PROCESSIONAL

ARMAND WITH PARENTS AND SPONSORS

Air on G String
BECKY WITH PARENTS AND ENTOURAGE
Canon in D
GATHERING SONG
Arise
ENTRANCE RITE
Father:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All:
Amen.
Father:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All:
And also with you.
Father:
Armand and Becky, be greeted in the Lord! This day you come to invite us, the people of God, to share in your joy.
Today, in this church, you are the presence of Christ in our midst. Your love is the symbol of His love for us, the Church.
With open arms we welcome you, as you welcome us into the experience of love you want to share with us here. Let us
celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins and ask for Gods forgiveness for them.
(Pause)
All:
I confess to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault. In my thoughts
and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; and I ask Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, all the angels
and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Father:
May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
All:
Amen.
KYRIE
Father:
Lord, have mercy.
All:
Lord, have mercy.
Father:
Christ, have mercy.
All:
Christ, have mercy.

Father:
Lord, have mercy.
All:
Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA
Glory to God in the highest! Sing glory to God!
Glory to God in the highest! And peace to his people on Earth!
OPENING PRAYER
Father:
Let us pray. Almighty God, hear our prayers for Armand and Becky, who have come here today to be united in the
Sacrament of Marriage. Increase their faith in you and in each other, and through them bless your Church with Christian
children. We ask you this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, forever and ever.
All:
Amen.
(PLEASE BE SEATED)
LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING
May God bring us to old age together.
Joanna: A reading from the book of Tobit (8:5-7).
On the wedding night Sarah got up, and she and Tobias started to pray and beg that deliverance might be theirs. He began
with these words: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers; praised be your name forever and ever. Let the heavens and all
your creation praise you forever. You made Adam and you gave him his wife Eve to be his help and support; and from
these two the human race descended. You said, It is not good for the man to be alone; let us make him a partner like
himself. Now, Lord, you know that I take this wife of mine not because of lust, but for a noble purpose. Call down your
mercy on me and on her, and allow us to live together to a happy old age.
This is the Word of the Lord.
All:
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Lead Me Lord
(Arnel de Pano)
SECOND READING
Above all have love, which is the bond of perfection.
Lorelie: A reading from the letter of Paul to the Colossians (3:12-17).
Because you are Gods chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with heartfelt mercy, with kindness, humility,
meekness, and patience. Bear with one another; forgive whatever grievance you have against one another. Forgive as the
Lord has forgiven you. Over all these virtues put on love, which binds the rest together and makes them perfect. Christs

peace must reign in your hearts, since as members of the one body you have been called to that peace. Dedicate
yourselves to thankfulness. Let the word of Christ, rich as it is, dwell in you. In wisdom made perfect, instruct and
admonish one another. Sing gracefully to God from your hearts in psalms, hymns, and inspired songs. Whatever you do,
whether in speech or in action, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through him.
This is the Word of the Lord.
All:
Thanks be to God.
(PLEASE RISE FOR THE GOSPEL ACCLAMTION)
ALLELUIA
Word of God enthroned,
Dwell in us forever more.
Love has come to show the way
Hallelujah! Peace be with us.
Love has come to show the way.
THE GOSPEL
Father:
Alleluia, alleluia. If we love one another, God will live in us in perfect love.
All:
Alleluia.
Father:
Almighty God, cleanse my heart and my lips that I may worthily proclaim your gospel.
Father:
The Lord be with you.
All:
And also with you.
Father: A reading form the holy gospel according to John (15:9-12).
All:
Glory, to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples: As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Live on in my love. You will live in my love
if you keep my commandments, even as I have kept my Fathers commandments, and live in his love. All this I tell you
that my joy may be yours and your joy may be complete. This is my commandments: love one another as I have loved
you.
Father:
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Father:
May the words of the gospel wipe away our sins.

THE HOMLY
THE RITE OF MARRIAGE
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES
Father:
The candles are symbols of Gods presence from whom alone can be obtained abiding light and warmth, wisdom and
love, hope and life, now and forever.
May we request Regina and Clayton to please come forward and light the candles and may we request the Principal
Sponsors to please come forward.
Father, we ask you to enlighten this couple and bless them as they journey through a new beginning. Lead them with Your
heavenly light on the path to eternal life.
ALLOCUTION
Father:
Dearly beloved Armand and Becky, 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 the married state.
Father:
And you, dear brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help them with your prayers and accept them as a new couple in our
Christian community.
CONSENT
Father:
May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following questions. Armand and Becky, have you come here freely and
without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?
Armand and Becky:
We will.
Father:
Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and His Church?
Armand and Becky:
We will.
EXCHANGE OF VOWS
Father:
Armand and Becky, since it is your intention and desire to enter into Holy Matrimony, please join your right hands and
express your intention before God and His Church.
Armand:
I, Armand Cruz, take you, Becky Ambion, to be my wife, I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness
and in health, I will love you and honour you all the days of my life.
Becky:
I, Becky Ambion, take you, Armand Cruz, to be my husband, I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in
sickness and in health, I will love you and honour you all the days of my life.

CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND

Father:
And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those present here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of
marriage which you have declared. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All:
Amen.
BLESSING OF THE ARRHAE AND RINGS
Father:
May we request Elijah and Zachery to please come forward with the ring and arrhae. Armand and Becky, we shall now
bless your rings and arrhae.
Let us pray. Bless O Lord, your servants Armand and Becky with sufficiency of material possessions which these arrhae
symbolize so that they may use them to attain eternal life, through Christ our Lord.
All:
Amen.
GIVING OF THE RINGS AND ARRAE
Mark:
Becky, wear this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Becky:
Amen.
Becky:
Armand, wear this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Armand:
Amen.
Armand:
Becky, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of my dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit.
Becky:
I accept them and promise to help you uphold your pledge.
LIGHTING OF THE UNITY CANDLE
Father:
We will now witness Armand and Becky light up the unity candle which symbolizes the end of their separate lives. Now,
they will join as one in our Lord Jesus Christ. And so, every year from this day forward, on each anniversary, they shall
again light this candle to remind them of the vows they have made this afternoon.
(PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL)
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Father:
Let us pray to God is Love and manifested this Love among us when He sent his only Son into the world that we may
Have life through Him.
Marishka:
The response is Lord, graciously hear us.
All:
Lord, graciously hear us.
Marishka:
For Armand and Becky, that they may become happy in their married life. Let us pray to the Lord.
That their love for one another may grow through the years of their lives. Let us pray to the Lord.
That they may help one another in times of loneliness and distress. Let us pray to the Lord.
For all those who stood at the side of Armand and Becky in the past: for their parents, who gave them their lives. Let us
pray to the Lord.
For their families where they grew up. Let us pray to the Lord.
For their pastors and teachers who planted in their hearts the faith in Gods kindness and love. Let us pray to the Lord.
For all married couples: that they may assist one another in good and evil days. Let us pray to the Lord.
That they may carry one anothers burden and so fulfill the law of Christ. Let us pray to the Lord.
That they may develop patience and understanding for the shortcoming of their partners. Let us pray to the Lord.
For all of us here present, that the God of love may preserve us in the love and faith of Christ. Let us pray to the Lord.
For those who have died, especially the relatives and friends of Armand and Becky and of all present at this wedding, that
they may enjoy perfect happiness and fulfillment in eternal life. Let us pray to the Lord.
All:
Lord, graciously hear us.
Father:
Lord God, the love which we encounter in this world is Your work, which glorifies You. We ask You, open our hearts for
the words and signs of love, the message of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who told us, that You are our loving God and
Father, for ever and ever.
All:
Amen.

OFFERTORY PROCESSION
Draw Me Close To You
(KELLY CARPENTER)

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Father:
Blessed are You, Lord, god of all creation. Through Your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and
human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.
All:
Blessed be God forever.
Father:
Lord god, we ask you to receive us and he pleased with the sacrifice we offer you with humble and contrite hearts. Lord,
wash away my iniquity: cleanse me from my sin.
Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptance to God, the Almighty Father.
All:
may the Lord accept the sacrifice at Your hands for the praise and glory of His name, for our hood, and the good of all his
Church.
(PLEASE RISE)
Father:
Lord, hear our prayers and accept the gifts we offer for Armand and Becky. Today You have made them one in the
Sacrament of Marriage. May the mystery of Christs unselfish love, which we celebrate in this Eucharist, increase their for
You and for each other. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All:
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Father:
The Lord be with you.
All:
And also with you.
Father:
Lift up your hearts.
All:
We lift them up to the lord.
Father:
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All:
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
Father:
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give You thanks. You created man in love
to share Your divine life. We see His high destiny in the love of husband and wife, which bears an imprint of Your own
divine love. Love is mans origin, love is his constant calling, love is his fulfillment in heaven. The love of man and
woman is made holy in the Sacrament of Marriage, and becomes the mirror of Your everlasting love. Through Christ the

choirs of angels and all the saints praise and worship Your glory. May our voices blend with theirs as we join in their
unending hymn of praise:
All (to be sung):
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in
the highest. Blessed os he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
(PLEASE KNEEL)
LAYING OF THE VEIL AND CORD
Father:
May we request Glenn and Jacqueline to please come forward and lay the veil on Armand and Becky.
The veil on Armand and Becky from all harm. Lord, keep their hearts chaste and pure and guide them to live their lives in
fidelity and oneness of heart and mind. May they guided by the example of Joseph and Marys love and care for each
other.
Blessed Mary, we ask you to watch over your children under your mantle of protection.
May we request Richard and Jennifer to please come forward with the cord.
The conjugal cord binds their union, a bond of love in the arms of our Lord. May it remind them to face lives
courageously and to be a support to each other in carrying out their responsibilities as husband and wife and may nothing
ever come between them to break sacrament oneness.
Lord, as a symbol of unity by this cord, guide Armand and Becky to grow together in faith and in love form this day
forward.
Lord, You are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let Your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that
they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, He took the bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread,
gave it to his disciples, and said:

Take this, all of you, and eat it.

This is my body which will be given up for you.

When supper was ended, He took the cup. Again He gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:
Take this, all of you, and drink from it. This is the cup
of my blood. The blood of the new and everlasting
covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that
sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.
Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
All (to be sung):
Lord by Your cross and resurrection, you have set us free. You are the Saviour of the world.

Father:
In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank You for
counting us worthy to stand in Your presence and serve You. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be
brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with John Paul our Pope, our
Archbishop Exner, his assistant Bishops and all the clergy.
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 Joseph her husband,
the apostles, and with all the saints who have done Your will throughout the ages. May we praise You in union with them,
and give You glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours, Almighty Father, forever and
ever.
All (to be sung):
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen, we do believe!
(PLEASE RISE)
COMMUNION RITE
Father:
Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us.
All (to be sung):
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Father:
Deliver us Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in our days. In Your mercy, keep us free from sin and protect us from
all anxiety, as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
All (to be sung):
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
NUPTIAL BLESSING
Father:
Let us pray to the Lord for Armand and Becky who come to Gods altar at the beginning of their married life so that they
may always be united in love for each other as now they share in the body and blood of Christ.
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 fulfill 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 fulfillment 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 Armand and Becky.

Lord, grant that as they begin to live this sacrament they may share with each other the gifts 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 Becky, 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 Mark, 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