FIRST READING

A reading from the Book of Genesis (2:18-24)

18Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to live alone. I will
make a suitable companion to help him.” 19 So he took some soil from the
ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them
to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got
their names. 20 So the man named all the birds and all the animals; but not
one of them was a suitable companion to help him.
21 Then the LORD God made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was
sleeping, he took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh. 22 He
formed a woman out of the rib and brought her to him. 23 Then the man said,

“At last, here is one of my own kind—

Bone taken from my bone, and flesh from my flesh.
‘Woman’ is her name because she was taken out of man.”[a]

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife,
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and they become one.

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm (33:12)

All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Reader: Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD;

happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Reader: The LORD watches over those who obey him,

those who trust in his constant love.

All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Reader: We put our hope in the LORD; he is our protector and our help.
We are glad because of him; we trust in his holy name.

All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Reader: May your constant love be with us, LORD,

as we put our hope in you.

All: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

SECOND READING

A reading from the First Letter of St. John (4:7-12)

7Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God.
Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love
does not know God, for God is love. 9 And God showed his love for us by
sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through
him. 10 This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he
loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
11Dear friends, if this is how God loved us, then we should love one
another. 12 No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives
in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us.

The word of the Lord.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Priest: …..

All: 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 Christ’s love for us. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: For the love that exists between ALVIN and MAE JUDE mirrors the
love of Christ has for his Church. Grant that their love like Yours may
constantly burn bright. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: For ALVIN and MAE JUDE, who has made covenant with each
other, may they honor this covenant with fidelity and faithfulness. May it
begin in Joy and endure in peace. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: Let us pray for ALVIN and MAE JUDE united today in God’s love,
founding a new family in our Christian community. May they become God’s
faithful stewards and collaborators of God in rearing their future children. We
pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: For the parents and all the members of ROLDAN and BACUNAWA
families – who have brought ALVIN and MAE JUDE to this day and for the
communities that have been supportive of their endeavors, may they be
blessed ten folds with the generosity of the Lord in peace. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: For their Godparents, may the Lord bless their families and receive
the grace of our Lord so that they may continuously share their fatherly and
motherly concern to ALVIN and MAE JUDE. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Reader: For all of us gathered here today, may we be humble stewards of

the gifts given to us by God, and may we set the example of mercy and
generosity by becoming involved in efforts to distribute the world’s wealth
among those in need. We pray…

All: Lord hear our prayer.

Priest: …..