INTRODUCTION

C: Good Afternoon brothers and sisters.

Welcome to the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony of
John and Ruth Gay. Our Main Celebrant for this afternoons
mass is Rev. Fr. Raphael Leonardo Siapno.
Please stand.

GREETING

Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.

All: Amen

Priest: The grace and peace of God, our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. Be with you.

All: And with your spirit

PENITENTIAL RITE

Priest: My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the

sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins:

Priest: Lord, have mercy

All: Christ, have mercy

Priest: Christ, have mercy

All: Christ, have mercy

Priest: Lord, have mercy

All: Lord, have mercy COMMUNION

Priest: Glory to God in the highest Priest: This is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of
the world. Happy are those who are called to his
All: and peace to his people on earth. supper.
Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father
We worship you, we give you thanks All: Lord. I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the
We praise you for your glory. word and I shall be healed
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father.
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Choir:
world, have mercy on us
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, (After communion, when the Priest has finished cleaning the chalice)
Receive our prayer
For you alone are the holy one, you alone are the Lord. CONCLUDING RITE
You alone are the most high, Jesus Christ
With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Priest: Let us pray
Amen.
Lord, in your love you have given us his Eucharist to
unite us with one another and with you. As you have
OPENING PRAYER made John and Ruth Gay one in this sacrament of
marriage and in the sharing of one bread and the one
cup, so now make them one in love for each other. We
Priest: Let us pray. ask this through Christ our Lord.
Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a
symbol of Christs love for his Church. Hear our prayers for All: Amen
John and Ruth Gay. With faith in you and in each other they
pledge their love today. May their lives always bear witness to Praise: And may Almighty God Bless you, the father, and the
the reality of that love. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Son and the Holy Spirit
Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
All: Amen
Spirit, one God forever and ever.
Priest: The Mass is ended, go in peace to love and serve the
All: Amen. Lord and one another.

C: Please be seated. All: Thanks be to God.

LITURGY OF THE WORLD Choir: Recessional Songs.

FIRST READING
 COMMUNION RITE A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians

LORDS PRAYER Follow the way of love, even as Christ loved you. He gave
himself for us.
Priest: Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words
our Savior gave us Defer to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives should be submissive to their husbands as if to the Lord
Choir: Our Father because the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of his
Priest: Deliver us, Lord from evil and grant us peace in our body the church, as well as its savior. As the church submits to Christ,
day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect so wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church. He
coming of our savior, Jesus Christ.
gave himself up for her to make her holy, purifying her in the bath of
water by the power of the word, to present to himself a glorious
All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are your,
church, holy and immaculate, without stain or wrinkle or anything of
now and forever.
that sort. Husbands should love their wives as they do their own
bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Observe that no one ever
SIGN OF PEACE
hates his own flesh; no, he nourishes it and takes care of it as Christ
cares for the church for we are members of his body.
Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave
you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church and grant us the peace For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,
and unity of your kingdom where you live forever and and shall cling to his wife,
ever. and the two shall be made into one.

All: Amen This is a great foreshadowing; I mean that it refers to Christ and the
church. In any case, each one should love his wife as he loves himself,
Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
the wife for her part showing respect for her husband.
All: And with your spirit
The Word of the Lord.
Priest: Let us offer each other the sign of peace
All: Thanks be to God.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Priest: At this point, the cord and veil will be removed. RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Choir: Lamb of God Lector: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

C. Please kneel All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
Lector: They are happy, whose God is the Lord, bread gave it to his disciples and said: Take this, all of
the people he has chosen as his own. you and eat it: For this is my body which will be
The Lord looks on those who revere him, given up for you.
On those who hope in his love.
When supper was ended he took the cup, Again he
gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his
All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. disciples and said: Take this, all of you and drink from
it: For this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the
Lector: Our soul is waiting for the Lord, new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you
The Lord is our help and our shield. and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in
In him do our hearts find joy. memory of me.
We trust in his holy name.
Priest: The mystery of Faith
All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
Choir: We proclaim your death, O Lord
Priest: In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you
Lector: May your love be upon us, O Lord
Father, this life giving bread, this saving cup. We
As we place all our hope in you. thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your
presence and serve you. May all of us who share in
All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. the body and blood of Christ be brought together in
unity by the Holy Spirit.
Please stand to honor the Holy Gospel
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world;
make us grow in love, together with Francis XVI our
Choir:
Pope, our bishop and all clergy. Remember our
brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the
GOSPEL hope of rising again; bring all the departed into the
light of your presence. Have mercy on us all, make us
Priest: The Lord be with you. 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 throughout the ages.
All: And your spirit
May we praise you in union with them, and give you
glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 15:9-12
Through him, with him and in him, in the unity of the
All: Glory to you, O Lord Holy Spirit, all glory and honors is yours, almighty
Father, forever and ever
Priest: Jesus said: As the Father has loved me, so have I
Choir: Amen
loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my
commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have
All: We lift them up to the Lord kept my Fathers commands and remain in his love. 11 I
have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love
each other as I have loved you.
All: It is just and right
Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
PREFACE
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
Priest: Father, all powerful and ever living God, we do well
always and everywhere to give you thanks. By this
sacrament your grace unites man and woman in an C. Please be seated.
unbreakable bond of love and peace. You have
designed and chaste love of husband and wife for the THE RITE OF MARRIAGE
increase both of the human family and of your own
family born in baptism. ALLOCUTION

You are the loving Father of the world of nature, you

Priest: Dearly beloved John and Ruth Gay you are here today to seal
are the loving father of the new creation of grace. In
Christian marriage you bring together the two orders your love with an eternal bond before the Church. I assure you
of creation: natures gift of children enriches the of the prayers of our community, that God pour his abundant
world and your grace enriches also your church blessings on your love and help you to carry out the duties of
the married state. And you, dear brothers and sisters, may I
Through Christ the choirs of angels and all the saints ask you to help them with your prayers and accept them as a
praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend new couple in our Christian community.
with theirs as we join in their unending hymn:

At this point we shall witness John and Ruth Gay SCRUTINY

receiving the other symbols of marriage: the veil and
cord. John and Ruth Gay please kneel. Priest: May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following
questions. Ruth Gay did you come here of your own free will
Choir: Holy. Holy. Holy to bind yourself forever in the love and service of your
husband?
Priest: Lord you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness,
Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them Ruth Gay: Yes, Father
holy, so that they may become for us the body + and
the blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Priest: John, did you come here of your own free will to bind
Before he was given up to death he freely accepted. yourself forever in the love and service of your wife?
He took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the
John: Yes Father.
Priest: John and Ruth Gay, are you ready to raise as good LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Christians the children when God will give you
After the offertory:
John and Ruth Gay: Yes Father
C: May we request the CANDLE sponsors to light the
candles. The candle is a symbol of light and wisdom.
EXCHANGE OF CONSENT Its flame is a sign of the presence of God.

Priest: John and Ruth Gay since you wish to contract Holy Priest:
Matrimony, May I now request the parents of John
__________ and Ruth Gay ___________ or the principal
sponsors to please stand to witness the exchange of consent. All:
John and Ruth Gay please .. please join your right
hands and express your intention before God and his Church.
Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to
God, the Almighty Father
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for
the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the
good of all his church

Ruth Gay do you take John here present, for your lawful C: Please stand:
husband, according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the
Church? PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Ruth Gay: Yes, I do Priest: Lord accept our offering for this newly married couple
John and Ruth Gay, By your love and providence you
Priest: Do you give yourself to John as his wife? have brought them together, now bless them all the
days of their married life. We ask this through Christ
our Lord.
Ruth Gay: Yes, I do
All: Amen
Priest: Do you accept John as your lawful husband?
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Ruth Gay: Yes, I do
Priest: The Lord be with you
Priest: John, Do you take Ruth Gay, here present, for your
lawful wife, According to the rite of our Holy Mother, All: And with your spirit
the church?
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
John: Yes, I do

Priest: Do you give yourself to Ruth Gay as her husband?

John: Yes, I do John: Yes, I do

Priest: Do you accept Ruth Gay as your lawful wife? Priest: Do you accept Ruth Gay as your lawful wife?

John: Yes, I do John: Yes, I do

Priest: Now, Please pray this together. Priest: Now, Please pray this together.

John & Ruth Gay: John & Ruth Gay:

Grant us, O Lord, Grant us, O Lord,
To be one heart and one soul, To be one heart and one soul,
From this day forward From this day forward
For better, for worse For better, for worse
For richer, for poorer For richer, for poorer
In sickness and in health In sickness and in health
Till death do us part Till death do us part

CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND

Priest: And I by the authority of the Church, calling on all
those here present as parents and witnesses; do
confirm and bless the bond of marriage which you
have contracted, John and Ruth Gay, in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Priest: And I by the authority of the Church, calling on all
those here present as parents and witnesses; do
confirm and bless the bond of marriage which you
have contracted, John and Ruth Gay, in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen All: Amen

BLESSING OF THE ARRHAE AND RINGS BLESSING OF THE ARRHAE AND RINGS

Priest: John and Ruth Gay, we shall now bless your arrhae Priest: John and Ruth Gay, we shall now bless your arrhae
and rings. Our Help is in the name of the Lord. and rings. Our Help is in the name of the Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth All: Who made heaven and earth
Priest: Let us pray. Priest: Let us pray.
 Bless O Lord, these rings, so that your servants, John and Bless O Lord, these rings, so that your servants, John and
Ruth Gay, who wear them may ever live in mutual love and in Ruth Gay, who wear them may ever live in mutual love and in
unbroken loyalty. Through Christ our Lord. unbroken loyalty. Through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen All: Amen

Priest: Bless o Lord these rings so that John and Ruth Gay Priest: Bless o Lord these rings so that John and Ruth Gay
who wear them may ever live in mutual love and in who wear them may ever live in mutual love and in
unbroken loyalty through Christ our Lord. Amen unbroken loyalty through Christ our Lord. Amen

GIVING OF THE RINGS AND THE ARRHAE GIVING OF THE RINGS AND THE ARRHAE

Priest: Now give these rings to each other. Priest: Now give these rings to each other.

Ruth Gay: John wear this ring Ruth Gay: John wear this ring
As a sign of my love and loyalty As a sign of my love and loyalty
In the name of the Father, In the name of the Father,
And of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit And of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

John: Ruth Gay, wear this ring John: Ruth Gay, wear this ring
As a sign of my love and loyalty As a sign of my love and loyalty
In the name of the Father, In the name of the Father,
And of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit And of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

John: Ruth Gay, I give you this arrhae as a pledge of my John: Ruth Gay, I give you this arrhae as a pledge of my
dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Ruth Gay: And I accept them Ruth Gay: And I accept them

Priest: Let us welcome John and Ruth Gay as husband and Priest: Let us welcome John and Ruth Gay as husband and
wife from this day forward into our Catholic Christian wife from this day forward into our Catholic Christian
Community. Community.

All: Applaud All: Applaud

Priest: We shall proceed with our offertory procession Priest: We shall proceed with our offertory procession