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Why get married in the Church?

The first paragraph of canon number 1055 of the Code of

Canon Law states that: "The matrimonial alliance, by which the
The man and the woman constitute a communion of life together, it is
ordered, by its natural nature, to the benefit of the spouses, to the generation
and to the education of the offspring, and was elevated, among the baptized, to
dignity of sacrament by Christ the Lord" (CIC, canon 1055). The
From this small and dense text, one can glean a rich
answer to a question that is very common among couples of
Boyfriends: "Why get married in the Church?" Let's break it down,
reflecting on each of the highlighted expressions in the quote
above.
Communion of the whole life: Communion is harmony, it can be
partial or total. An example of partial communion is when two
men work at the same company, sharing
work. Or when two people live in the same neighborhood,
making communion of locality etc. But in marriage the
communion is not just of work or housing, but of life. The
the life of the spouses is united by the marriage bond so that both
share everything with one another, becoming one flesh, one
only life, one meaning, one love. Such a bond is not temporary,
like a job or residence, but it's for the whole earthly life of
couple. That is why the priest says: 'until death do us part.'
marital union does not consist in the annihilation of the person of one
or another, but in the acceptance of each one in view of the good of both.
Well of the spouses: The Church, just like God, wants happiness
of people and believes that true happiness can only be found
No love. The love that unites a couple comes from God Himself who wanted it.
that man and woman should become one flesh to live
happy. Adam, even in the face of so many animals and plants from creation,
felt lonely and had the need for someone to share the
life. Thus God gifted him with the woman, making him exclaim:
This time, it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh!
23). The husband's mission is to make his wife happy and the wife's mission
is to make the husband happy. Such happiness does not consist of joys.
hedonists and passengers, but in a perpetual and continuous satisfaction
with shared life. One must be the good of the other.
Generation and education of the offspring: The children are an integral part of
happiness of the couple. They are the gift of the family to society and for
they must be well-mannered to help in human progress
and in the announcement of the Word of God. The couple who decides not to have children
is, in fact, being somewhat selfish in not wanting your
love expands and bears fruit for society and for the Church.
Even those couples who, for personal reasons, cannot
to have children naturally, are called to adopt children who do not
they had the opportunity to be welcomed by a home. The gesture of
adopting a child reveals the noblest face of human love and brings
for the couple a deep family animosity.
Dignity of the sacrament: The sacraments are the marks of God
in the life of a Christian that goes from their birth until their
death, going through the service interval of baptism. The marriage
it is divine, it must be respected and valued as such. In today's world,
many wedding celebrations look more like social events of
that the celebration of love between two people who unite in front of
God, of the priest and the brethren. A simple marriage is better.
be happy, than a pompous and empty celebration of love.
the pomp of a celebration often happens to hide
the void of meaning of life and faith. May the ceremonial team of our
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the community can be attentive to provide not a
social celebration, but a true meeting of the spouses one
with the other and with God.
May couples be like Mary and Joseph, and guide their
communion in love, in complicity and in service to God. Thus
so be it, amen.

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 Initial Rites
INITIAL COMMENT

Comment 1: Today our Church is celebrating, because we are going to

to celebrate and witness before Christ, who is love, the marriage
So, the party of love implies support, hands held with the
friends, with whom do you bet on the sacrament of Matrimony and believe
In the love of the couple. In this sense, let's welcome the groomsmen.

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Comment 2: Our parish community rejoices today with the

union ofNeN. The marriage bond, celebrated here and
contemplated by all, it expresses the love that exists between the two.
Let us ask in this celebration that God may bless this union and
provide happiness for the couple. Let's begin our celebration
welcoming the godparents.

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Comment 3: As a family gathered around Christ, our

Lord, let's celebrate the union between NeN. Let's make this of
celebration a moment of deep prayer for the lives of the newlyweds,
so that they can be happy and fruitful in love. Filled with joy
who springs from the inexhaustible source of love, let us receive the godparents.

Music: Entrance of the groomsmen.

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GROOM'S ENTRANCE

Loving is to experience the fullness of good, mixed.

to a divine and human ecstasy. To love is to feel that the earth and the sky
forms a paradise without contradictions. It is to believe that the dream does not
it is a distant utopia, but an expression of the concrete truth that
manifests before the altar of the Lord. In this sense, let us receive
the groom.

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Commentary 2: Just as Saint Joseph was, the husband is called to

be the guardian of your family. It must be a true companion
he is an excellent father. His responsibility is to watch over, take care of, and,
mainly, to love. Let's welcome the groom.

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Comment 3: Even in the face of a multitude of animals and

plants, Adam still felt the need for someone who would be
similar. Thus God gave him to a woman, to be hers
faithful companion. The love that unites man and woman, besides being
the wish of God is also a need of the couple. Let us receive
the groom.

Music: Groom's Entrance.

BRIDE'S ENTRANCE

Comment 1: Love knows no barriers, it invades any limit.

human to manifest. We are here to witness that the
love is a gift; it is God manifesting in human form and
concrete. Love is a mystery that reveals itself. It is a force that surrenders, it is

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light that reflects. Today we celebrate love in the form of giving,
donation, tenderness and grace. Let us receive among us, with joy, the bride.

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Comment 2: Maria, the Mother of Jesus, is the greatest example of

wife. Her fidelity, love, complicity, and affection towards
José, although not mentioned in the scriptures, is narrated with great
tenderness through tradition. Immersed in admiration for the example of
Maria, as a wife and mother, let us welcome the bride.

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Comment 3: God wanted man and woman to unite in

marriage and constituted such union as a sacrament, that is, a sign
divine sanctifying, to seal such union. The wife is called to be
next to her husband, being his faithful companion. In this spirit,
We welcomed the bride.

Music: Bride's entrance.

GREETING

Priest: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen!
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father and the
The communion of the Holy Spirit be with you!
Blessed be God who gathered us in the love of Christ!

Brief Address

Sac.: For the celebration of this wedding, my brothers and sisters, happy
here we gather in the house of the Lord,
On the day when our friends
they decided to establish their new home.
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For them, this moment is of utmost importance!
That's why we will accompany them.
with our friendship and our fraternal prayer.
United with them, we will listen carefully
the Word that God directs us today.
And then, together with the Holy Church,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
let's ask God the Father
may it embrace, bless, and always keep us united
these brides, their servants and our brothers.

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Sac.:NeN
the Church shares in your joy
and you receive with heart,
as well as to your parents, relatives, and friends,
on this day when, before God, our Father,
I will establish among you
a ring for a lifetime.
May the Lord hear you on this day of such happiness,
and I send you heavenly assistance,
and may it keep you for a long time,
and grant you many thanks, according to your heart,
and may you realize all your aspirations.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

OREMOS: Attend to our supplications, O God

and pour out your blessings upon NeN,
so that, uniting in Marriage before your altar,
may they be confirmed in charity.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen!

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O God, who from the beginning

you mysteriously sanctified the marital union
to prefigure in the marriage
the mystery of Christ and the Church,
give it to realize in your life
this great sacrament.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
in the unit of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

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O God, who from the beginning of the world,

you blessed the marital union,
pour down upon your servants NeN
the grace of your blessing,
so that they live united in holy alliance,
in one heart, in one soul, in one holiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
in the unit of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

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 Liturgy of the Word
ENTRY OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURE

According to Saint Augustine: The Holy Bible is the

Love letter that God offers us. Therefore, let's receive it.
singing.

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Commentary 2: The Holy Scripture must be the manual of

instructions for the couple's life, to be read and prayed in the family.
Knowing the importance of the Word of God in the life of the couple,
We received the Bible.
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Comment 3: The Bible is the love story between God and the
men, love this that is also present among NeN. In this
spirit, let us receive the Holy Scripture.

Music: Entrance of the Word of God

READINGS

1st Option: Gn 1:26-28.31a

Reading from the Book of Genesis:
God said, 'Let us make man in our image'
and according to our likeness,
so that he may have dominion over the fish of the sea,
about the birds of the sky, about the animals of all the earth,
and about all the reptiles that crawl on the earth.
And God created man in His image,
In the image of God he created him: male and female he created them.

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And God blessed them and said to them:
"Be fruitful and multiply,"
fill the earth and subdue it!
Dominate over the sea fish,
about the birds of the sky
and about all the animals that move on the earth.
And God saw that everything He had made,
And behold, everything was very good.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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2nd Option: Gn 2, 18-24

Reading from the Book of Genesis
The Lord God said:
It is not good for man to be alone.
I will give you an assistant similar to him.
Then the Lord God formed out of the ground all the wild animals
and all the birds of the sky,
and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them;
Every living being would have the name that Adam gave it.
And Adam named all the domestic animals,
to all the birds of the sky and to all the wild animals,
but Adam did not find a helper suitable for him.
Then the Lord God caused to fall
a deep sleep about Adam.
When he fell asleep,
he took one of his ribs and closed the place with flesh.
Then, from the rib taken from Adam,
The Lord God formed the woman and brought her to Adam.
And Adam exclaimed:
This time, yes, it is bone of my bones
the flesh of my flesh!
She will be called 'woman'
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because it was taken from man.
Therefore, a man will leave his father and mother
and he will join his wife,
and they will be one flesh.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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3rd Option: Gn 24, 48-51.58-67

Reading from the Book of Genesis
In those days, Abraham's servant said to Laban:
"I blessed the Lord, God of my lord Abraham,"
that had guided me on the right path,
in order to choose his brother's daughter
for your brother's wife
for your son's wife.
So, tell me if you are willing
to demonstrate friendship and loyalty to my lord,
so that I can guide myself.
Laban and Bethuel answered:
These words come from the Lord,
and we cannot tell you anything other than his will.
Here is Rebeca before you:
Take it, part,
and that she may be the wife of your lord's son,
as the Lord said.
They then called Rebeca and asked her:
Do you want to go with this man?
She replied: 'I want.'
They let his sister Rebecca leave,
together with her wet nurse,
the servant of Abraham and his men.
They made vows for the prosperity of their sister and said:
You, our sister,
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It grows in thousands of thousands,
and your descendants
conquer the enemy cities.
Rebekah and her maids arose,
They mounted the camels and followed the man.
And so, the servant took Rebekah and departed.
Isaac had returned from the region of the well of Lahai-Roi.
and lived in the land of Negueb.
In the late afternoon, Isaac went out to the field for a walk.
Looking up, he saw camels approaching.
Rebeca also, lifting her eyes, saw Isaac.
He got down from the camel and asked the servant:
Who is that man coming through the field, towards us?
The servant replied: "It is my lord."
She pulled the veil and covered her face.
So the servant told Isaac everything he had done.
He introduced Rebeca into the tent of Sara, her mother,
and took her as his wife.
Isaac comforted himself thus after his mother's death.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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4th Option: Tb 7, 6-14

Reading of the Book of Tobias
In those days,
Ragoel stood up and kissed Tobias, crying.
And he said: "Blessed are you, my son,
son of such a good and excellent father!
What a disgrace, for a man so just to have gone blind.
and so generous with alms!
She threw herself, crying, into Tobias's arms,
son of your brother.
Likewise, Edna, his wife, mourned Tobias.
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And Sara, their daughter, also cried.
Ragoel then killed a lamb from the flock
and offered them cordial hospitality.
After taking a bath and purifying themselves,
They sat at the table.
Tobias then said to Rafael:
Azarias, my brother,
to the Ragoel that gives me Sarah, my sister, as a wife.
Ragoel heard those words and said to the young man:
Come, drink and spend this night peacefully.
There is no one entitled
to receive Sara, my daughter, as a wife,
if not you, my brother.
In the same way, I also do not have the right
to give it to no one but you,
because you are my closest relative.
I will, however, tell you the whole truth, my son.
Give seven men from among our brothers
and they all died on the night they were going to approach her.
Now, son, eat and drink,
and the Lord will provide for you.
Tobias replied: "I will neither eat nor drink,
before you decide my situation.
Ragoel replied: "Okay."
It is you that she is given to,
according to the prescription of the Book of Moses.
Thus, if heaven decrees that she be given to you,
take your sister with you.
From now on, you are his brother, and she is your sister.
From today, she is given to you forever.
May the Lord of heaven make you happy tonight, my son,
and grant you mercy and peace!
Ragoel called his daughter Sara, and she came closer.
He took her by the hand and handed her to Tobias, saying:
Receive it in accordance with the Law
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according to the precept in the Book of Moses,
through which she must be given to you as a wife.
Take her and bring her, happy, to your father's house.
May the God of heaven guide you in peace.
Called the girl's mother
and told him to bring a sheet of papyrus
to write the marriage contract,
declaring that she delivered her to Tobias as a wife
according to the sentence of the Law of Moses.
And her mother brought the papyrus sheet
and she wrote and signed.
After that, they started to eat and drink.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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5th Option: Tb 8, 4b-8

Reading from the Book of Tobias
On the wedding night, Tobias said to Sarah:
Get up, sister!
Let us pray and implore our Lord
that He grant us mercy and salvation.
She rose, and they both began to pray and to plead,
that salvation might be granted to them.
He started by saying:
You are blessed, O God of our fathers,
blessed is your name,
for all the centuries and generations!
That the heavens and all your creatures
I bless you for all centuries.
Were you the one who created Adam,
and for him you created Eve, his wife,
to serve as help and support for you.
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From both started the generation of men.
You said it yourself:
It is not good for man to be alone.
Let's make a helper similar to him.
Now, Lord, it is not out of impure desire
what I receive, as a wife, this my sister,
but I do it with a sincere heart.
Be merciful to me and to her
And grant us that we arrive, together,
At an advanced age
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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6th Option: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31

Reading of the Book of Proverbs
A strong woman, who will find her?
She is worth much more than the jewels.
Her husband trusts her completely,
and there will be no shortage of resources.
She brings you only joy and no sorrow,
every day of your life.
Look for wool and linen,
and skillfully work their hands.
Reach out for the rock
and her fingers hold the spindle.
Open your hands to the needy
and extends his hand to the poor.
The charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting;
The woman who fears the Lord, she is to be praised.
Proclaim the success of your hands
and in the square let them praise her works!
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!
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7th Option: Ct 2:8-10, 14, 16a; 8:6-7a

Reading from the Book of Songs of Songs
It is the voice of my beloved!
Here he comes leaping over the mountains,
jumping over the hills.
My beloved seems like a gazelle,
or a still young deer.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
spying through the windows,
observing through the bars.
My beloved speaks to me saying:
Rise up, my beloved,
My beautiful cock, come!
My rod, you who dwell in the crevices of the rock,
in the steep hideout,
show me your face, let me hear your voice!
For your voice is so sweet,
"Your face is funny."
My beloved is all mine and I am his.
He said to me: 'Set me as a seal upon your heart,
like a seal on your arm!
For love is as strong as death
and passion is cruel like the dwelling of the dead;
its sparks are of fire, a divine flame.
Torrential waters will never erase love,
No rivers can drown you.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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8th Option: Eccl 26:1-4, 16-21
Reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus
Happy is the husband who has a good wife:
the number of your days will be doubled.
The virtuous woman is the joy of her husband,
May you pass the years of your life in peace.
A good wife is an excellent inheritance,
reserved for those who fear the Lord.
Rich or poor, your husband has joy in his heart,
And in any circumstance shows a pleasant face.
The grace of a woman is the delight of her husband.
and your practical sense revives your bones.
A woman friend of silence is a gift from the Lord
and nothing compares to a well-educated soul.
A modest woman is a graceful beauty,
and there is no measure that determines the value of the chaste soul.
Like the sun that rises in the heights of the Lord,
thus the charm of a good wife in a well-ordered house.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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9th Option: Jeremiah 31:31-32a, 33-34a

Reading the Book of Jeremiah
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord,
in which I will conclude with the house of Israel
and to the house of Judah a new covenant;
not like the covenant I made with your ancestors,
when I took them by the hand
to take them out of the land of Egypt.
This will be the ring
what I will conclude with the house of Israel,
after those days, says the Lord:
I will print my law in your entrails,
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and I will inscribe it in your heart;
I will be your God and they will be my people.
It will no longer be necessary
teach your neighbor or your brother,
saying: 'Know the Lord!';
everyone will recognize me,
from the least to the greatest of them, says the Lord.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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10th Option: Rom 8:31b-35, 37-39

Reading of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Brothers:
If God is for us, who can be against us?
God did not spare his own Son,
but delivered it for all of us;
how would he not give us everything along with him?
Who will accuse the chosen ones of God?
God, who declares you just?
Who will condemn?
Jesus Christ, who died, but even more, who resurrected,
and is at the right hand of God, interceding for us?
Who will separate us from the love of Christ?
Tribulations? Anguish? Persecution?
Hunger? Nudity? Danger? Sword?
But in all these things, we are more than conquerors,
thanks to the one who loved us!
I am sure that neither death nor life,
neither the angels, nor the celestial powers,
neither the present nor the future,
not even the cosmic forces,
neither the height nor the depth
nor any other creature.
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will be able to separate us from the love of God for us,
manifested in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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11th Option: Romans 12:1-2, 9-13

Reading of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
By the mercy of God, I exhort you, brothers,
to offer yourselves as a living sacrifice,
holy and pleasing to God:
This is your spiritual worship.
Do not conform to the world, but be transformed,
renewing your way of thinking and judging,
so that you may distinguish what is the will of God,
that is, what is good, what pleases you, what is perfect.
May your love be sincere.
Hate evil, cling to good.
May fraternal love unite you to one another.
with tender affection,
preventing you with mutual attentions.
Be zealous and diligent, fervent in spirit,
serving always the Lord,
joyful because of hope,
strong in tribulations, persevering in prayer.
I helped the saints in their needs,
I persisted in the practice of hospitality.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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12th Option: Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7, 13
Reading of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Brothers:
We should not seek our own satisfaction.
Each of us should seek to please our neighbor for the good,
aiming at the building.
Indeed, Christ also did not seek
your own satisfaction.
O God who gives consistency and comfort
grant us the grace of harmony and concord, with one another,
as Christ Jesus teaches.
Thus, having as if one heart and one voice,
You will glorify God and the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Therefore, welcome one another,
for Christ also welcomed you, for the glory of God.
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace,
in your life of faith.
Thus, you will overflow with hope,
by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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13th Option: 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20

Reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers:
The body is not for immorality, but for the Lord,
and the Lord is for the body;
And God who raised the Lord,
he will also raise us up by his power.
Perhaps you are unaware
That your bodies are members of Christ?
Whoever joins the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
Flee from immorality.
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In general, any sin that a person may commit
stay out of your body.
But the fornicator sins against his own body.
Or did you not know that your body
it is the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit,
who lives in you and is given to you by God?
And therefore, you are also unaware
Do you not belong to yourselves?
In fact, you were bought, and for a very high price.
So, glorify God with your body.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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14th Option: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a.

Reading of the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers:
You aspire to the highest gifts.
I will still show you a way
incomparably superior.
If I spoke all the languages,
of men and of angels,
but did not have charity,
I would be like a bronze that sounds or a cymbal that rings.
If I had the gift of prophecy,
if I knew all the mysteries and all science,
if I had all the faith, to the point of moving mountains,
but if there were no charity,
I would be nothing.
If I were to spend all my belongings for the sustenance of the poor,
if I delivered my body to the flames,
but had no charity,
That would be of no use to me.
Charity is patient, is kind;
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is not envious, is not vain, does not become arrogant;
does nothing inappropriate, is not self-serving,
do not get angry, do not hold grudges;
does not rejoice in iniquity,
but rejoices in the truth.
It supports all, believes all, hopes all, forgives all.
Charity will never end.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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15th Option Eph 4:1-6

Reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians
Brothers:
I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you
walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
With all humility and gentleness,
support one another with patience, in love.
Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace.
There is one Body and one Spirit,
how is it that there is only one hope to which you were called.
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
one God and Father of all,
who reigns over all,
acts through all and remains in all.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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16th Option Eph 5:2, 25-32

Reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians
Brothers:
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I lived in love, as Christ loved us
and he surrendered himself to God for us.
Husbands, love your wives,
as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her.
He wanted to make her holy,
purifying her with the bath of water united with the Word.
He wanted to present her to himself splendid.
without stain or wrinkle, or any defect,
more holy and irreproachable.
This is how the husband should love his wife,
like to your own body.
He who loves his wife loves himself.
No one ever hated their own flesh.
On the contrary, feed it and surround it with care,
as Christ does with the Church;
and we are members of your body!
For this reason, a man will leave his father and his mother
and will be united with his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.
This mystery is great
and I interpret it in relation to Christ and the Church.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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17th Option: Philippians 4:4-9

Reading of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians
Brothers:
Rejoice in the Lord always;
I repeat, rejoice.
Let your kindness be known to all men!
The Lord is near!
Do not be anxious about anything,
but present your needs to God,
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in prayers and supplications, accompanied by thanksgiving.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
As for the rest, brothers, occupy yourselves
with all that is true, respectable, just,
pure, kind, honorable
everything that is virtue or in any way deserves praise.
Practice what you have learned and received from me,
or what you saw and heard from me.
Thus the God of peace will be with you.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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18th Option: Colossians 3:12-17

Reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians
Brothers:
You are loved by God,
You are your holy elect.
Therefore, clothe yourselves with sincere mercy,
goodness, humility, meekness, and patience,
supporting each other
and forgiving one another,
if one has a complaint against the other.
As the Lord forgave you,
forgive one another likewise.
But, above all, love one another,
for love is the bond of perfection.
May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts,
to which you were called as members of one body.
And be grateful.
That the word of Christ, with all its wealth,
live in you.
Teach and admonish one another with all wisdom.
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From the depths of your hearts, sing to God
Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,
in thanksgiving.
Whatever you do, in words or deeds,
be done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Through him give thanks to God, the Father.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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19th Option: Heb 13:1-4a.5-6b

Reading of the Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers:
Persevere in brotherly love.
Do not forget hospitality;
then, thanks to her,
some have hosted angels, without realizing it.
Remember the prisoners,
as if we were trapped with them,
and those who are mistreated,
for you also have a body!
Let marriage be honored by all
and the marital bed, without stain.
May the love of money not inspire your conduct.
Be content with what you have,
because he himself said:
I will never leave you, I will never abandon you.
So we can say, boldly:
The Lord is my helper, I will never be afraid.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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20th Option: 1Pd 3,1-9
Reading of the First Letter of Saint Peter
Wives, submit to your husbands.
Thus, those who still do not obey the Word
can be conquered, even without speeches,
by the behavior of their wives,
upon observing your chaste and respectful conduct.
Your adornment should not be in external things,
such as braided hair,
gold jewelry, luxurious dresses,
but in the personality that hides in your heart,
marked by the stability of a gentle and serene spirit,
precious thing before God.
This is how, in the past, the holy women adorned themselves.
who placed their hope in God:
I was submissive to my husbands.
In this way, Sara obeyed Abraham.
calling him your lord.
You will become daughters of Sarah,
If you practice good,
do not let yourselves be intimidated by anyone.
Likewise, you husbands,
Live wisely with your wives,
treating them as a more fragile vessel,
and you granted them the due honor as co-heirs
of the grace of life,
so that your prayers may not be frustrated.
Finally, be all of one mind,
compassionate, brotherly, merciful, and humble.
Do not repay evil with evil, nor insult with insult.
On the contrary, bless; for this you were called:
to be heirs of the blessing.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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Or

21st Option: 1 John 3:18-24

Reading of the First Letter of Saint John
Little children, let us not love only with words and by mouth,
but with actions and for real!
There is the criterion to know that we are of the truth.
and to calm our hearts before God,
for if our heart condemns us,
God is greater than our heart
and knows all things.
Dearest, if our heart does not accuse us,
we have confidence before God.
And anything we ask we receive from him,
because we keep your commandments
and we do what pleases you.
This is your commandment:
that we may believe in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ,
and let us love one another,
according to the commandment that he gave us.
Who keeps your commandments
He stays with God, and God stays with him.
That he remains with us,
we know it by the Spirit that he gave us.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

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22nd Option: 1 John 4:7-12

Reading of the First Letter of Saint John
Dearest, let us love one another,
because love comes from God,
and everyone who loves
born of God and knows God.
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Whoever does not love has not come to know God,
for God is love.
This is how God's love was manifested among us:
God sent his only Son into the world,
so that we may have life through him.
This is what love consists of:
we did not love God,
but it was he who loved us
and sent His Son
as a victim of reparation for our sins.
Dearest, if God loved us this way,
we must also love one another.
No one has ever seen God.
If we love one another,
God remains with us.
and your love is fully realized between us.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

Or

23rd Option: Revelation 19:1, 5-9a.

Reading of the Book of Revelation of Saint John
I, João, heard a loud rumor
of a great crowd in the sky,
who cried out: "Hallelujah!"
Salvation, glory, and power
they belong to our God.
Then a voice came from the throne, inviting:
Praise our God, all you his servants
and all of you who fear him, both small and great.
I also heard the rumor of a large crowd.
It sounded like the roar of torrential waters.
and the rumbling of strong thunder.
The crowd was shouting: "Hallelujah!"
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The Lord our God, the Almighty has begun to reign.
Let's stay happy and content,
And we give glory to God,
for the time has come for the marriage of the Lamb.
Your wife has already prepared.
He was given to dress himself
with bright and pure linen.
(The linen represents the righteous deeds of the saints).
And an angel said to me: 'Write:'
Blessed are the guests at the feast
the wedding of the Lamb.
Word of the Lord.
Thank God!

Psalms

1st Option: Responsorial Psalm 32 (33)

He spreads his grace throughout the land.

His grace overflows throughout the land.

Blessed is the people whose God is the Lord, and the nation He chose for His own.
inheritance! The Lord looks upon those who fear Him, and who
we trust waiting in your love.R.

In the Lord we wait confidently, for he is our help and

protection! Therefore, our heart rejoices in Him, His holy name
is our only hope.

About us come, Lord, your grace, in the same way as in

You, we hope! About us come, Lord, your grace, from
the same way that we hope in you.

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2nd Option: Responsorial Psalm 33 (34)

Taste and see how sweet the Lord is.

Taste and see how sweet the Lord is.

I will bless the Lord God at all times, His praise will be
always in my mouth. My soul glorifies in the Lord;
Listen to the humble and rejoice! R.

With me, magnify the Lord God, let us all exalt together the
your name! Every time I sought him, he heard me, and from all
He freed me from fears. R.

Behold his face and rejoice, and let your face not be covered with
shame! This unfortunate person cried out to God and was heard, and the Lord
freed from all anguish.

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and they
Save. Taste and see how sweet the Lord is! Blessed is the man who has
In your refuge!

Or

3rd Option: Responsorial Psalm 102 (103)

The Lord is forgiving, He is favorable.

The Lord is lenient, He is favorable.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, his holy
name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, do not forget
none of your favors!

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The Lord is forgiving, is favorable, is patient, is kind, and
compassionate. As a father has compassion for his children, the Lord
have compassion for those who fear him.

The love of the Lord God for those who fear Him is everlasting and endures.
forever; and also His righteousness extends to generations until the
children of your children, to those who faithfully keep your Covenant.

Or

4th Option: Responsorial Psalm 111 (112)

Blessed is the one who walks in the law of the Lord.

Blessed is the one who walks in the law of the Lord.

Blessed is the man who respects the Lord and who lovingly cares for his
Lai! Your descendants will be strong on the earth, blessed is the generation.
of the straight men! R.

There will be glory and wealth in your house, and it will last forever.
He did well. He is correct, generous, and compassionate, shining like light.
in the darkness for the righteous.

Blessed is the charitable and helpful man, who settles his affairs.
with justice. For the upright man will never waver, his memory
remains eternally.R.

Or

5th Option: Responsorial Psalm 127 (128)

Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

Blessed are those who fear the Lord.

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Blessed are you if you fear the Lord and walk in His ways! From work
From your hands you shall live, you will be happy, everything will be well.

Your wife is a fruitful vine in the heart of your house!

Your children are olive shoots around your table.

Blessed is every man who fears the Lord. The Lord

bless you from Zion every day of your life.

Or

6th Option: Responsorial Psalm 144 (145)

The Lord is very good to everyone.

The Lord is very good to everyone.

The Lord is mercy and compassion, he is love, he is patience, he is

compassion. The Lord is very good to all, his tenderness
embrace all creatures.

May your works, O Lord, glorify you, and your saints

with praises may they bless you! All eyes, O Lord, are upon you
Wait, and you give them food at the right time.

The Lord is just in His ways; He is holy in all His works.

does. He is close to the person who invokes him, to all those who
invoke faithfully.

Or

7th Option: Responsorial Psalm 148

Let all praise the name of the Lord.
Let everyone praise the name of the Lord.

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Praise the Lord God in the highest heavens, praise Him in the exalted.
heavens! Praise Him, His angels, all praise Him, praise Him, legions
celestial!R.

Praise him, sun and moon, and bless him, praise him, you shining stars!
Praise Him, O heavens of heavens, and bless Him, and you, waters that are above
about the skies.R.

Mountains and hills, bless him, all cedars and you, trees
fruit-bearing; wild beasts and you, tame animals, all the reptiles and
the birds that fly.R.

King of the earth, all peoples, bless him and you, princes and all the
judges; and you, young people, girls and boys, elders and little children,
Bless him! Praise the name of the Lord, let all praise him, because
only your name is excellent! R.

The majesty and splendor of his glory surpass in greatness the

heaven and earth. He exalted his chosen people in power, he is the reason
of praise for your saints.

GOSPEL

1st Option: Mt 5:1-12a

The Gospel proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew
At that time,
Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down.
The disciples approached,
And Jesus began to teach them:
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are the afflicted,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will possess the land.
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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
because they will attain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of justice,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you,
When they insult and persecute you,
and, lying, they said all kinds of evil against you,
because of me.
Rejoice and exult,
for great will be your reward in heaven.
Word of salvation.
Ass.: Glory to You, Lord!

Or

2nd Option: Mt 5:13-16

Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
You are the salt of the earth.
Now, if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will we season?
He will be good for nothing else,
otherwise to be thrown away and trampled by men.
You are the light of the world.
A city cannot remain hidden
built on a hill.
No one lights a lamp
and place it under a bowl,
but in a lamp,
where she shines for all those who are at home.
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Let your light shine before men also,
so that they may see your good works
and praise your Father who is in heaven.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

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3rd Option: Mt 7:21, 24-25

Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord',
will enter the Kingdom of Heaven,
but what puts it into practice
the will of my Father, who is in heaven.
Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice,
it is like a wise man,
who built his house on the rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
the winds blew against the house,
but the house didn't fall,
because it was built on the rock.
Word of salvation.
Ass.: Glory to You, Lord!

Or

Option 4: Mt 19:3-6
Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew
At that time, some Pharisees approached Jesus,
and they asked, to try him:
A man is allowed to divorce his wife
for any reason?
Jesus answered:
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"Did you never read that the Creator,
from the beginning, he made them male and female?
And he said: 'For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother,

and they shall become one flesh with his wife

So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

Or

5th Option: Mt 22:35-40

Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew
At that time,
one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to test him:
Master, what is the great commandment in the Law?
Jesus said to him: "You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your understanding!
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is similar to this one:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
All the Law and the prophets
depend on these two commandments.
Word of salvation.
Ass.: Glory to You, Lord!

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Option 6: Mark 10:6-9

The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Mark
At that time, Jesus said:
Since the beginning of creation,
God made them male and female.
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For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother,
and the two will become one flesh.
Thus, they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate!
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

Or

7th Option: John 2:1-11

Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John
At that time,
there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee.
The mother of Jesus was present.
Also Jesus and his disciples
they had been invited to the wedding.
As the wine ran out,
Jesus' mother said to him:
They no longer have wine.
Jesus answered him:
Woman, why do you say that to me?
My time has not arrived yet.
His mother said to the servants:
Do what he tells you.
There were six stone jars placed there.
for the purification that the Jews usually perform.
In each of them, there was room for more or less one hundred liters.
Jesus said to those who were serving:
Fill the jugs with water.
They filled them to the brim.
Jesus said: "Now take it and give it to the master of the feast."
And they took it. The master of ceremonies tasted the water,
that had turned into wine.
He didn't know where he came from,
but those who were serving knew,
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for they were the ones who had taken the water.
The master of ceremonies then called the groom and said to him:
Everyone first serves the better wine.
and when the guests are already drunk,
serve the lesser wine.
But you have kept the best wine until now!
This was the beginning of the signs of Jesus.
He performed it in Cana of Galilee.
and manifested His glory,
and his disciples believed in him.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

Or

8th Option: John 15:9-12

Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
"As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you as well.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments,
you will remain in my love,
just as I kept my Father's commandments
and I remain in your love.
I told you that,
that my joy may be in you
and may your joy be complete.
This is my commandment:
love one another,
just as I loved you.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

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9th Option: John 15:12-16
The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John
At that time, Jesus said to his disciples:
This is my commandment:
love one another,
as I have loved you.
No one has greater love
than that one who gives his life for his friends.
You are my friends,
if you do what I command you.
I no longer call you servants,
for the servant does not know what his master does.
I call you friends,
because I made you known
everything I heard from my Father.
You did not choose me,
but it was I who chose you
and I appointed you to go,
and to bear fruit,
and that your fruit may remain.
What then you will ask the Father in my name
He will grant it to you.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

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10th Option: John 17:20-23

The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to John
At that time,
Jesus lifted his eyes to heaven and prayed, saying:
Holy Father, I do not pray only for them,
but also for those
that they will believe in me through your word,
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so that everyone is one
as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
and for them to be in us,
so that the world may believe that you sent me.
I gave them the glory that you gave me,
so that they may be one,
as we are one:
I in them and you in me,
so that they may reach perfect unity
and the world knows that you sent me
and you loved them, as you loved me.
Word of salvation.
Glory to you, Lord!

Homily.

Sacramental Rite of
Marriage
Dear couple NeN,
you came to this Church,
so that, in the presence of the Priest and the Christian community,
your decision to enter into Matrimony
be marked by Christ with a sacred sign.
Christ blesses your conjugal love generously.
Having already consecrated you through Baptism,
will enrich and strengthen you now
with the sacrament of Marriage,
to be faithful to each other for life
and you may assume all the duties of Matrimony.

DIALOGUE BEFORE CONSENT

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Sac.:NeN, you come here to unite in Matrimony.
That is why I ask you
before the Church gathered here:
Is it of your free and spontaneous will that you do it?
Groom: Yes!
Sac.: Embracing Marriage,
they promise love and fidelity to one another.
Is it for all of life that you promise?
Grooms: Yes!
Are you willing to receive with love?
and the responsibility of the children that God entrusts to you,
educating them in the law of Christ and the Church?
Grooms: Yes!

CONSENT

To express your consent

to seal the sacred bond of Matrimony,
before God and His Church, gathered here,
give each other the right hand.

Groom: Me, N,
I welcome you, N, on behalf of my wife.
and I promise to be faithful,
to love you and to respect you,
in joy and in sorrow,
in health and in sickness,
every day of our lives.

Bride: Me, N,
I receive you, N, for my husband
and I promise to be faithful,
to love you and to respect you,
in joy and in sorrow,
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in health and in sickness,
every day of our life.

Or

Sac. to the Groom: N, do you want to receive N as your wife

and you promise to be faithful,
love her and respect her, in joy and in sadness,
in health and in sickness,
every day of your life?
Groom: I want!

Sac. to the Bride: N, do you want to receive N for your husband

and you promise to be faithful,
to love him and respect him, in joy and in sorrow,
in health and in sickness,
every day of your life?
Bride: I want!

ACCEPTANCE OF CONSENT

God confirm this commitment

what you manifested before the Church
and pour out His blessings upon you!
I declare you husband and wife.
Let no one separate what God has united!

Or

O God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob,

O God who blessed our parents in paradise,
confirm and bless in Christ
this commitment that you expressed before the Church.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
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Let no one separate what God has united!

BLESSING AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS

Comment 1: Alliance requires loyalty. Loyalty is not just

respecting the commitment is giving the other stability, tranquility
for sure. It is to say: the world may collapse, I will always be there for you
side. Let us receive the rings that will be blessed and will express
for this couple the mutual commitment of fidelity and help
mutual.

Or

Comment 2: God made the new and eternal covenant with man.
through the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. By
even power, It also seals your alliance of love with the
another in this celebration. Such a bond is symbolized in the rings,
symbol of commitment and love. Let us receive the rings of
couple.

Or

Comment 3: The rings are a symbol of commitment and of

fidelity. The experience of this symbolism occurs in the righteous experience and
fertile for the couple. Let us pray that families live more of their
commitment of love. Let us pray especially today for the couple who
now has united in marriage, so that they may be happy and prosper
the Church with its love and example. Let us receive its alliances.

Song: Entrance of the rings.

God bless these rings

what do you want to give to each other
as a sign of love and fidelity.
Amen.
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Or

O God, who made the covenant with us,

bless † the alliances ofNeN,
so that these your children remain faithful to each other
love each other in your peace.
For Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Or

O God, bless these your children

and sanctify them in your love:
that these rings, a sign of loyalty,
remind us aNeN, of your promise.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Husband: N, receive this ring

in sign of my love and my fidelity.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Wife: N, receive this ring.

as a token of my love and my loyalty.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

One can sing a song of praise.

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PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Brothers and sisters, Christ promised to help us when

if we are united in love and faith. Let us at this moment make our
prayers for this new couple, for the new family they will form,
for the couples present here and for all of us.

Lord, hear our prayer!

1) Pray, so that the Lord may grant a faithful love abundantly.

and matured in joy and in pain, and thus the home that begins today
be an environment where there is always welcome and human warmth,
we pray:
2) For the parents of NeN, who knew how to educate their children for the
love, for service and for responsibility, so that
may they always feel the joys that come from family,
we pray:
For all the families present here, so that they may be true.
communities of love and life, living signs of communion and
unit, let us pray:
4) So that the celebration of this Marriage leads us to believe in
the force of love that is eternal, because it comes from God, let's pray:

O God, in whose providence the family society has its

firm foundation, listen, merciful, to the prayers of your
servants, and make it so that, following the example of the Holy Family,
we celebrate endlessly your praises in the joy of your house.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen!

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Brothers and sisters in Christ, remembering the special grace that

God wanted to bless and consecrate the love of these our brothersNeN,
let's entrust them to the Lord.
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Lord, hear our prayer.

1) So that our brothers NeN, now united in holiness

Marriage, may they enjoy health and peace, let us pray to the Lord.
2) To bless your union, as He blessed the wedding at Cana,
we pray to the Lord.
3) To give them love and peace, and thus bear witness to the name of
Christians, let us pray to the Lord.
For all Christian people, that they may always grow more in holiness.
of life, and for all those who are going through difficulties, so that
let us reach out for the assistance of divine grace, let us pray to the Lord.
5) For all the couples present here, may the Holy Spirit
renew in them the grace of this sacrament, let us pray to the Lord.

Pour out, Lord, into the hearts of these spouses the spirit of
your love, so that they may be one heart and one soul, and nothing
may you separate what you have joined, nor afflict those whom you have blessed. For
Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Or

Brothers and sisters in Christ, let us follow with our

we pray for this new family, so that the mutual love of these spouses
grow more each day, and may God protect all the families of the world.

Hear us, Lord

1) For these new husbands NeN, and for the happiness of their family,
we pray to the Lord.
For their parents, relatives, and friends, and for all those who helped.
In this marriage, let us pray to the Lord.
For the young people preparing for marriage, and for all
that God calls to another state of life, let us pray to the Lord.
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For all the families of the world and for peace among all, let us pray.
to the Lord.
For all the members of our families who have already passed away.
world, and for all the deceased, let us pray to the Lord.
6) Through the Church, holy people of God, and for the unity of all
Christians, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord Jesus Christ, who is present among us, now that

these our brothers greet their union with an oath of
love, accept our prayers and fill them with your Spirit. You,
that you live and reign forever.
Amen.

NUPTIAL BLESSING

This is the moment of the nuptial blessing, I invite the parents of

grooms so that, together with me, extend their hands over the couple to
that may be enriched with the graces and blessings of heaven.

Then the priest prays one of the options below,

observing the gestures suggested by the guidelines.

O God, You unite the woman to the husband

and gives to this union established since the beginning
the only blessing that has not been abolished,
not for the punishment of original sin,
not by the condemnation of the flood.

Turn your gaze, look with kindness

about these your children,
that, united by the bond of Marriage,
we hope to be strengthened by your blessing:
send them the grace of the Holy Spirit,
so that, imbued with your charity,
stay faithful to the marital covenant.
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May love and peace remain in the heart
from your daughter
and let her seek the example of the holy women,
exalted in the Sacred Scriptures.
Don't trust your husband;
and know how to honor her with due esteem,
recognizing the companion
the thread of divine life
and loving her with that love
with which Christ loved His Church.

We ask you, O Father,

may your children remain steadfast in faith
I love your commandments;
may they remain faithful to each other
and may they be an example for everyone.

Animated by the power of the Gospel,

be among all
true witnesses of Christ.
(May they be fruitful in children,
country of proven virtue,
and they may see the children of their children).

In the end, after a long and happy life,

we reach the kingdom of heaven
and the fellowship of the saints.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Or

Holy Father,
when creating the human person in your image,
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man and woman you created,
so that, united in one heart and one flesh,
they fulfilled their mission on earth.

O God, to reveal your plan of love,

you wished to pronounce, in the love of the husband and the wife,
the alliance you made with your people,
and in the Matrimony of your faithful,
elevated to the dignity of a sacrament,
You manifested the nuptial mystery of Christ and the Church.
Bless now these your children,
extending your protective hand over them,
and pour into their hearts
the power of the Holy Spirit.

Grant to Anen
that, through the sacrament of Matrimony,
communicate to each other the gifts of your love,
, and being a sign of Your presence to one another,
become one heart and one soul.

Grant them also

that they sustain with their work the home now founded
(and educate your children according to the Gospel,
in order to participate, in heaven, in your family).

Extending hands over the bride:

Dare to pour out your blessings
about this your daughter,
to fulfill the mission of wife (and mother),
warm the home with your tenderness
and adorn it with your grace.

Extending hands over the groom:

Also accompany, with your blessing,
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this your son
to fulfill with fidelity and solicitude
the duties of a husband (and of a father).

Extending hands over both:

Finally, O heavenly Father,
grant to me,
that today united in your presence
and they will approach the sacred table,
the grace to participate one day
of the banquet of heaven.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Or

Holy father, creator of the universe,

you made man and woman in your image,
and you wanted to cover your union with blessings;
we ask you for these your servants,
who today unite by the sacrament of Matrimony.

Let your abundant blessings descend

about this wife
and about N, your life partner.
May the strength of the Spirit
inflame, from above, your hearts.

Thus, finding happiness in marital love,

(they adorn their home with children,
enrich the Church,
I serve everyone as an example.

In joy, may they praise you

and in sadness, seek you,
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we feel your assistance in your work,
and in your afflictions your consolation.
That they celebrate with their brothers and sisters.
the sacred liturgy
and give the world the testimony of your love.

Finally, after a long and happy life,

may they, with the friends that surround them,
to reach the kingdom of heaven.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Communion Rite
Let's pray, with love and trust, the prayer that Lord us
taught.

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be your name;
come to us your kingdom,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
forgive us our offenses,
as we forgive those who have offended us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Raising the host, the priest says:

Blessed are those invited to the Lord's Supper. Behold the Lamb.
of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Lord, I am not worthy

that you entered my dwelling,
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Communion Song.

Post-Communion Prayer

Grant, O Almighty God,

that the grace of Marriage
brings abundance to this couple,
and may we all reap the fruits
of the sacrifice that we offer.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Or

Sac.: WE PRAY: Having participated in your table,

we ask You, O God, that NeN,
United in Matrimony, may they always follow you.
and proclaim your name to everyone.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Or

We beseech: Fortify, O God, by this sacrifice,

the marital union that you instituted in your providence,
so that they may become one heart and one soul
those you united in Matrimony
and you fed them with the same bread and the same cup.
For Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

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 Final Rites
Collect the signatures of the newlyweds.

ACT OF DEVOTION TO OUR LADY

Comment 1: Maria walked to her cousin Izabel and today
walks to this new couple. Like Mary, the husband and the
wife, also take this walk building a home with
dialogue, forgiveness, and love. In this sense, let us receive the image of
Our Lady, singing.

Or

Comment 2: Maria is a mother and walks with us. Her intercession

helps us overcome difficulties and fight for a better world.
May Maria serve as an example for the new family that is being formed.
today's form. Let us receive the Image of the Virgin Mary, under the title of
_______.

Or

When the image is of the Holy Family:

The Holy Family is an example for all families
Christians. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph formed the most perfect family of
humanity, but that did not prevent them from going through difficulties.
Dear newlyweds, in difficulties, remember the family of Jesus
and move forward. Let us receive the Holy Family.

Music for the entrance of the image.

If the image of the Virgin Mary is that of Aparecida, one prays to her
next consecration:

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O Most Holy Mary, through the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
in your dear image of Aparecida, you spread countless
benefits throughout Brazil.
I, although unworthy of belonging to the number of your children and
daughters, but full of the desire to partake in the benefits of your
mercy, prostrated at your feet, I consecrate to you my
understanding, so that you always think of the love you deserve;
I dedicate my tongue to you so that I may always praise and proclaim you.
your devotion; I consecrate my heart to you, so that, after
God loves you above all things.
Receive me, O incomparable Queen, you who were with the crucified Christ
gave us as Mother, in the blessed number of your sons and daughters;
receive me under your protection; help me in all things
my needs, spiritual and temporal, especially at the time of
my death.
Bless me, celestial cooperator, and with your powerful
intercession, strengthen me in my weakness, so that
serving you faithfully in this life, may I praise you, love you and
to give you thanks in heaven, for all eternity.
Amen.

Where

If the image of the Virgin Mary is of some other title, rather than
the one from Aparecida, the following prayer is said:
Oh, my Lady and also my mother
I offer myself entirely, all to you
And in proof of my devotion, I today give you my heart.

I dedicate to you my eyes, my ears, my mouth

Everything I am, I wish to belong to you
Incomparable mother, guard me and defend me
As a son and your property.
Amen.

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Where

If the Image is of the Holy Family, the following prayer is said:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
in You, we contemplate
the splendor of true love,
To You, with confidence, we turn.

Holy Family of Nazareth,

tear our families apart too
places of communion and prayer cenacles,
authentic schools of the Gospel
and small house churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth,

that no longer should be done, in families, experience
of violence, selfishness, and division:
who was injured or scandalized
depression meets consolation and healing.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,

hear, attend to our supplication.
Amen! (Pope Francis)

Or

If the image is of any other saint of devotion:

The Saints are, in addition to being faithful intercessors, great examples of
following Christ. They are the ones who inspire us to stay steadfast.
in faith, even in the face of the difficulties that life may place before us.
Your devotion to a saint should not be simply praying to him.
to grant us heavenly favors, but it is also to know
your life story and take it as an example. In this sense,
we received the image of ___________.

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MESSAGE

The love between a man and a woman

it is much deeper and more true
when God happens first in the life of the couple.
How nice it is to know that there is someone to love
and to feel the affection with the expression of that love!
Mainly if it is true and founded.
in a promise of fidelity and respect
from both of those who love each other
and they want to make this love an example of a relationship
fed by God's love in their lives.
Despite all the difficulties they will face
the love they feel for each other
and the trust you have in this God who united them
is much greater than anything that might arise to try to take away
the certainty you have in your hearts.
May all things always be beautiful and peaceful between you.
May neither of them forget the value
what they are to each other and for all this and much more,
always expect true and faithful love from one another.
Receive the most sincere wishes for happiness from our community,
The Parish of the Glorious Martyr Saint Sebastian of Alpinópolis.
Be happy, thank you very much.

Or

Dear Couple,
at the moment you make the commitment
to be happy together,
we can only wish that such happiness is fully realized,
and that the passing of the years only confirms
and strengthen the love that unites you.
May peace and prosperity reign in your lives!
May patience, tolerance, and solidarity
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may be the basic ingredients of your day-to-day,
and that the example of this gathering of yours
be the best translation for joy, happiness, and love.
Receive the sincerest wishes for happiness from our community,
The Parish of the Glorious Martyr Saint Sebastian of Alpinópolis.
Be happy, thank you very much.

Or

Dear couple,
Today our community witnessed your union.
Such a union is for us a reason for great joy.
Families are the heart, the support, and the foundation of our parish and of
our city.
To have them as members of our great parish family
Beyond being an honor, it is a responsibility.
You will always be in our prayers, and we ask that you also
pray for us.
Receive the most sincere wishes of happiness from our community,
the Parish of the Glorious Martyr Saint Sebastian of Alpinópolis.
Be happy, thank you very much.

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FINAL BLESSING

The Lord be with you!

He is among us.
Holy: May God, your Father, keep you in His love, so that
peace of Christ dwell in you and remain always in your house.
Amen.
May He give you the blessing of children, the support of friends, and peace.
with everyone.
Amen.
Sac.: Be a sign of God's love in the world, open your door.
to the poor and unhappy, who one day will receive you, grateful, in the
house of the Father.

Amen.
Thus: And to all of you, gathered here, may God bless you all.
powerful, Father and Son †and Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Or

The Lord be with you!

He is among us.
Sac.: Jesus, who attended the wedding at Cana, pour out your blessings
about you and your relatives and friends.
Amen.
O Christ, who loved his Church until the end, pour out
continuously your love in your hearts.
Amen.
The Lord make you witnesses of His resurrection and give you
to wait joyfully for the promised happiness.
Amen.
And to all of you, gathered here, May God bless you all-
powerful, Father and Son † and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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Or

The Lord be with you!

He is among us.
O God Almighty grant you His joy and
bless your children.
Amen.
The Son of God accompany you with care in joy and
in sadness.
Amen.
Holy Spirit, may you continuously pour out charity upon you.
hearts.
Amen.
Bless you all, gathered here, May God bless you all
powerful, Father and Son † and Holy Spirit.
Amen.

LITURGICAL FAREWELL

Be fruitful and multiply, says the Lord.

Go in peace and may the Lord always be with you.
Amen.

Or

What God has joined, let no one separate.

Go in peace and may the Lord always be with you.
Amen.

Or

Remain in my love, says the Lord.

Go in peace and may the Lord always be with you.
Amen.
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Bibliographic Data
Material prepared from the Official Roman Rite of Marriage, under the direction and
guidance from the Reverend Parish Priest, Father Donizetti de Brito.
The use of this material is restricted to the jurisdiction of the Parish of the Glorious Martyr Saint
Sebastião de Alpinópolis, Diocese of Guaxupé.

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