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TheCelebrationofMarriageUniting Dominic & Joyc e

Bea r testame nt to the union o f Dominic & Joyce

in the love of the Lord.

Church o f St Mary o f the Angel

13th Dec ember 2008


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WeddingServiceofDominicandJoyceForeword

We a re ha ppy to g ree t a ll of you, our dea r fam ily and

friend s, who have c ome to sha re in our joy on this day of

our ma rriage.

Joyc e a nd I have known ea c h other for quite some time.

Tog ether we ha ve c ome, day by da y, to know ea c h

other be tter and to love eac h other more a nd m ore.Tod ay, we ta ke a new step : We a re c om mitting

ourselves to grow together in d ia logue, in sha ring and in

love . It is our hope and goa l to c ontinue to grow , to fulfill

ourselves and help ea c h other to be a ll that we c an

become.

This c eleb ra tion tha t b rings us togethe r today is a

c eleb ra tion of o ur love. At the same t ime, it is thec eleb ra tion o f the love of Jesus for us.

We rejoice tha t you a re w ith us to sha re in our

c eleb ra tion. It is our hope tha t this c eleb ra tion will be fo r

you, as well as for us, an oc c asion of p ea c e, of joy, and

of love .

With joy,

Dominic & Joyc e


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TheBridalProcession

(Pleasestand

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welcome

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bride)

WelcomingthecoupleintotheChurchbythepresidingPriest,FatherJohnWong

Dominic and Joyc e,

be g ree ted in the Lord !This day you c ome to invite us, the peop le o f God ,

to sha re in your joy.

Today, in this c hurch,

you a re the p resenc e of Christ in our midst.

Your love is the symbol of his love for us, the Churc h.

With op en a rms we we lc ome you,

as you welco me us into the experienc e o f love

you w ant to sha re w ith us here.

Let us c elebra te tha t love , the love o f God,

with joyful hea rts and voic es.


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OpeningPrayerIn the o pe ning p raye r, we p ray for Dominic and Joyce that God will bless them and keep

the ir love a nd ma rriage strong a ll the days of their lives.

Priest: Let us p ray.

Almighty God ,

You have mad e the b ond of ma rriag e

a ho ly myste ry,

a symbol of Christ s love for His Churc h.

When You c rea ted ma nkind ,

You w illed that ma n a nd wife should be one.

Tod ay, with faith in You a nd in ea c h other

Dominic and Joyce have c ome tog ether to

p led ge the ir love .

Bind them in the loving union o f marriage,

and make their love fruitful,

so tha t the ir lives will a lways bear witness

to Your d ivine love in the world .

We a sk You this throug h

our Lord Jesus Christ.

All: Amen

(Pleasebeseated)


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LiturgyoftheWordThis rea d ing show s tha t love c om es from G od . True love is gene rous; it d oe s not wa it

for the other to ta ke the first step . It m od els itself on the Lord who has loved us first

without wa iting fo r us to love Him.

A rea d ing from the first letter of John (4:7-12)

Beloved,

let us love one anothe r,

for love is from God ;

And everyone w ho loves is born of God and know s Go d.

The one who d oes not love does not know God ,

for God is love.

By this the love of G od was manifested in us, that God

has sent His only beg ot ten Son into the world so tha t w e

might live through Him.

In this is love ,

not that w e loved G od ,

but tha t He loved us and sent his Son to be the

propitiation for our sins.

Beloved,

if God so loved us,

we a lso ought to love o ne a nother.

No o ne ha s seen God a t a ny time ;

if we love one a nother

Go d ab ides in us,

and his love is perfec ted in us.

The word of the Lord .

All: Thanks be to God.


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ResponsorialPsalmThe psa lm is a p rayer in response to Go d spea king to us.

Psa lm 145

Response:

How good is the Lord to a ll.

1. The Lord is g rac ious and merc iful;

Slow to anger and grea t in lov ingkindness.

The Lord is good to a ll,

And His mercies are over all His works. (Response)

1. All Your works sha ll g ive tha nks to You, O Lord ,

And Your god ly ones sha ll b less You.

The eyes of a ll look to You,

And You g ive them the ir food in due time. (Response)

3. The Lord is righteous in a ll His ways

And kind in a ll His deed s

The Lord is near to a ll who c a ll up on Him,

To a ll who c a ll up on Him in truth. (Response)

GospelAcclamationThe word Alleluiame ans to pra ise the Lord.

(Pleasestand)I John 4:8.11

Alleluia, Alleluia!

God is love;

Let us love one anothe r as He ha s loved us.

Alleluia, Alleluia!


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GospelReadingThe go spel, whic h mea ns Go od News , is the p rinc ipal rea d ing in the Liturgy of the

Word. It te lls of the d eeds and som e o f the wo rds of Jesus. Catho lic s ma ke the sign

of the c ross by trac ing three c rosses with the right thumb : on the forehea d tha t ourminds ma y be open to G od s wo rds; on our lips tha t we m ay proc la im God s wo rd

and on our hearts the word of Go d ma y dwell there.

Mark 10:6-9

Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And also w ith you.

Priest: A rea d from the Holy Go spel ac c ording to Ma rk.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus sa id : From the beg inning of c rea tion Go d ma de

them m a le a nd fem a le. For this rea son a man sha ll

lea ve his father and mo ther and the two shall bec ome

one flesh; so they are no longer two but one flesh. Wha t

therefore God has joined tog ether, let no m an

separate.

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord .

All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

HomilyThe homily is an imp ortant oc c asion to reflec t on the meaning of the c oup le s

ma rriage in the light of Go d s Word .

(Pleasebeseated)


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RiteofMarriageHere,DominicandJoycepledgetheircommitmentandlovetoeachother.

(Thecoupleandwitnessestorise.Congregationremainsseated)Priest: Dominic and Joyce , you have c ome together in this

c hurc h so tha t the Lord may seek and streng then your

love in the p resenc e of the Church s minister, your

family and friend s.

Christ a bund antly b lesses this love . In this way, you

ma y be streng thened to keep mutua l and lasting

faith with eac h other and to c a rry out the d uties of

ma rriage. And so in the p resenc e o f the Churc h, I

ask you to sta te your intentions.

Dominic and Joyc e,

have you come here free ly and without

reservation to g ive yourselves to ea c h o ther in

marriage?

Dominic: Yes I ha ve .

Joyce: Yes I have.

Priest: Will you love a nd hono ur ea c h other as husband

and wife for the rest o f your lives?

Dominic: Yes I will.

Joyce: Yes I will.

Priest: Will you a c c ep t c hild ren loving ly from Go d , and

bring them up ac c ord ing to the law o f Christ a nd

His Church?

Dominic: Yes I will.

Joyce: Yes I will.


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ExchangeofVowsThe priest invites the coup le to join the ir right hand s, as he says:

Priest: Sinc e it is your intentions to ente r into marriage, jo in your

right ha nds and d ec la re your c onsent b efore God and

His Church.

Priest: Dominic , do you take Joyce to b e your wife?

Do you p rom ise to be t rue to her in goo d times and

in ba d,

in sickness and in hea lth,

to love he r and honour her all the days of your life?

Dominic: I do.

Priest: Joyc e, do you take Dominic to b e your husband?

Do you prom ise to be true to him in goo d time s

and in bad ,

in sickness and in hea lth,

to love him and honour him a ll the days of your life?

Joyce: I do.

Priest: You ha ve d ec la red your c onsent b efore the

Church. Ma y the Lord in His goodness streng then

your consent and fill you both with His b lessing s.

Wha t God has united , me n must not d ivide.

All: Amen.


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BlessingofRingsPriest: Lord, b less and c onsec ra te Dominic and Joyc e in

the ir love fo r ea c h other. May these rings be a

symb ol of true fa ith in ea c h other, and a lwa ys

rem ind them of the ir love .

We ask this through Christ our Lord .

All: Amen.

ExchangeofRingsThe brideg room p lac es the ring on the b ride s ring finge r.

Dominic: Joyc e, ta ke this ring as a sign o f my love a nd

fidelity. In the name o f the Fa ther, and the Son,

and of the Holy Sp irit.

The bride p lac es the ring on the brideg room s ring finge r.

Joyce: Dominic , take this ring as a sign o f my love and

fidelity. In the name o f the Fa ther, and the Son,

and of the Holy Sp irit.

Priest: Ma y God , our Fa the r, the Son, and the Holy Sp irit,

fill this marriage with e very b lessing and grac e.

All: Amen.

Priest: Dominic and Joyc e, you have ma de p rom ises to

ea c h other. The rings you no w w ea r will a lways

rem a in a symbol of your vows.

By the p ow er vested in me b y the Churc h, I now

pronounce you husband a nd w ife.

Unveiling of the bride.


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GeneralIntercessionIn the p rayers of interce ssion, we ask God for b lessings on the new lywe ds and

a ll p resent .

Priest: Let us p rayer w ith c onfidenc e to our Hea venly

Fa ther who has c a lled Dominic and Joyc e to be

united in the Sac rament of Holy Matrimony. May

the Lord c ontinue to b less and strengthen this

bond and keep them united in co nstant love.

Reader: For Dom inic and Joyc e, tha t they ma y persevere in

love , ma inta in the ir resolve to support ea c h o ther

and c ome tog ether to an even grea ter

know led ge of God : we p ray to the Lord .

All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Reader: For the ir parents, that God may b less them for the

love and c a re they have g iven, and the sac rific es

they have made to g ive Dominic and Joyce loving

homes: we p ray to the Lord.


Reader: For the ir rela tives and friend s, for those who ha ve

supp orted them, and for God s p resenc e to be

with them in the fulfillment o f life s journey: we p ray

to the Lord.


Reader: For a ll the married c oup les p resent here, tha t God

will help them grow in love a nd susta in them in

the ir efforts to g ive of themselves to othe rs: we

pray to the Lord.


Reader: For ourselves and for eac h o ther, tha t we ma y


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ac c ep t the c hallenge plac ed be fore us toda y,

and ma ke love our wa y of life: we p ray to the Lord.



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TheLordsPrayerPriest: Let us p ray with c onfidenc e to the Fa ther in the

words our Saviour gave us.

All: Our Fa ther in heaven,

Holy be Your name,

Your kingd om c ome,

Your will be done

on earth as in hea ven.

Give us this day our da ily b rea d ,

and forg ive us our sins

As we forg ive tho se who sin a ga inst us.

Do no t b ring us to the test,

but d eliver us from evil.

Amen.


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NuptialBlessingThis spec ial blessing is asked for the c oup le by the p riest on b eha lf of a ll p resent .

Tog ethe r, the c om munity prays for the fa ith and love of the c oup le in their ma rried

life.

Priest: Let us ask God for his c ontinued b lessings up on

Dominic and Joyc e.

Holy Fa ther, crea tor of the universe, maker of m an

and woman in your own likeness, source of b lessing

for ma rried life, we humbly pray to you for this

c oup le w ho a re united in this sac rame nt of

marriage.

Ma y your fullest b lessing c om e up on them so tha t

they may tog ethe r rejoic e in your gift of m arried

love.

Lord, ma y they b oth p ra ise you whe n they a re

happy and turn to yo u in the ir sorrows. Ma y they

be g lad that you help them in their wo rk and knowthat you a re with them in their need . May they

pray to you in the c ommunity of the Churc h, and

be your witnesses in the world . May they rea c h o ld

age in the c ompany of their friend s, and c ome a t

last to the kingd om of hea ven,

We ask this through Christ our Lord .

All: Amen.


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FinalBlessingsThe service end s with the solem n b lessing a nd d ismissa l of the c ong reg ation.

Priest: Ma y the Lord Jesus, who was a guest a t the

wed d ing in Ca na , b less you a nd your fam ilies and

friends.

All: Amen.

Priest: Ma y Jesus who loved His Church to the end ,

a lways fill your hea rts with His love.

All: Amen.

Priest: May He g rant tha t a s you believe in His resurrec tion,

so you ma y wa it for Him in joy a nd hop e.

All: Amen.

Priest: Ma y Almighty Go d b less you, the Fa ther, and the

Son, a nd the Holy Sp irit.

All: Amen.

SigningoftheRegister(Pleasebeseated)

RecessionalMarch(Pleasestand)


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LightRefreshmentsPlea se p roc ee d to the c ourtya rd for some light refreshments.


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