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ecember 20 2014 Sant A nthony of Padua P arish I riga City

Eucharistic Celebration and the Rite of Marriage

Rev. Fr. Juan Pablo Z. Carpio

Officiating Pr iest

Saint Anthony of Padua ParishIriga City, Philippines

SCRIPTURE READINGFirst Reading : Lorvi Ann A. CanabeResponsorial Psalm : Lilian Joy P. FelicesSecond Reading : Alyza Z. AlmelorPrayers of the Faithful : Virginia F. Almelor

OFFERRORSHost : Mr. Domingo F. Almelor

Mrs. Yolanda C. AlmelorCandles : Mr. Oscar Canabe

Mrs. Lourdes A. CanabeFruits : Mr. Danilo F. Almelor

Mrs. Evelyn C. AlmelorFlowers : Mr. Arthur F. AlmelorMrs. Marivic B. Almelor

Eggs : Mr. Jose F. AlmelorMrs. Marilyn A. Almelor

Groceries : Mr. Antonio F. AlmelorMrs. Angelina A. Almelor

Cake : Mr. Angelo MartinMrs. Alicia Martin

Chalice : Mr. Danilo DC. SorianoMrs. Norma DC. Soriano

Ciborium : Mr. Fernando F. AlmelorMrs. Merly T. Almelor

Commentator : Maria Lovella A. Guevarra


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INTRODUCTORY RITES

Commentator: The sacrament of matrimony, though it begins with love ofman and woman, has always a greater social dimensionwhereby Gods love is felt and recognized. We are gatheredtoday to celebrate love. This Eucharistic Sacrifice of theMass is an act of love and thanksgiving, as we witness theexchange of vows ofJoel &Joanne Grace. Thus, bindingthemselves together in Holy Matrimony.

Let us all be seated for the processional.

ENTOURAGE PROCESSIONAL

ENTRANCE RITE

Commentator: Please all rise as we sing the entrance hymn.

Choir : ENTRANCE HYMN

Celebrant : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the HolySpirit.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, ourFather, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

All : And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL RITE

Celebrant : Dearly beloved Joel & Joanne Grace, God is love and hasmysterious way drawn you together in love. But he leavesyou free to make that love grow or to let it wither and die.


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The Lord will help you to forge a future for your love, ifyou do your share, when you stand to the commitment tolove and honor one another in good times and bad, in pov-erty and plenty, in sickness and in health, for better orworse, in that covenant which you are about to seal. Now,my brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebratethe sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

(Brief silence)

All : I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sis-

ters that I have sinned through my own faults, in mythoughts in my words, in what I have done, and in what Ihave failed to do. And I ask the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,all the Angels and Saints, and to you my brothers and sis-ters to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Celebrant : May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sinsand bring us to everlasting life.

All : Amen.

Choir : LORD HAVE MERCY.

Celebrant : Let us pray.

Father, You have made the bond of marriage a Holy Mys-tery, a symbol of Christs love for His church. Hear ourprayers forJoel&Joanne Grace.With faith in You and

each other they pledge their love today. May their lives al-ways bear witness to the reality of that love. We ask thisthrough our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives andreigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever andever.


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All : Amen.

Commentator : Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Commentator : Marriage means great sharing of selves. To pray togetheropens up a new and deeper level of this sharing. To pray isto place our life in our Fathers hands. It is to listen to Him,to be open to His word, to respond willingly to His desires.Let us listen to the first reading.

First Reading

Lorvi Ann : A reading from the Book of Genesis

Then the Lord said: It is not good for man to be alone. Iwill make a suitable partner for him. So the Lord Godformed out of the ground various wild animals and variousbirds of the air, and He brought them to the man to see

what he would call them; whatever the man called each ofthem would be its name. The man gave names to all the cat-tle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but noneproved to be suitable partner for the man. So the Lord Godmade the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep,he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.

The Lord God then built up into a woman the rib that Hehad taken from the man. When he brought her to the man,the man said: This at last, is bone of my bones and flesh

from my flesh! This is to be called woman, for this was tak-en from man. That is why a man leaves his father and hismother and clings to his wife, and the two of them becomeone body.

The Word of the Lord.


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All : Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Lilian Joy : Let our response be,

The Lord is kind and merciful,

Please repeat.

All : The Lord is kind and merciful.

Lilian Joy : Praise the Lord, my soul!All being praise His holy name!

Response.


Lilian Joy : Praise the Lord, my soul,and do not forget how kind He is.

Response.


Lilian Joy : He forgives all my sins,and heal all my disease.

Response.



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God with thanksgiving in your hearts. Everything you doare say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus,as you give thanks through Him to God the Father.

The Word of the Lord.


Commentator : Please rise to honor the Holy Gospel.

Choir : HALLELUJAH.

Celebrant : The Lord be with you.


Celebrant : A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

All : Glory to you, O Lord.

Celebrant : Some Pharisees came to Him and tried to trap Him by ask-ing, Does our law allow a man to divorce his wife for what-ever reason he wishes? Jesus answered, Havent you readthe scripture that says that in the beginning the Creatormade people male and female? And God said, For this rea-son a man shall leave his father and his mother and unitewith his wife, and the two shall become one. Man must notseparate, then, what God has joined together.

The Gospel of the Lord.

All : Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentator : Please be seated for the Homily.


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Homily

RITE OF MARRIAGE

Lighting of Candles

Commentator : May we now request the candle sponsors to light the wed-ding candles.

Heavenly Father, we acknowledge the light of the candlesas the symbol of Gods presence from whom alone can be

detained abiding light, warmth, wisdom and love, hope andlife, now and forever.

These candles symbolize the Light of Christ. The flame isthe symbol of Gods presence in the love ofJoel&JoanneGracefor each other. Let this light be your guide through-out your married life. Remember also that through Godalone can we attain abiding light and warmth, wisdom andlove, hope and life, now and forever.

Commentator : All remain seated. The bride and the groom please stand forthe Rite of Marriage. May I request the parents and theprincipal sponsors to stand beside the couple.

Allocution

Celebrant : Dearly belovedJoel &Joanne Grace, you are here today toseal your love with an eternal bond before the church. I as-

sure you of the prayers of our community that God maypour His abundant blessings in your love and help you carryout the duties of the married state.

And you, brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help themwith your prayers and accept them as a new couple in our


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Christian community.

Celebrant : May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following ques-tions:

Joanne Grace, do you come here of your free will to bindyourself forever in love and service of your husband?

Joanne Grace : Yes, Father.

Celebrant : Joel, do you come here of your free will to bind yourself for-

ever in love and service of your wife?

Joel : Yes, Father.

Celebrant : Joel &Joanne Grace, are you both ready to raise as goodChristians the children whom God will give you?

Joel & Joanne Grace : Yes, Father.

Exchange of Consent

Celebrant : Joel &Joanne Grace, since you wish to contract holy mar-riage, please join your right hands and express your inten-tion before God and His Church.

(Couple to join their right hands)

Joanne Grace, do you takeJoel, here present, for your law-

ful husband according to the rite of our Holy Mother, thechurch?

Joanne Grace : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you give yourself to him as a wife?


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Celebrant : Do you accept him as your lawful husband?


Celebrant : Joel, do you takeJoanne Grace, here present, for your law-ful wife according to the rite of our Mother, the Church?

Joel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you give yourself to her as her husband?

Joel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Do you accept her as your lawful wife?

Joel : Yes, I do.

Celebrant : Now, please say together after me:

Grant us, O Lord, to be one heart and one soul; from thisday forward; for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; insickness and in health; until do us part.

Confirmation of the Marriage Bond

Celebrant : And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on those pre-sent here as witness, confirm and bless the bond of the mar-

riage which, you have contracted. In the name of the Father,and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

Commentator : My dear friends, we now have a newly wedded couple in our


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midst. Let us clap our hands as a sign of our approval andwelcome.

Blessing of the Arrhae and Rings

Celebrant : Joel&Joanne Grace, we shall now bless your arrhae andrings. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All : Who made heaven and earth.

Celebrant : Let us pray

Bless O Lord, your servantsJoel &Joanne Gracewith suf-ficiency of material possessions which these arrhae symbol-ize so that may use them to attain eternal life, throughChrist our Lord.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : Let us pray

Bless O Lord, these rings so that your servantsJoel&Jo-anne Gracewho wear them may ever live in mutual loveand in unbroken loyalty through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Exchange of Wedding Rings and Giving of Arrhae

Celebrant : Now give these rings to one another and say after me;

Joel : Joanne Grace, wear this ring as a sign of my love and loy-alty. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of theHoly Spirit.


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Joanne Grace : Joel, wear this ring as a sign of my love and loyalty. In thename of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Joel : Joanne Grace, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of mydedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father, and ofthe Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Joanne Grace : I accept them.

(The parents of Joel & Joanne Grace and the principal spon-sors will return to their places.)

Prayers of the Faithful

Commentator : Please stand.

Celebrant : My brothers and sisters, let us now pray for the church andfor our newly-wedded couple whose marriage reflectsChrists union with His church. For every petition, let ourresponse be:

Lord, hear our prayer.

All : Lord, hear our prayer.

Ginny : Let us pray for the Church which is the bride of Christ thatshe may always be faithful in her mission of spreading thegood news of our salvation and Christs love for us.

Let us pray to the Lord.


Ginny : For our government leaders, that they may become Godsinstrument in protecting the family and defend it all cost.


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Ginny : For Joel & Joanne Grace, that they may be a source of eachothers joy and that God may keep their hearts united forev-er, and that He may protect them from all evil, lighten theirburdens and fortify them in their hearts.



Ginny : That God may renew the grace of the Sacrament of Matri-mony in all the married couples here present.



Ginny : For the dear parents of Joel & Joanne Grace, may the Lordbless them with good health, so that they may live to rejoicein the birth of a new generation. May the Lord continue toreward them with His blessings for the care and guidancethey have showered upon their children.



Ginny : For the family, relatives and friends of Joel & Joanne Gracewho have enriched their lives, that He may grant the happi-ness they seek.



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Ginny : For Joel & Joanne Grace, that they may continue to experi-ence Gods love in one another and also becomes blessingsto others. May they have the gifts of children, a happy mar-riage and good health for the rest of their lives.



Celebrant : Almighty Eternal God, look down with favor upon yourservant,Joel &Joanne Grace. Grant them the grace to re-main faithful to you and one another. At the end of a longand well spent life, reward them with eternal happiness to-gether with their children and all those who love them,grant them through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The Offertory

Commentator : Please be seated for the offertory.

Choir : OFFERTORY SONG

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Commentator : We will now witness the lighting of the unity candle.

May we request the candle sponsors to assist the couple inthe lighting of the unity candle.


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Celebrant : Blessed are You, Lord, God of all creation. Through Yourgoodness, we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine andwork of human hands. It will become the Spiritual Drink.

All : Blessed be God forever.

Celebrant : Pray brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God,the Almighty father.

All : May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for thepraise and glory of His name, for our good and the good ofall His church.

Prayer over the Gifts

Celebrant : Lord, accept our offering for this newly-married coupleJoel&Joanne Grace, by Your love and confidence You havebrought them together, now bless them in all the days oftheir married life. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Preface

Celebrant : The Lord be with you.


Celebrant : Lift up your hearts.

All : We lift them up to the Lord.

Celebrant : Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

All : It is right and just.


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Celebrant : It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, alwaysand everywhere to give You thanks, Father most holy,through Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, Your Word

through whom You made all things, whom sent as our Sav-ior and Redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born ofthe Virgin. Fulfilling Your will and gaining for You a holypeople, He stretched out His hands as He endured His pas-sion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the res-urrection. And so, with the angels and all the Saints we de-clare Your glory, as with one voice we acclaim:

Choir : Holy . . . .

Commentator : Please all kneel.

Eucharistic Prayer

Celebrant : You are holy indeed, O lord, the fountain of all holiness.Make holy therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending downyour Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may be-

come for us the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time He was betrayed and entered willingly into HisPassion, He took bread and giving thanks, He broke it, andgave it to His disciples saying:

Take this, all of you, and eat it, for this is my body, whichwill be given up for you.

In a similar way, when supper was ended, He took the chal-ice and, once more giving thanks, He gave it to His disci-ples, saying:

Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chal-ice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant,


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which will be poured out for you and for many for the for-giveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

Acclamation

Celebrant : The mystery of faith.

Commentator : Please rise.

Choir : Christ has died . . . .

Celebrant : Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of His death andresurrection, we offer You, Lord, the Bread of Life and Chal-ice of Salvation, giving thanks that You have held us worthyto be in Your presence and minister You. Humbly we praythat, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may begathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, Your Church, spread throughout theworld, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with

Francis, our Pope, Rolando Tria, our Bishop and all theclergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallenasleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have diedin Your mercy; welcome them into the light of Your face.Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed VirginMary, Mother of God, with the blessed Apostles, and all theSaints who have pleased You throughout the ages, we may

merit to be coheirs to eternal life; and may praise and glorifyYou through Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O God, AlmightyFather, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is

Yours, forever and ever.


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All : Amen.

COMMUNION RITE

Celebrant : At the Saviors command and formed by divine teaching, wedare to say:

All : Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy name; Thykingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tres-passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead

us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Nuptial Blessing

Celebrant : My dear friends, let us turn to the Lord and pray that Hewill bless with His grace this woman, Joanne Grace, nowmarried in Christ to this man, Joel, and that He will uniteand love the couple He has joined in this holy bond.

Father, by Your power You have made everything out ofnothing. In the beginning, You created the universe andmade mankind in Your likeness.

You gave man the constant help of woman so that man andwoman should no longer be two but one flesh and You teachus that what You have united may never be divided.

Father, You have the union of man and wife so holy a mys-

tery that it symbolizes the marriage of Christ and HisChurch.

Father, by Your plan, man and woman are united and amarried life has been established as the one blessing thatwas not forfeited by original sin or washed away in the


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flood.

Look with love upon this woman, You daughter, now joinedto her husband in marriage. She asks Your blessing. Giveher the grace of love and peace. May she always follow theexample of the holy woman whose praises are sung in thescriptures.

May her husband put his trust in her and recognize that sheis equal and the heir with him to the life of grace. May healways honor her and love her as Christ loves His bride, the

Church. Father, keep them faithful in marriage and let thembe living examples of Christian life. Give them the strengthwhich comes from the gospel so that they may be witnessesof Christ to others. Bless them with children and help themto be good parents. May they live to see their childrenschildren. And after a happy old age, grant them fullness oflife with the saints in the kingdom of heaven.

Through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen.

Prayer for Peace

Celebrant : Lord Jesus Christ, You said to Your apostles: I leave youpeace my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but onfaith of Your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of

Your kingdom where You live forever and ever.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : The peace of the Lord be with you always.



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Celebrant : Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

All : Peace be with you.

Breaking of Bread

Choir : LAMB OF GOD . . . .

Commentator : Please kneel.

Celebrant : Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away thesins of the world.. Blessed are those who are called to thesupper of the Lamb.

All : Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof,but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion

Choir : COMMUNION SONG

Commentator : (After the communion.)

May we request the secondary sponsors to please removethe ribbon, cord and veil.

Prayer After the Communion

Celebrant : Let us pray.

Lord, in Your love, You have given us the Eucharist tounite with one another and with You. As You have made

Joel & Joanne Grace one on this sacrament, so now makethem one in love for each other. Grant this through Christ


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our Lord.

All : Amen.

Admonitions

Celebrant : Joel&Joanne Grace, now that you have received the HolySacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain faithfulto one another.

Joanne Grace, love Joel, your husband and be a good wife,

preserve in faith, love and holiness.

Joel, love Joanne Grace, your wife as Christ love HisChurch and live with her in the holy fear of the Lord.

The Sevenfold Blessing

Celebrant : We shall now give the newlyweds the Sevenfold Blessings.

The Lord be with you.

All : And with Your Spirit.

Celebrant : May the Lord unite your hearts in one enduring bond ofpure and faithful love.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : Joel & Joanne Grace, may the Lord bless you by the word ofHis mouth.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts and in


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your home. May you have true friends to stand by you, bothin joy and in sorrow.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May you be ready with help and consolation for all thosewho come to you in need. And may the blessing promised tothe compassionate descend in abundance upon your home.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May you be blessed in your work and enjoy its fruits. Maycare never cause distress nor desire for earthly possessionlead you astray, but may your hearts concern be always forthe treasure laid up for you in the life in heaven.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that you mayreap the harvest of good life. And after you have served

Him with loyalty in His kingdom on earth, may He takeyou up in His eternal abode in heaven.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : And may the Almighty God bless you all, the Father, theSon, and the Holy Spirit.

All : Amen.

Celebrant : Our celebration of life and love has ended, may we go nowin peace to love and serve the Lord.



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Celebrant : My dear friends, may I have the honor to introduce to you,Mr. and Mrs. Joel Soriano.

Joel, you may now kiss your wife., Joanne Grace.

Commentator : Lets give a big round of applause to our newly-wed couple.Congratulations!

Choir : FINAL SONG

Signing of Marriage Contract

Commentator : The Maid of Honor and Best Man are kindly requested tocome forward to assist the couple and witness in signing ofdocument.

Photo Session

Commentator : May we request everyone to stay and be seated for the pic-torials. As I call on the persons concerned, please join the

couple on the altar for the picture taking.

Sequence of Pictorials:1. Couple with Priest2. Couple3. Couple with Brides Parents4. Couple with Grooms Parents5. Couple with Both Parents6. Couple with Principal Sponsors

7. Couple with Best Man and Maid of Honor8. Couple with Secondary Sponsors9. Couple with Ushers and Usherettes10. Couple with Groomsmen and Bridesmaids11. Couple with Little Groom and Little Bride12. Couple Symbol Bearers and Flower Girls


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13. Couple with the entire Entourage14. Couple with Brides immediate family15. Couple with Grooms immediately family16. Couple with Friends and Guests

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