INTRODUCTORY RITES ENTRANCE Comm.: Good day, brothers and sisters.

Today, we gather as a community to participate in the Holy Eucharist and to witness the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage between Mark and Cristina. Please all stand to welcome the Mass Celebrant. Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. People: And also with you. Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, we gather to celebrate the Holy Eucharist and to witness the Sacrament of Marriage between Mark and Cristina. As their Christian Family, we remind them that they are called to a life of holiness and fidelity as husband and wife. Let us rejoice with them and ask Gods blessing for them and their future children. PENITENTIAL RITE Priest: My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate these sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins. Priest & People: I confess to Almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do; and I ask the Blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters to pray for me to the Lord our God. Priest: May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. People: Amen. Priest: Lord, have mercy. People: Lord, have mercy. Priest: Christ, have mercy. People: Christ, have mercy. Priest: Lord, have mercy. People: Lord, have mercy.

THE GLORY Priest: Glory to God in the highest,

People: And peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. OPENING PRAYER Priest: Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a symbol of Christs love for his Church. Hear our prayers for Mark and Cristina. With faith in you and in each other they pledge their love today. May their lives always bear witness to the reality of that love. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. People: Amen. Comm.: Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word. LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING Reader: A reading from the Book of Genesis. Then the Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him. So the Lord God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be its name. The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man. So the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man, 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 he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called woman, for out of her man this one has been taken. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body. Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Reader: Let our response be: Happy are those who fear the Lord. People: Happy are those who fear the Lord. Reader: Happy are you who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; happy shall you be, and favored. People: Happy are those who fear the Lord. Reader: Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recess of you home; your children like olive plants around your table. People: Happy are those who fear the Lord. Reader: Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. People: Happy are those who fear the Lord. SECOND READING Reader: A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians. Beloved, be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, he himself the Savior of the body. As the Church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the Church and handed himself over for her. Husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For this reason a man shall leave father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church. Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Comm.: Please all stand to honor the Holy Gospel. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: A reading from the holy gospel according to John. People: Glory to you, O Lord. Priest: Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables, and to those who sold doves he said, "Take these out of here, and stop making my Father's house a marketplace." His disciples recalled the words of scripture, "Zeal for your house will consume me." At this the Jews answered and said to him, "What sign can you show us for doing this?" Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews said, "This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?" But he was speaking about the temple of his body. Therefore, when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they came to believe the scripture and the word Jesus had spoken. Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Comm.: Please all be seated and listen to the homily. HOMILY RITE OF MARRIAGE Comm.: Please remain seated. May we request the Candle Sponsors to light the wedding candles. Comm.: The Bride and the Groom please stand for the Rite of Marriage. May I request the principal sponsors to stand beside the couple. ALLOCUTION

People: Alleluia, Alleluia. Reader: God is love; let us love one another as he has loved us. People: Alleluia, Alleluia. Priest: Dearly beloved Mark and Cristina, you are here today to seal your love with an eternal bond before the Church. I assure you of the prayers of our community, that God pour his abundant blessings on your love and help you carry out the duties of the married state. And you (addressing the congregation) dear brothers and sisters, may I ask you to help them with your prayers and accept them as a new couple in our Christian Community.

SCRUTINY Priest: May I now ask you to answer truthfully the following questions. Priest: Cristina, did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself for ever in the love and service of your husband? Bride: Yes, Father.

Bride & Groom:

Grant us, O Lord, to be one heart and one soul, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND Priest: And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those present here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of marriage which you have contracted. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen.

Priest: Mark, did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself for ever in the love and service of your wife? Groom: Yes, Father.

BLESSING OF THE RINGS AND THE ARRHAE Priest: Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children whom God will give you? Bride & Groom: Yes, Father. People: He made heaven and earth. EXCHANGE OF CONSENT Priest: Mark and Cristina, since you wish to contract Holy Matrimony, please join your right hands and express your intension before God and his Church. Priest: Cristina, do you take Mark here present, for your lawful husband, according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the Church? Bride: Priest: Bride: Priest: Bride: Priest: Yes, I do. Do you give yourself to him as his wife? People: Amen. Yes, I do. Priest: Now give these rings to each other. Do you accept him as your lawful husband? Yes, I do. Mark, do you take Cristina here present, for your lawful wife, according to the rite of our Holy Mother , the Church? Groom: Cristina, wear this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Bride: Mark, wear this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Priest: Let us pray. Bless, +O Lord, these rings, so that your servants Mark and Cristina, who wear them, may ever live in mutual love and in unbroken loyalty. Through Christ our Lord. People: Amen. Priest: Let us pray. Bless, +O Lord, your servants Mark and Cristina with sufficiency of material possessions, which these arrhae symbolize, so that they may use them to attain eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Priest: Mark and Cristina, we shall now bless your rings and arrhae. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Groom: Yes, I do. Priest: Do you give yourself to her as her husband?

Groom: Cristina, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of my dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Bride: And I accept them. Please, all stand for the Profession of Faith. May I request the principal sponsors to return to their respective seats.

Groom: Yes, I do. Comm.: Priest: Do you accept her as your lawful wife? Groom: Yes, I do. Priest: Now, please recite this prayer:

PROFESSION OF FAITH Priest & People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He

descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father: he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, let us now pray for the Church and for the newlywedded couple, whose marriage reflects the union of Christ and his Church. For every petition we will say: Lord, hear our prayer. Reader: Let us pray for the Church which is the bride of Christ that she may always be faithful in her mission of spreading the Good News of our salvation and Christs love for us. We pray. People: Lord, hear our prayer. Reader: Let us pray for our government leaders that they may become Gods instrument in protecting the family and defend life at all cost. We pray. People: Lord, hear our prayer. Reader: Let us pray for all the needs of our brothers and sisters, the sick, the handicapped, the prisoners and all those abandoned by their love ones, that through their presence in our community we may be enlightened and show our charity with love. We pray. People: Lord, hear our prayer. Reader: Let us pray for Mark and Cristina united today in Gods love, founding a new family in our Christian community. May they become faithful Gods stewards and collaborators of God in rearing their future children. We pray. People: Lord, hear our prayer. Reader: Let us pray for the young people who will embrace the vocation to married life that they may learn from life and experiences of others the beauty of love that comes from generosity. We pray. People: Lord, hear our prayer. Priest: God our Father, look down with favor upon your servants. Grant them to remain faithful to you and to one another. At the end of a long and well-spent life, reward them with eternal happiness, together with their children and with all those who love them. Through Christ our Lord. People: Amen. Comm.: Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PLACING OF THE VEIL AND THE CORD Comm.: May I request the Veil Sponsors to place the veil. To be followed by the Cord Sponsors. PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us bread of life. People: Blessed be God for ever. Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink. People: Blessed be God for ever. Priest: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. People: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and the glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his Church. Comm.: Please all stand. PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS Priest: Lord, accept the gifts we offer you on this happy day. In your fatherly love watch over and protect Mark and Cristina whom you have united in marriage. We ask this through Christ our Lord. People: Amen. PREFACE Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise. Priest: Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him you entered into a new covenant with your people. You restored man to grace in the saving mystery of redemption. You gave him a share in the divine life through his union with Christ. You made him an heir of

Christs eternal glory. This outpouring of love in the new covenant of grace is symbolized in the marriage covenant that seals the love of husband and wife and reflects your divine plan of love. Now, with angels and archangels, and the whole company of heaven, we sing the unending hymn of your praise. SANCTUS Comm.: Please all kneel for the Consecration. Priest: Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the Body+ and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Before he was given up to death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and eat it: This is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said: Take this, all of you, and drink from it: This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me. Priest: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith. People: Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again. Comm.: Please all stand. Priest: In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit. Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make us grow in love, together with Benedict XVI our Pope, Honesto our bishop, and all the clergy. Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin Mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ. Priest: Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. People: Amen.

COMMUNION RITE Priest: Let us pray with confidence to the Father in the words our Savior gave us. Our Father. THE NUPTIAL BLESSING Priest: May dear friends, let us ask God for his continued blessing upon Mark and Cristina. Priest: Holy Father, creator of the universe, maker of man and woman in your own likeness, source of blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this woman who today is united with her husband in this sacrament of marriage. May your fullest blessing come upon her and her husband so that they may together rejoice in your gift of married love (and enrich your Church with their children). Lord, may they both praise you when they are happy and turn to you in their sorrows. May they be glad that you help them in their work and know that you are with them in their need. May they pray to you in the community of the Church, and be your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in the company of their friends, and come at last to the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord. People: Amen. SIGN OF PEACE Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where you live for ever and ever. People: Amen. Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And also with you. Priest: Let us offer each other the sing of peace. People: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have Mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Grant us peace.

COMMUNION Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those are called to his supper. People: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed. Comm.: Please all be seated. Those who wish to receive Holy Communion may come forward. Comm.: May I ask the Cord and Veil Sponsors to remove the cord and the veil. Comm.: Please all stand for the final prayer. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Priest: Let us pray. Lord, in your love you have given us this Eucharist to unite us with one another and with you. As you have made Mark and Cristina one in this sacrament of Marriage, so now make them one in love for each other. We ask this through Christ our Lord. People: Amen. CONCLUDING RITES ADMONITION Priest: Mark and Cristina, now that you have received the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain faithful to one another. Priest: Cristina, love your husband and be a good housewife; persevere in faith and love and holiness. Priest: Mark, love your wife as Christ loves his Church and live with her in the holy fear of the Lord. THE FINAL BLESSING Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: Bow your heads and pray for Gods blessing. May Jesus, who was a guest at the wedding in Cana, bless you and your families and friends.

Priest: May he grant that, as you believe in his resurrection, so you may wait for him in joy and hope. People: Amen. Priest: And may the almighty God bless you all, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. DISMISSAL Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Comm.: Let us give the newly married couple a big round of applause. SINGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT Comm.: Please remain seated for the signing of the Marriage Contract. PICTORIAL (15 minutes only) RECESSIONAL

People: Amen. Priest: May Jesus, who loved his Church to the end, always fill your hearts with his love. People: Amen.