ST, JOHN THE EVANGELIST METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL For them, this is a moment of unique importance.

So let us
Naga City support them with our prayer as their brothers and sisters. Let us
May 17, 2024 listen attentively with them to the word that God speaks to us
today. Then, with the holy Church, let us humbly pray to God the
“A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on Father, through Christ our Lord, for this couple, his servants, that
each other.” he lovingly accept them, bless them, and make them always one.

THE WEDDING PROCESSION (Penitential rite is omitted….)

INTRODUCTORY RITE: THE GLORY

Priest & People: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on
Commentator: Good afternoon my dear brothers and sisters. Today, we earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we
gather as a community to participate in the Holy Eucharist and to witness worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.
the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony between Lee and Ia. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God,
You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are
Please all stand to welcome our Mass Celebrant, Rev. Fr. Mario (Yoyo) seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For You
Gaite. 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 the
ENTRANCE HYMN: Father. Amen

Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. COLLECT
All: Amen. Priest: Let us pray.
Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord, and in your kindness uphold
Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the what you have established for the increase of the human race, so
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. that the union you have created between Lee and Ia Dulce may
All: And with your spirit. be kept safe by your assistance. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Priest: We have come rejoicing into the house of the Lord for this Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
celebration, dear brothers and sisters, and now we stand with All: Amen.
Lee and Ia Dulce on the day they intend to form a home of their
own. Commentator: Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Word.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

 reign, our God, the almighty. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him
First Reading glory. For the wedding day of the Lamb has come, his bride has made
Reader: A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians herself ready. She was allowed to wear a bright, clean linen garment.”
(The linen represents the righteous deeds of the holy ones) Then the
Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not angels said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to
ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; the wedding feast of the Lamb.
love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives
up; and its faith, hope and patience never fail. Love is eternal. There are The Word of the Lord.
inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in All: Thanks be to God.
strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass.
For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; but Commentator: Please all stand to honor the Holy Gospel.
when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear. When I
was a child, my speech, feelings and thinking were all those of a child; Gospel Acclamation
now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. What we Alleluia
see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Reader: God is love; let us love one another as he has loved us.
What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete as God’s Alleluia
knowledge of me. Meanwhile, these three remain: faith, hope and love,
and the greatest of these is love. Gospel
Priest: The Lord be with you.
The Word of the Lord. All: And with your spirit.
All: Thanks be to God
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark
Responsorial Psalm: All: Glory to You, O Lord.

Second Reading: Jesus said: “From the beginning of creation, God made them male and
Reader: A Reading from the book of Revelation female. For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no
I, John, heard what sounded like the loud voice of a great multitude in longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no
heaven, saying: “Alleluia! Salvation, glory, and might belong to our God.” human being must separate.”
A voice coming from the throne said: “Praise our God, all you his servants,
and you who revere him, small and great.” Then I heard something like Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
the sound of a great multitude or the sound of rushing water or mighty People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
peals of thunder, as they said: “Alleluia! The Lord has established his
Commentator: Please all be seated to listen to the homily. and honor each other for as long as you live?
Lee and Ia: YES FATHER.
THE HOMILY Priest: Are you both ready to raise as good Christians the children whom
God will give you?
RITE OF MARRIAGE Lee and Ia: YES FATHER.
The bride and the groom stand up, whom the priest now
addresses in the following words…)
EXCHANGE OF CONSENT
Priest: Dearly beloved, you have come together into the house of the Priest: Lee and Ia, since it is your wish to contract holy matrimony, please
Church, so that in the presence of the church’s minister and the join your right hands, and express your intention before God and
community, your intention to enter into Marriage may be His Church.
strengthened by the Lord with a sacred seal. Christ abundantly
blesses the love that binds you. Through a special Sacrament, he They join hands. The priest asks Lee:
enriches and strengthens those he has already consecrated by Priest: Lee, do you take Ia here present, for your lawful wife according to
Holy Baptism, that they may be faithful to each other for ever and the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?
assume all the responsibilities of married life. And so, in the Lee: Yes, I do.
presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions. Priest: Do you give yourself to her as her husband?
Lee: Yes, I do.
Commentator: May I request the principal sponsors to stand with the Priest: Do you accept her as your lawful wife?
couple. Lee: Yes, I do.

STATEMENT OF INTENTION Now the priest asks Ia:

Priest: Ia, do you take Lee here present, for your lawful husband
The priest asks them about their freedom of choice, faithfulness to according to the rite of our holy Mother, the Church?
each other, and the acceptance and upbringing of children. Ia: Yes, I do.
Priest: Do you give yourself to him as his wife?
Priest: Lee, did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself Ia: Yes, I do.
forever in the love and service of your wife? Priest: Do you accept him as your lawful husband?
Lee: YES FATHER. Ia: yes, I do.
Priest: Ia, did you come here of your own free will to bind yourself
forever in the love and service of your husband? Priest: Now please pray together after me:
Ia: YES FATHER.
Priest: Are you both ready, as you follow the path of Marriage, to love Lee and Ia: 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 The priest blesses the arrhae
HEALTH, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART.
EXCHANGE OF RINGS AND GIVING OF ARRHAE
CONFIRMATION OF THE MARRIAGE BOND
The priest picks up the wedding rings from the tray and says:
Priest: And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all those present Priest: Now, give these rings to one another.
here as witnesses, confirm and bless the bond of the marriage
which you have contracted. In the name of the Father, and of the Lee takes Ia’s ring from the priest and puts it on Ia’s ring finger. Lee says
Son, and of the Holy spirit. after the priest:
All: Amen.
Lee: Ia, wear this ring/as a sign of my love and fidelity/In the name of
BLESSING OF THE RINGS AND ARRHAE the Father,/and of the Son,/and of the Holy Spirit.
The rings and arrhae are brought forward
Ia takes Lee’s ring from the priest and puts it on Lee’s ring finger. Ia says
Priest: Lee and Ia, we shall now bless your rings and arrhae after the priest:

Priest: My help comes from the Lord Ia: Lee, wear this ring/ as a sign of my love and fidelity/ In the name
All: Who made heaven and earth. of the Father,/ and of the Son,/ and of the Holy Spirit.
The priest blesses the rings
Lee takes with both hands the arrhae from the priest. Ia places her cupped
Priest: Bless, +O Lord, these rings so that your servants Lee and Ia, who hands under those of Lee’s. Lee lets them fall into her hands, saying after
wear them may ever live in mutual love and unbroken loyalty. the priest:
Through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen. Lee: Ia, I give you these arrhae/as a pledge of my love and
dedication/to your welfare./In the name of the Father,/and of the
Then the priest sprinkles the rings with holy water. Son,/and of the Holy Spirit.
Ia, after accepting the arrhae, says after the priest:
Priest: Bless, + O Lord, your servants, Lee and Ia, with sufficiency of Ia: And I accept them.
material possessions which these arrhae symbolize, so that they
may use them to attain eternal life. We ask this through Christ
our Lord.
All: Amen.
HANDING OF THE BIBLE TO THE COUPLE may always be faithful in her mission of spreading the Good news
The priest hands over the bible to the groom and the brise. The priest of our salvation and Christ’s love for us. We pray.
holding the other end of the bible while the bride and groom hold the All: Lord, hear our prayer.
other end of the bible.
Reader: Let us pray for our government leaders that they may become
Priest: Receive the Word of God as a newly wedded couple, may the God’s instrument in protecting the family and defend life at all
light of the Word serve as a beacon for you to follow through cost. We pray.
good times and in bad so that through it all you may have peace All: Lord, hear our prayer.
and hope.
Reader: Let us pray for all the needs of our brothers and sisters, the sick,
Commentator: Please all stand for the Profession of Faith. May I request the handicapped, the prisoners and all those abandoned by their
the Principal Sponsors to return to their respective seats loved ones, that through their presence in our community we
may be enlightened and show our charity with love. We pray.
PROFESSION OF FAITH All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Priest and People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of Reader: Let us pray for Lee and Ia united today in God’s love,
heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who founding a new family in our Christian community. May they
was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, become God’s faithful stewards and collaborators of God in
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; rearing their future children. We pray.
he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the All: Lord, hear our prayer.
dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of
God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the Reader: Let us pray for the young people who will embrace the vocation
living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic to married life that they may learn from life and experiences of
Church, the communion of saints, he forgiveness of sins, the others the beauty of love that comes from generosity. We pray.
resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. All: Lord, hear our prayer.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Reader: Let us also pray for the parents of Lee and Ia that they may
Priest: Dear brothers and sisters, let us now pray for the Church and for continue to inspire and support them in the new journey they are
our newly wedded couple, whose marriage reflects the union of about to embark to. We pray.
Christ and his Church. For every petition we will say: All: Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Reader: Let us continue to pray for the repose of the souls of our family
Reader: Let us pray for the Church, who is the Bride of Christ, that she who have gone ahead of us, especially Gilmer. May God one day
 unites us again in the joys of our eternal home. We pray. All: Blessed be God for ever.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
The Priest pours Wine and a little Water into the Chalice and says:
Priest: God our Father, look down with favor upon your servants who Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
are gathered today to witness the joy of entering the Sacrament goodness we have received the Wine we offer you: fruit of the
of Matrimony of Lee and Ia. honor and praise you. We also pray vine and work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.
that you grant Lee and Ia to remain faithful to you and to each All: Blessed be God for ever.
other. At the end of a long and well-spent life, reward them with
eternal happiness, together with their children and with all those After washing his hands, the Priest says:
who love them. Through Christ our Lord. Priest: Pray, brethren (brothers and sister), that my sacrifice and yours
All: Amen. may be Acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise
Commentator: Please be seated for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy
Church.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
RITE OF THE CANDLE, THE VEIL, AND THE CORD PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Priest: Receive, we pray, O Lord, the offering made on the occasion of the
Commentator: May I request the Candle Sponsors to light the Nuptial sealing of the sacred bond of Marriage between Lee and Ia, just
Candles, to be followed shortly by the Veil and Cord Sponsors. as your goodness, is its origin, may your providence guide is
The Candle Sponsors light two candles on both sides of the course. Through Christ our Lord.
spouses. The Veil sponsors lay the white Veil over the head of the All: Amen.
Bride and the shoulders of the Groom. Finally, the Cord Sponsors
place the Cord over the shoulders of the couple PREFACE

OFFERTORY SONG: Priest: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS Priest: Lift up your hearts.
After preparing the Altar, the Priest holds the Paten with Bread and says: All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Priest: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your All: It is right and just.
goodness we have received the Bread we offer you: fruit of the Priest: It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the Bread everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and
of Life. eternal God. For you have forged the covenant of marriage as a
 sweet yoke of harmony and an unbreakable bond of peace, so COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURES OUR FOR YOU AND FOR
that the chaste and fruitful love of holy Matrimony may serve to MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS FO SINS. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF
increase the children you adopt as your own. By your providence ME.
and grace, O Lord, you accomplish the wonder of this twofold
design: that, while the birth of children brings beauty to the Priest: The mystery of faith.
world, their rebirth in Baptism gives increase to the Church, All: We proclaim you Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection
through Christ our Lord. Through him, with the Angels and all the until you come again.
Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we
acclaim: EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Priest: Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and
Resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice
SANCTUS of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in
Priest and People: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth your presence and minister to you. Humbly we pray that,
are full of your glory. Hosanna is the highest. Blessed is he who partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered
comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. into one by the Holy Spirit. Remember, Lord, your Church, spread
throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity,
CONSECRATION together with Francis our Pope and— our Bishop and all the
Comm.: Please all kneel for the Consecration. clergy. Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen
asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in
Priest: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face. Have
therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body Mother of God, with Blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed
and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the time he was betrayed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the
and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise
thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY, The Priest holds the Chalice and the Paten and sings:
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever
In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the Chalice and ever.
and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying: All: Amen.
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE
CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL
COMMUNION RITE friends that surrounds them, may they come to the Kingdom of
OUR FATHER Heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare All: Amen.
to say:
Priest and People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; SIGN OF PEACE
thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my
we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into peace I give you; look not on our sins, but on the faith of your
temptation, but deliver us from evil. Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance
with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.
THE NUPTIAL BLESSING All: Amen.
Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Priest: Let us humbly invoke by our prayers, dear brothers and sisters, All: And with your spirit.
God’s blessing upon Lee and Ia, that in his kindness he may favor Priest: Let us offer each other the Sign of Peace.
with his help those on whom he has bestowed the Sacrament of
Matrimony. The Sign of Peace is given to the community.

All pray silently for a short while. Then the Priest extends his LAMB OF GOD
hands over the couple and imparts the Nuptial Blessing. The Priest breaks the Bread and places a fragment into the
Chalice, symbol of the unity with the Pope, while people sing the
Priest: Holy Father, maker of the whole world, who created man and Lamb of God.
woman in your own image and willed that their union be
crowned with your blessings, we humbly beseech you for these People: Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on
your servants, who are joined today in the Sacrament of us.
Matrimony. May your abundant blessing, Lord, come down upon Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on
this Bride, Ia and upon Lee, her companion for life, and may the us.
power of your Holy Spirit set their hearts aflame from on high, so Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
that, living out together the gift of Matrimony, they may adorn
their family with children and enrich the Church. In happiness COMMUNION
may they praise you, O Lord, in sorrow may they seek you out;
may they have the joy near to comfort them in their need; let The Priest holds the Host over the Paten and says:
them pray to you in the holy assembly and bear witness to you in
the world, and after a happy old age, together with the circle of Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of
 the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. THE FINAL BLESSING
All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but
only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Commentator.: Please all be seated. Priest: Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
May God the eternal Father keep you of one heart in love for one
COMMUNION SONG another, that the peace of Christ may dwell in you and abide
always in your home.
Priest: The Body (and Blood) of Christ. All: Amen.
Communicant: Amen.
Commentator: May I ask the Cord and Veil Sponsors to remove the Cord Priest: May you blessed in your children, have solace in your friends and
and the Veil. enjoy true peace with everyone.
Please all stand for the final prayer. All: Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Priest: May you be witnesses in the world to God’s charity, so that the
Priest: Let us pray. afflicted and needy who have known your kindness may one day
Having been made partakers at your table, we pray, O Lord, that receive you thankfully into the eternal dwelling of God.
Lee and Ia who are united by the Sacrament of Marriage may All: Amen.
always hold fast to you and proclaim your name to the world.
Through Christ our Lord. Priest: And may almighty God bless all of you who are gathered here, in
All: Amen. the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
CONCLUDING RITES
DISMISSAL
Priest: Lee and Ia, now that you have received the Holy Sacrament of Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Matrimony, I admonish you to remain faithful to one another. All: Thanks be to God.
Priest: Ia, love your husband and be a good housewife; persevere in faith,
love and holiness.
Priest: Lee, love your wife as Christ loves his Church and live with her in FINAL HYMN:
the holy fear of the Lord.