The Celebration of Marriage

According to the Australian Tradition in the Catholic Church

ORDER:

bulletbullet Procession
bulletbullet Sermon: short sermon on the meaning and obligations of marriage
bulletbullet Exchange of vows as follows:

 

Priest: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Response: Who made heaven and earth.

Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer.

Response: And let my plea be heard.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

Response: And with thy spirit.

Priest: Let us pray.

O Lord, let our actions be prompted by Thine inspiration and accompanied by Thy help, so that every prayer and work of ours may begin from Thee, and by Thee be happily concluded. Through Christ our Lord.

Response: Amen.

 

THE SEALING OF THE MARRIAGE BOND

The Priest first questions the Groom, and after that, the Bride;

Priest: ____ _____ ______, will you take ____ _____ _____, here present for your lawful wife according to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?

Groom: I will.

Priest: ______ ____ _____, will you take _____ ______ _____, here present for your lawful husband according to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?

Bride: I will.

Priest: Now join your right hands, and say after me:

Groom: I, ______ ____ _____, take you, ______ ____ _____, for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. And thereto I plight thee my troth.

Bride: I, ______ ____ _____, take you, ______ ____ _____, for my lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, (I promise unto thee to love and obey) until death do us part. And thereto I plight thee my troth.

Priest: I join you in matrimony: In the name of the Father + and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Response: Amen.

THE BLESSING OF THE WEDDING RINGS

Priest: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Response: Who made heaven and earth.

Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer.

Response: And let my plea be heard.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

Response: And with thy spirit.

Priest: Let us pray.

Bless, + O Lord, these rings, which we bless + in Thy name, so that they who wear them may keep faith with each other in unbroken loyalty, and ever remain at peace with Thee, obedient to Thy will, and live together always in mutual love. Through Christ our Lord.

Response: Amen.

Priest: Now that you have sealed a truly Christian marriage, give these wedding rings to each other, saying after me:

Groom: With this ring, I thee wed; this gold and silver I give thee; with my body I thee worship; and all my worldly goods I thee endow. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Bride: (Optional) With this ring, I thee wed; this gold and silver I give thee; with my body I thee worship; and all my worldly goods I thee endow. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

 

Priest: Blessed are you who fear the Lord, who walk in his way. For you shall eat the fruit of your hands; blessed shall you be, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine growing on the walls of your house; your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Sion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life; may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Priest: Lord, have mercy.

Response: Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Priest: Our Father (silently until)

And lead us not into temptation,

Response: But deliver us from evil.

Priest: Grant salvation to your servants.

Response: For their hope, O God, is in Thee

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Priest: And watch over them from Sion.

Priest: O Lord, hear my prayer.

Response: And let my plea be heard.

Priest: The Lord be with you.

Response: And with thy spirit.

Priest: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, by Thy power you created Adam and Eve, or first parents, and joined them in a holy union. Sanctify the hearts and the bodies of these Thy servants, and bless + them; and make them one in the union and love of true affection. Through Christ our Lord.

Response: Amen.

Priest: May almighty God bless you by the Word of his mouth, and unite your hearts in the enduring bond of pure love.

Response: Amen.

Priest: May you be blessed in your children, and may the love that you lavish on them be returned a hundredfold.

Response: Amen.

Priest: May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts and in your home; may you have true friends to stand by you, both in joy and sorrow. May you be ready with help and consolation for all those who come to you in need; and may the blessings promised to the compassionate descend in abundance on your house.

Response: Amen.

Priest: May you be blessed in your work and enjoy its fruits. May cares never cause you distress, nor the desire for earthly possessions lead you astray; but may you hearts' concern be always for the treasures laid up for you in the life of heaven.

Response: Amen.

Priest: May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that you may reap the harvest of a good life, and, after you have served him with loyalty in his kingdom on earth, may he take you up into eternal dominions in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ his Son; who lives and rules with him in unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Response: Amen.

Priest: Go in peace, and may the Lord be with you always.

Response: Amen.

 

 

bulletbullet Mass begins
bulletbullet Couple kneel in Sanctuary, or at gates of Communion Rail, first to receive Communion.
bulletbullet After Last Gospel, go to sacristy for signing registers (organ plays)
bulletbullet Process to Our Lady’s altar for act of consecration. Example below
bulletbullet Final procession. Rice or confetti outside only.

 

Nb Tell photographer to be discreet.

 

 

 

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY



O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of heaven and earth, and tender Mother
of men; in accordance with thine ardent wish made known at Fatima, we wish
to consecrate to thee our newly begun wedded life together.

Reign over us dearest Mother that we may be thine in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.

O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the deluge of impurity that thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima.  We want to be pure like thee.  We want to atone for the many crimes committed against Jesus and thee.  We want to call down upon our country and the whole human race, the peace of God in justice and charity.

Therefore we now promise to imitate thy virtues by the practice of a Christian life in our family without regard to human respect.

We resolve to receive Holy Communion regularly and to offer thee five decades of the Rosary daily as far as we can, together with our sacrifices in the spirit of reparation and penance, for the good of our souls, for the re-building of our Holy Mother the Church, and for the greater glory of God. Amen.