Liturgy for the wedding of George and Sonia June 23, 2007 Shrine of the Holy Mar

tyrs Victor eCorona "I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me
bears much fruit. Jn 15:2 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and I that you
should go and bear fruit, fruit that remains. " Jn. 15, 16 Introductory Rites M
e as a seal In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. The grace and
peace of our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you And with
your Spirit . Memory of Baptism Brothers and sisters, we met with joy in God's ho
use the day when George and Son ia want to form their family. In this time of sp
ecial grace us with their neighb ors, the affection, friendship and brotherly pr
ayer. We listen closely together with them the word that God addresses to us tod
ay. Together with the holy Church beseech God the Father, through Christ our Lor
d, to bless these children who ar e about to celebrate their wedding, welcome th
em into His love and establishes them as a unit. Let us now recall Baptism, in w
hich we are reborn to new life. Become sons in the Son, gratefully received the gi
ft, to remain faithful to the love that we have been called. Father, the Baptism
of th y Son Jesus in the Jordan River have revealed to the world the spousal lo
ve for your people. We praise you and thank you. Jesus Christ, by your open side
on the Cross you have created the Church, your beloved wife. We praise you and
thank y ou. Holy Spirit, the power of the Father and the Son, now you shine in G
eorge an d Sonia the wedding garment of the Church. We praise you and thank you.
God almi ghty, origin and source of life, who have reclaimed water with the power
of your Spirit to revive us all the grace of Baptism, and grant to George and S
onia a f ree heart and a fervent faith because purified within, accept the gift
of marria ge, new route of their sanctification. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn of Praise Glory to God in the highest ... Prayer O God, in this great sacra
ment you have established the marriage covenant, the u nion of spouses to reveal
the mystery of Christ and the Church Grant to George a nd Sonia to express in lif
e receive the gift of faith. Through our Lord Jesus Ch rist, your Son, who is Go
d, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, f or ever and ever. Amen.
Liturgy of the Word First Reading From the Book of Ezekiel 36, 24-28
I will take you by the people [says the Lord], and gather you from all the count
ries and bring you into your own land. I will sprinkle water and purified you,
a nd I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols I will
gi ve you a new heart put a new spirit within you, taking from your heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you and cause you to
live by and you shall observe my statutes and my laws put into practice. Live i
n the lan d which I gave to your fathers, ye shall be my people and I will be yo
ur God Wor d of God Thanks be to God Responsorial Psalm (Ps. 39, 2. 4. 6-9) . Si
r we are ready to do your will. I waited, I waited for the Lord and he stoo ped
over me, has heard my cry. Put me on the mouth a new song, praise to our God How m
any miracles you have done, O Lord my God, such as designs for us: none of you c
an compare. If you want to preach and proclaim . are too numerous to be counted.
. Sacrifice and offering you do not like, I have open ears. You did not ask for
ho locaust and victim blame. Then I said: 'Here I am. " . The scroll of the boo
k i s written for me to do your will. My God, I delight in your law is deep in m
y he art. " . Second Reading From the Letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Roma
ns 12, 1-2.9-18 I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to offer
your bodies as l iving sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiri
tual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewi
ng of your mind, to discern the will of God, what is good and acceptable and per
fect. Let love be genuine; flee what is evil, hold fast to the good, love one an
other with brothe rly affection, outdo each other. Do not be lazy in zeal, but be
fervent in spiri t, serve the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in tribulation, p
ersevering in prayer, contribu te to the needs of the saints, practice hospitali
ty. Bless those who persecute y ou, bless and curse not. Rejoice with those who
rejoice, weep with those who wee p. Live in harmony with one another; not aspire
to things too high, bend but tho se humble. Do not let yourself get too high. D
o not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do good in front of everyone. If possibl
e, as this depends on you, live p eaceably with all. Word of God Thanks be to Go
d Alleluia "I am the vine, ye are the branches, the Lord says-he who abides in m
e bears muc h fruit." Gospel From the Gospel according to John (15, 1-5. 12-16).
Then Jesus told his disciples: "This is my commandment: love one another as I h
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ve loved you. No one has greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command. No longer call you servants, because
a servant does not know what his master is doing, but I have called you friends
, f or everything I've heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did no
t ch oose me, but I chose you and I to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last,
so th at whatever you ask the Father in my name, I grant you. " Word of the Lord
. Prai se to you, O Christ! Liturgy of Marriage (The husband turns to his wife w
ith these words) I'm George, I welcome you, Soni a, as my wife. With the grace of
Christ promise to be faithful to you always, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness a
nd in health, to love and honor you all the day s of my life. (The wife turns to
her husband with these words) Sonia I, take you, George, as my husband. With th
e grace of Christ promise to be faithful to you always, in joy and in sorrow, in
sickness and in health, to lov e and honor you all the days of my life. Welcomi
ng the consensus The Lord Almighty and merciful confirm the consensus that you h
ave demonstrated outside the Church and fill you his blessing. The man put asund
er what God joins . Amen. Blessing and delivery of the Rings X Lord bless these
rings wedding: the wedding will guard them integrate their fa ith, remain in you
r will and always live in your peace and mutual love. Through Christ our Lord, A
men. Sonia, receive this ring as a sign of my love and my loyalty. In the name o
f the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. George receive this ring as a sign o
f my love and my loyalty. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spi
rit. Question before the consent (Celebrant) Dear George and Sonia, you have com
e to the house of the Lord, befor e the minister of the Church and before the co
mmunity, because your decision to get married receive the seal of the Holy Spiri
t, faithful and inexhaustible sour ce of love. Now Christ makes you share the sa
me love with which he has loved his Church, giving himself up for her. I ask you
to express your intentions. George and Sonia, you have come to celebrate the marr
iage without any compulsion, in f ull freedom and aware of the significance of y
our decision? (The spouses respond) Yes Are you willing, following the way of ma
rriage, to lov e and honor each other for life? (The spouses respond) Yes Are yo
u willing to ac cept with love the children God will give you and bring them up
according to the law of Christ and his Church? (The spouses respond) Yes. Manife
station of consent In the presence of God and before the Church here assembled, Gi
ve your right han d and express your consent. The Lord, the beginning and comple
tion of your love, be with you always. Prayer of the Faithful Brothers and siste
rs, aware of the unique gift of grace and charity, by which Go d wanted to make
it perfect and consecrate the love of our brothers George and S onia, we ask God
to, supported by the example and intercession of saints, they h
old in their marital fidelity. Because George and Sonia, through the holy union
of matrimony, can enjoy the health of body and eternal salvation, Please. Hear u s
, Lord. Lord gives them to marry a strong faith and make them conscious and vis
ible sign of your love. Hear us, Lord. For George and Sonia, now joined in matri
mony: the Holy Spirit gu ide them and support them in mutual giving and make the
ir marriage happy and fru itful. Hear us, Lord. For George and Sonia, because in
time their union can enha nce mutual love, mercy and kindness of the Lord. Hear
us, Lord. Why renewals Hol y Spirit in all the wedding present here the grace o
f the sacrament, please. Lis ten, Lord. Pour, O Lord, to George and Sonia, the Spi
rit of your love, they may become one heart and one soul: nothing separates thes
e couples you've joined, an d filled with your blessings, nothing will grieve. T
hrough Christ our Lord. Amen . Eucharistic Liturgy Presentation of gifts CHALICE
AND THE GOBLET Pyx Pyx testify as an encounter with Jesus and communion with Hi
s Body and His blood radically transform our lives, changing it into a 'h and' o
f THE joy as the wedding at Cana. The gift of the Eucharist is present with fruitf
ulne ss in our lives. BIBLE Bible as a kind word, whispered with love and trust
as a sign of benevolence, calm the storms of the heart and gives us another dime
nsion in the gift, so our communion with the Word of God as a pillar of a sweet
and p atient Create in us a 'heart of flesh' can accept, understand, recognize w
ho pas ses by. THE CERO CERO WHITE ON WHITE dancing flame reminds us that we mad
e beads of light in the image of the Creator to praise him and testify in the wo
rld. Our light must never fail. THE Colombia offers as a sign of unity, visible
as a gift of joy that the presence o f a supernatural love makes us one, become
the symbol of a song of peace that ri ses in unison as a promise for every man.
The basket with Ancient, eternal dance Prayer over the Gifts Lord, accept the gi
fts and prayers which we offer for George and Sonia united in the holy bond: this
mystery that expresses the fullness of your love, keep your love forever. Throug
h Christ our Lord. Amen. Preface of the Mass for Marriage The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit. Lift up your hearts. Up to the Lord. We thank the Lord our
God is good and right. It 's really good thing ... Holy Zairean Eucharistic Pra
yer Father holy indeed, to you praise from r Son, our Lord, the power of the Holy
and continues to gather people around he perfect sacrifice to your name. Now eve
ry creature. Through Jesus Christ, you Spirit you live and sanctify the universe
you, from one end of the earth provides t ask you to send your Spirit to sancti
fy
gifts that we have, they may become the body X and blood of Jesus Christ, your S
on, our Lord, who commanded us to celebrate these mysteries. On the night he wa
s betrayed he took bread, gave you thanks and praise, he broke it, gave it to hi
s disciples and said: Take and eat it: This is My body given up for you. After d
inner, likewise took the cup and gave you thanks and praise, gave it to h is dis
ciples and said: TAKE AND DRINK ALL: This is the cup of my blood to the new and
everlasting covenant, shed for you an d for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in
remembrance of me. Mystery of faith. We proclaim your death Lord, we proclaim yo
ur resurrection wil l come. In memory of your Son, died for our salvation, his g
lorious resurrection and ascended into heaven, waiting for his coming we offer you
, Father, in thank sgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look with your Church
's offering and the victim whose death has reconciled us to yourself and us that
we eat the body an d blood of your Son, be filled with the Holy Spirit and beco
me, in Christ, one b ody and one spirit. May he make us an everlasting gift to y
ou, because we can ob tain the inheritance of your saints, with Mary, the Virgin
Mother of God, the ap ostles, the martyrs, and all the saints our intercessors wi
th you. For this sacr ifice of reconciliation, giving, the Father, peace and sal
vation to the world. S trengthen in faith and love your Pilgrim Church on earth
your servant, Pope Benedict, our Bishop Joseph, the bish ops, the clergy and the
people which thou hast redeemed. Assist your children, G eorge and Sonia, who i
n Christ have a new family, a small church and the sacrame nt of your love, for
your grace on this day extends to their entire life. Hear t he prayers of this f
amily, you have gathered here before you. To unite mercy and love, all your childr
en wherever they may. Welcome into your kingdom our depart ed brothers and siste
rs and all who, in peace with you have left this world, gra nt us also hope to e
njoy forever in your glory, through Christ our Lord, through whom you O God, gif
ts to all good things. Through Christ, with Christ and in Ch rist, to Thee, God
the Father Almighty, the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory for ever and ever. Ame
n. Communion Rite Obedient to the Father and trained in his teaching, we dare sa
y, Baba yetu Solemn blessing of the spouses Brothers and sisters, gathered in pr
ayer, asking about these couples, George and Sonia, the blessing of God: He now
fills them with grace of the sacrament of marriage, always accompany them with h
is protection. (Short time of silence) Holy Father, creator of the univer se, wh
o hast formed man and woman in your image and you wanted to bless their un ion,
we humbly pray for these your children, today joined with the wedding sacra ment.
Fall, Lord, on these couples, George and Sonia, the richness of your bless ings
and the strength of your Holy Spirit from inflame their hearts, rejoice in the g
ift of mutual love of children to their family and the ecclesial community . Pra
ise you, Lord, in joy, we seek in suffering; enjoy your support in effort a nd i
n need of your comfort, we pray in the holy assembly, are your witnesses in the
world. Live long in prosperity and peace, and with all the friends who now s urr
ound them, come to the happiness of your kingdom. Through Christ our Lord. Am en.
Rite of Peace
Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles: "Peace I leave, I give you 'my pea
ce," Look not on our sins, but the faith of your Church and grant us peace and
unity according to Thy will. You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen. The
peace of God be with you always. And with your spirit. As children of the Go d o
f peace, offer each other a sign of fraternal communion. Peace be with you Lamb
of God ... Communion antiphon "I told you these things so that my joy may be in
you and that your joy may be f ull." True Vine Zu meiner rechten Michael Act of
consecration of married to Mary Come O Mother live with us. Today, united in Hol
y Matrimony, we entrust and cons ecrate our family because you help us to live f
orever in God's grace and peace b etween us. Stay with us. We welcome you with h
earts of children and wish to belo ng in life, death and eternity. Stay with us
as were a resident of the house of Zechariah and Elizabeth, as you were joy in t
he house of the spouses at Cana; as you were at home mother of John. Stay with us
as Mother of Grace, Teacher and Queen, share with us our joys and s orrows of li
fe, guard our faith, hope and charity, because in our family and in society, we
are credible witnesses of your Son, our only Savior. Amen Hail Mary Concluding R
ite God, Eternal Father, keep you together in mutual love, the peace of Christ d
well in you and will always remain in your home. Amen. Be blessed in their child
ren, comfort from friends, real peace with everyone. Amen. Be in the world witness
es of God because the poor and suffering, who have experienced your love, thank
yo u welcome a day in the house in the Father. Amen. And to all you who have par
tic ipated in the marriage liturgy, fall blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son a
nd H oly Spirit X. Amen. The church and the world bear witness of the gift of li
fe an d love that you celebrated. Go in peace. Thanks be to God On eagles' wings
"Of surfaces of a TOF ana na" real ICE uncle gra tion A special thanks to: Our
families and our friends The authors of the music that has enriched the liturgy
of the Augustinian nuns of oaks for the courtesy of the images Last but not leas
t, a "Thank You" especially those who now looks at us f rom heaven smiling