Liturgical Information
Wedding Mass – Format B
Liturgical Color: White
Themes: love, commitment, Christ & the Church
Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
At dawn, O Lord, fill us with your merciful love,
and we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us
and upon the work of our hands (T.P. alleluia). Psalm 20:3,5 [Roman Missal]
Domine refugium factus es nobis a generatione et progenie: a sæculo, et in sæculum tu es.
Ps. Priusquam montes fierunt, aut formaretur terra et orbis: a sæculo, et usque in sæculum tu es Deus. Ps 90:1,2
[Graduale Romanum, p.79]
Deus in loco sancto suo: Deus, qui inhabitare facit unanimes in domo: ipse dabit virtutem et fortitudinem plebi suæ.
Ps. Exsurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimici eius: et fugiant, qui oderunt eum, a facie eius. Ps 68:6,7,36,2
[Gregorian Missal, p.509]
Nuptiæ factæ sunt in Cana Galilææ, et erat ibi Iesus cum Maria matre sua (T.P. alleluia). [Graduale simplex, p.379]
Collect:
Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord,
and in your kindness
pour out your grace on these your servants (N. and N.),
that, coming together before your altar,
they may be confirmed in love for one an- other.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er.
A-men.
— or —
O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage
by so great a mystery
that in the wedding covenant you foreshadow
the Sacrament of Christ and his Church,
grant, we pray, to these your servants,
that what they receive in faith
they may live out in deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er.
A-men.
Lectionary Readings:
There are many options given in the Lectionary from which to select readings for the Marriage Ceremony. These are merely suggestions.- Genesis 2:18-24 [And the two will be one flesh. /v.24]
- Psalm 103:1-2 / 8,13 / 17-18 [R. The Lord is kind and merciful. /v.8]
- Colossians 3: 12-17 [Above all have love, which is the bond of perfection. /v.14]
- Gospel Verse: I Jn 4:16 [Whoever remains in love, remains in God and God in him.]
- Matthew 22:35-40 [This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is like it. /v.38]
Offertory Antiphon:
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him to deliver them.
Taste and see how good the Lord is. Psalm 34:8-9
Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos: gustate et videte, quoniam suavis est Dominus. [Graduale Romanum, p.325]
Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos: gustate et videte, quoniam suavis est Dominus. [Gregorian Missal, p.530]
Qui exspectant Dominum ipsi hereditabunt terram (T.P. alleluia). [Graduale simplex, p.382]
Verses of Psalm 37 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Prayer over the Offerings:
Re- ceive in your kindness, O Lord,
the offerings we bring in gladness be- fore you,
and in your fatherly love
watch over those you have joined in a sacra- men-tal covenant.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Preface for the Celebration of Marriage: [The great Sarament of Matrimony]
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For in him you have made a new covenant with your people,
so that, as you have redeemed man and woman
by the mystery of Christ's Death and Resurrection,
so in Christ you might make them partakers of divine nature
and joint heirs with him of heavenly glory.
In the union of husband and wife
you give a sign of Christ's loving gift of grace,
so that the Sacrament we celebrate
might draw us back more deeply
into the wondrous design of your love.
And so, with the Angels and all the Saints,
we praise you, and without end we acclaim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…
Nuptial Blessing:
Let us pray to the Lord for this bride and groom,
who come to the altar as they begin their married life,
that (partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ),
they may always be bound together by love for one another.
Holy Father,
who formed man in your own image,
male and female you created them,
so that as husband and wife, united in body and heart,
they might fulfill their calling in the world;
O God, who to reveal the great design you formed in your love,
willed that the love of spouses for each other
should foreshadow the covenant you graciously made with your people,
so that, by fulfillment of the sacramental sign,
the mystical marriage of Christ with his Church
might become manifest
in the union of husband and wife among your faithful;
Graciously strech out your right hand
over these your servants, N. and N., we pray,
and pour into their hearts the power of the Holy Spirit.
Grant, O Lord,
that, as they enter upon this sacramental union,
they may share with one another the gifts of your love
and, by being for each other a sign of your presence,
become one heart and one mind.
May they also sustain, O Lord, by their deeds
the home they are forming
(and prepare their children
to become members of your heavenly household
by raising them in the way of the Gospel).
Graciously crown with your blessing your daughter N.,
so that, by being a good wife (and mother),
she may bring warmth to her home with a love that is pure
and adorn it with welcoming graciousness.
Bestow a heavenly blessing also, O Lord,
on N., your servant,
that he may be a worthy, good and faithful husband (and a provident father).
Grant, holy Father, that, desiring to approach your table
as a couple joined in Marriage in your presence,
they may one day have the joy
of taking part in your great banquet in heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Communion Antiphon:
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another
as I have loved you, says the Lord. Jn 13:34 [Roman Missal]
Primum quærite regnum Dei, et omnia adicientur vobis, dicit Dominus. [Graduale Romanum, p.325]
Primum quærite regnum Dei, et omnia adicientur vobis, dicit Dominus. [Gregorian Missal, p.531]
Ecce sic benedicetur homo, qui timet Dominum (T.P. alleluia). [Graduale simplex, p.383]
Verses of Psalm 128 can also be sung between repetitions of the antiphon.
Prayer after Communion:
Hav- ving been made partakers at your table,
we pray, O Lord,
that those whoare united by the Sacrament of Marriage
may always hold fast to you
and proclaim your name to the world.
Through Christ our Lord. A-men.
Solemn Blessing: [For the Celebration of Marriage]
May God the all-powerful Father grant you his joy,
and bless you in your children.
Amen.
May the Only Begotten Son of God
stand by you with compassion in good times and in bad.
Amen.
May the Holy Spirit of God
always pour forth his love into your hearts.
Amen.
And may almighty God bless all of you, who are gathered here,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
** An official, approved English translation of the Offertory Antiphon has never been published. The offertory antiphon used here is from the New American Bible, a Scripture translation approved for liturgical use in the United States.
The English translation of the Entrance Antiphon [Introit], Collect, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Nuptial Blessing, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp.
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Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation.
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