? Who can bring any accusation against those that God has chosen? When God grants saving justice who can condemn? Are we not sure that it is Christ Jesus, who died - yes and more, who was raised from the dead and is at God´s right hand - and who is adding his plea for us? Can anything cut us off from the love of Christ - can hardships or distress, or persecution, or lack of food and clothing, or threats or violence; No; we come through all these things triumphantly victorious, by the power of him who loved us. For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nothing already in existence and nothing still to come, nor any power, nor the heights nor the depths, nor any created thing whatever, will be able to come between us and the love of God, known to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 12, 1-2. 9-18
  A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans Brothers, I beg you through the mercy of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may judge what is God’s will, what is good, pleasing and perfect. Your love must be sincere. Detest what is evil, cling to what is good. Love one another with the affection of brothers. Anticipate each other in showing respect. Do not grow slack but be fervent in spirit; he whom you serve is the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient under trial, persevere in prayer. Look on the needs of the saints as your own; be generous in offering hospitality. Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same attitude toward all. Put away ambitious thoughts and associate with those who are lowly. Do not be wise in your won estimation. Never repay injury with injury. See that your conduct is honorable in the eyes of all If possible, live peaceably with everyone.
- Romans 15:1-3a, 5-7, 13
  From the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans. We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. For Christ did not live just to please himself... May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Corinthians 6:13-15 , 17- 20
  A reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians The body is not for immorality; it is for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body. God raised up the Lord and he will raise us up too by his power. Do you not realize that your bodies are members of Christ´s body; But anyone who attaches himself to the Lord is one spirit with him. Keep away from sexual immorality. All other sins that people may commit are done outside the body; but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Do you not realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you and whom you received from God? You are not your own property, then; you have been bought at a price. So use your body for the glory of God.
- Corinthians 12:31 - 13:8
  A reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Set your mind on the higher gifts. And now I am going to put before you the best way of all. Though I command languages both human and angelic - if I speak without love, I am no more than a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. And though I have the power of prophecy, to penetrate all mysteries and knowledge, and though I have all the faith necessary to move mountains - if I am without love, I am nothing. Though I should give away to the poor all that I possess, and even give up my body to be burned - if I am without love, it will do me no good whatever. Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited, it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offence or store up grievances. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but finds its joy in the truth. It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. Love never comes to an end.
- Ephesians 4:1-6
  From the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians. I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.
- Ephesians 5:2a, 25 -32
  A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians Follow Christ by loving as he loved you, Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord, since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church is subject to Christ, so should wives be to their husbands, in everything. Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy by washing her in cleansing water with a form of words, so that when he took the Church to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless. In the 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 body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church, because we are parts of his Body. This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the two become one flesh. This mystery has great significance, but I am applying it to Christ and the Church.
- Colossians 3:12-17
  A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians As the chosen of God, then, the holy people whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt compassion, in generosity and humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with one another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint against another. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same. Over all these clothes, put on love, the perfect bond. And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful. Let the Word of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God; and whatever you say or do, let it be in the name of the Lord Jesus, in thanksgiving to God the Father through him.
- Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6
  From the Letter to the Hebrews (13:1-4a, 5-6) Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid."
- Peter 3:1-9
  A reading from the First Letter of St. Peter In the same way, you wives should be obedient to your husbands. Then if there are some husbands who do not believe the Word, they may find themselves won over, without a word spoken, by the way their wives behave, when they see the reverence and purity of your way of life. Your adornment should be not an exterior one, consisting of braided hair or gold jewellery or fine clothing, but the interior disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and peaceful spirit, so precious in the sight of God. That was how the holy women of the past dressed themselves attractively - they hoped in God and were submissive to their husbands; like Sarah, who was obedient to Abraham, and called him her lord. You are now her children, as long as you live good lives free from fear and worry. In the same way, husbands must always treat their wives with consideration in their life together, respecting a woman as one who, though she may be the weaker partner, is equally an heir to the generous gift of life. This will prevent anything from coming in the way of your prayers. Finally: you should all agree among yourselves and be sympathetic; love the brothers, have compassion and be self-effacing. Never repay one wrong with another, or one abusive word with another; instead, repay with a blessing. That is what you are called to do, so that you inherit a blessing.
- John 3:18 - 4:1
  A reading from the First Letter of St. John Children, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine. This will be the proof that we belong to the truth, and it will convince us in his presence, even if our own feelings condemn us, that God is greater than our feelings and knows all things. My dear friends, if our own feelings do not condemn us, we can be fearless before God, and whatever we ask we shall receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is acceptable to him. His commandment is this, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and that we should love one another as he commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments remains in God, and God in him. And this is the proof that he remains in us: the Spirit that he has given us.
- John 4:7-12
  A reading from the First Letter of St. John My dear friends, let us love one another, since love is from God and everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. Whoever fails to love does not know God, because God is love. This is the revelation of God´s love for us, that God sent his only Son into the world that we might have life through him. Love consists in this: it is not we who loved God, but God loved us and sent his Son to expiate our sins. My dear friends, if God loved us so much, we too should love one another. No one has ever seen God, but as long as we love one another God remains in us and his love comes to its perfection in us.
- Philippians 4:4-9
  From the Letter to the Philippians (4:4-9) Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Select the Gospel*
- Matthew 5:1-12
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  If we love one another, God remains in us
  and his love is brought to perfection in us.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
  Seeing the crowds, Jesus went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance. Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill. Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how they persecuted the prophets before you.
- Matthew 5:13-16
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Anyone who lives in love
  lives in God, and God lives in him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. Jesus said to his disciples: ´You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled under people´s feet. ´You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine in people´s sight, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to your Father in heaven.
- Matthew 7:21, 24 – 29
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Anyone who lives in love
  lives in God,
  and God lives in him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew
  Jesus said to his disciples: ´It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. ´Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!´ Jesus had now finished what he wanted to say, and his teaching made a deep impression on the people because he taught them with authority, unlike their own scribes.
- Matthew 19:3-6
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Anyone who lives in love
  lives in God,
  and God lives in him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
  Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to put him to the test they said, ´Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?´ He answered, ´Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said: This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the two become one flesh? They are no longer two, therefore, but one flesh. So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide´.
- Matthew 22:35-40
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Anyone who lives in love
  lives in God,
  and God lives in him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
  One of the Pharisees, a scholar of the law, tested Jesus by asking ´Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?´ Jesus said to him, ´You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.
- Mark 10:6-9
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Everyone who lives is born of God and knows him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you. A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Mark. From the beginning of creation he made them male and female. This is why a man leaves his father and mother, and the two become one flesh. They are no longer two, therefore, but one flesh. So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.
- John 2:1-11
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  Anyone who lives in love
  lives in God, and God lives in him.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. John.
  On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. And they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the feast had all been used, and the mother of Jesus said to him, ´They have no wine.´ Jesus said, ´Woman, what do you want from me? My hour has not come yet.´ His mother said to the servants, ´Do whatever he tells you.´ There were six stone water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants ´Fill the jars with water,´ and they filled them to the brim. Then he said to them, ´Draw some out now and take it to the president of the feast.´ They did this; the president tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came from - though the servants who had drawn the water knew - the president of the feast called the bridegroom and said, ´Everyone serves good wine first and the worse wine when the guests are well wined; but you have kept the best wine till now.´ This was the first of Jesus´ signs: it was at Cana in Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
- John 15:9-12
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  God is love; Let us love one another
  as he has loved us.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. John.
  I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept 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 be complete. This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.
- John 15:12-16
  Alleluia, alleluia!
  God is love;
  Let us love one another as he has loved us.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. John.
  This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do what I command you. I shall no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know the 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; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.
- John 17:20-26 Alleluia, alleluia!
  God is love;
  Let us love one another as he has loved us.
  Alleluia!
  The Lord be with you.
  ALL: And also with you.
  A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. John.
  I pray not only for these but also for those who through their teaching will come to believe in me. May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me and I am in you, so that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me. I have given them the glory you gave to me, that they may be one as we are one. With me in them and you in me, may they be so perfected in unity that the world will recognize that it was you who sent me and that you have loved them as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may always see my glory which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Father, Upright One, the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me. I have made your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and so that I may be in them.
The following songs were recorded and played on the organ by Marianna Meroni, organist at the Church S. Maria Assunta – Positano. Available instruments: Organ, Soprano, Tenor, Violin, Oboe, String Quartet. For more information contact: meronimarianna@alice.it
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- Receive, we pray, O Lord, the offering made on the occasion of this sealing of the sacred bond of Marriage, and, just as your goodness is its origin, may your providence guide its course. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Receive in your kindness, Lord, the offerings we bring in gladness before you, and in your fatherly love watch over those you have joined in a sacramental covenant. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
- Show favour to our supplications, O Lord, and receive with a kindly countenance the oblations we offer for these your servants, joined now in a holy covenant, that through these mysteries they may be strengthened in love for one another and for you. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
- Lord accept our offering for this newly married couple – N – and – N - . 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.
Select the preface*
- A: THE DIGNITY OF THE MARRIAGE COVENANT.
  It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For you have forged the covenant of marriage as a sweet yoke of harmony and an unbreakable bond of peace, so that the chaste and fruitful love of holy Matrimony may serve to increase the children you adopt as your own. By your providence and grace, O Lord you accomplish the wonder of this twofold design: that, while the birth of children brings beauty to the world, their rebirth in Baptism gives increase to the Church, through Christ our Lord. Through him, with the Angels and all the Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we acclaim: At the end of the Preface the people sing or say::
- PREFACE (B: THE GREAT SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY)
  It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord. For in him you have made a new covenant with your people, so that, as you have redeemed man and woman by the mystery of Christ’s Death and Resurrection, so in Christ you might make them partakers of divine nature and joint heirs with him of heavenly glory. In the union of husband and wife you give a sign of Christ’s loving gift of grace, so that the Sacrament we celebrate might draw us back more deeply into the wondrous design of your love. And so, with the Angels and all the Saints, we praise you, and without end we acclaim:
- PREFACE (C: MATRIMONY AS A SIGN OF DIVINE LOVE)
  It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For you willed that the human race, created by the gift of your goodness, should be raised to such high dignity that in the union of husband and wife you might bestow a true image of your love. For those you created out of charity you call to the law of charity without ceasing and grant them a share in your eternal charity. And so, the Sacrament of holy Matrimony, as the abiding sign of your own love, consecrates the love of man and woman, through Christ our Lord. Through him, with the Angels and all the Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we acclaim:
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- We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
- When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
- Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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- Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
- Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
- Go in peace.
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