Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
By this sacrament your grace unites man and woman in an unbreakable bond of love and peace.
You have designed the chaste love of husband and wife for the increase both of the human family and of your own family born in baptism.
You are the loving Father of the world of nature; you are the loving Father of the new creation of grace.
In Christian marriage you bring together the two orders of creation:
nature’s gift of children enriches the world and your grace enriches also your Church.
In Christian marriage you bring together the two orders of creation:
nature’s gift of children enriches the world and your grace enriches also your Church.
Through Christ the choirs of angels
and all the saints praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend with theirs as we join in their unending hymn:
and all the saints praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend with theirs as we join in their unending hymn:
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him you entered into a new covenant with your people. You restored man to grace in the saving mystery of redemption. You gave him a share in the divine life through his union with Christ. You made him an heir of Christ’s eternal glory. This outpouring of love in the new covenant of grace is symbolized in the marriage covenant that seals the love of husband and wife and reflects your divine plan of love. And so, with the angels and all the saints in heaven we proclaim your gloryand join in their unending hymn of praise:
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
You created man in love to share your divine life.
We see his high destiny in the love of husband and wife, which bears the imprint of your own divine love.
We see his high destiny in the love of husband and wife, which bears the imprint of your own divine love.
Love is man’s origin,
love is his constant calling,
love is his fulfillment in heaven.
love is his constant calling,
love is his fulfillment in heaven.
The love of man and woman is made holy in the sacrament of marriage,
and becomes the mirror of your everlasting love.
and becomes the mirror of your everlasting love.
Through Christ the choirs of angels
and all the saints praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend with theirs
as we join in their unending hymn
and all the saints praise and worship your glory. May our voices blend with theirs
as we join in their unending hymn
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Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
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