The Wedding Party
Celebrant
Fr. Martin Collum
Bridesmaids
Katie Knox
Louise Fanning
Rebecca Kirby
Suzi Condron
Best Man
Brian Parke
Groomsmen
Eric Wyse
Gary Quinn
Michael Cronin
Ushers
John Raftery
Conor McDermott
First Reading
Responsorial Psalm
Second Reading
Jimmy Kirby
Gail Brady
Valerie Cox
Prayers of the Faithful
Neil Condron
Jean McNally
Soren Nielson
Niamh Redmond
Kieran Farrell
Offertory
Alacoque Fanning
Iris Condron
Music and Vocals
Herta Kelly
Aoife Feeney
It is Autumn as we kneel before you
Hand in hand.
Friends have gathered.
But there are others
Those we have loved
Are listening
In the breeze on the field
In the spray on the sea
Anon.
At the gates of the dawn
In the hands of the priest
Introductory Rites
♫ Bridal Procession: Bridal March
Fr. Martin: In the name of the father, and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
All: Amen.
Fr. Martin: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.
♫ Candle Ceremony: Claire de Lune – Debussy
Laura and Alan light two candles representing their coming here today as
separate individuals.
Penitential Rite
All: I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my
words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do; and I ask
blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angles and saints, and you, my
brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the lord our God.
Fr. Martin: May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Fr. Martin: Lord, have mercy- Mass of God’s People
The Gloria
All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth.
Lord God heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you,
we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. 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 seated at the right hand of
the Father: receive our prayer. For you 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 God the Father. Amen.
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
A Reading from the First Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
Jimmy: Let your love be genuine and sincerely prefer good to evil.
Love one another with great affection and have a profound respect
for one another. If you hope, this will make you cheerful. Do not give
up if difficulties come, and keep on praying. Think of the needs of
others. Seek to be compassionate and kind, humble and patient. Be
tolerant with one another and be ready to forgive. The Lord forgives
you so you must do the same. And on top of all these, be loving
because love binds everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through him.
This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
♫Responsorial Psalm: On Eagles Wings - Gail Brady
Second Reading
A
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Valerie: If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak
without love, I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. If I
have the gift of prophecy, understanding all the mysteries there are,
and knowing everything, and if I have faith in all its fullness, to move
mountains, but without love, then I am nothing at all. If I give away
all that I possess, piece by piece, and if I even let them take my body
to burn it, but am without love, it will do me no good whatever.
Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never
boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take
offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's
sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to
hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end.
This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading
Fr. Martin: A reading from the Holy Gospel According to John
All: Glory to you, lord.
Fr. Martin: Jesus said to his disciples: 'As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my
commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my
Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this
so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. This is
my commandment: Love one another, as I loved you.' This is the
Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Homily
Please be seated.
Rite of Marriage
Fr. Martin: Laura and Alan, you have come here today to pledge your
love before God and the Church here present today in the person of
the priest, your family and friends. In becoming husband and wife
you give yourselves to each other for life. You promise to be true and
faithful, to support and cherish each other until death, so that your
years together will be the living out in love the pledge you now
make. May your love for each other reflect the enduring love of
Christ for his church. Christ blesses this love. He has already
consecrated you in baptism. Now, by a special sacrament, he
strengthens you to fulfil the duties of your married life.
Laura and Alan, you are about to exchange your marriage vows.Have
you come here of your own free will and choice and without
compulsion to marry each other?
We have
Will you love and honour each other in marriage all the days of your
lives?
We will
Are you willing to accept with love the children God may send you,
and bring them up in accordance with the law of Christ and the
Church?
We are
Declaration of Consent
Laura and Alan, I invite you then to declare before God and his
church your consent to become husband and wife.
Fr. Martin: Alan, do you take Laura as your wife,
For better, for worse,
For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health,
All the days of your life?
Alan: I do.
Fr. Martin: Laura, do you take Alan as your husband,
For better, for worse,
For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health,
All the days of your life?
Laura: I do.
What God joins together man must not separate. May the lord confirm the
consent you have given and enrich you with his blessings.
All: Amen.
Blessing of the Rings
May the Lord bless these rings which you give to each other as the
sign of your faithfulness and unbroken love. May Laura and Alan
always be true to each other, may they be one in heart and mind, may
they be united in love forever, through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Laura, wear this ring as a sign of my faithful love. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Alan, wear this ring as a sign of my faithful love. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Alan: Laura, I give you this gift, a token of all I possess.
Laura: Alan, I give you this gift, a token of all I possess.
♫ Lighting of the Marriage Candle: Claire de Lune – Debussy
Alan and Laura light their marriage candle which represents heir sacrament nion
as husband and wife.
Prayer of the Newly Married Couple
Alan & Laura: We thank you, Lord, and we praise you for bringing
us to this happy day. You have given us to each other. Now, together,
we give ourselves to you. We ask you, Lord: make us one in our love;
keep us one in your peace. Protect our marriage. Bless our home.
Make us gentle. Keep us faithful. And when life is over unite us again
where parting is no more in the kingdom of your love. There we will
praise you in the happiness and peace of our eternal home. Amen.
Prayers of the Faithful
Neil: We pray for Alan and Laura and wish them happiness in their
life together, with patience and understanding may they find
strength in the times of difficulty, and seek comfort in each other.
May the Lord help their love to grow and bless their union with
laughter and joy. Lord, hear us.
All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Jean: We pray for all the friends and family of Laura and Alan,
remembering loved ones, particularly Joseph Fanning, father of the
bride and grandparents who could not be here to share this special
day. May they rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon
them. Lord, hear us.
All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Soren: We pray for those who have supported and helped bring Alan
and Laura together to this happy day. May God bless them with His
gift of everlasting friendship.
Lord, hear us.
All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Niamh: We pray for peace. May we learn to understand and truly
appreciate our brothers and sisters throughout the world. May God
bless the communities within which we live and work.
Lord, hear us.
All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Kieran: May all married people here with us be reminded of the joy
of their own wedding day. May they give thanks for all the happiness
they have known. May each day find them ever more devoted to one
another. Lord, hear us.
All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Profession of Faith
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in
one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of
the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true
God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father, Through
him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he
come down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he
became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
death and we buried. On the third day he rose again in
accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have
no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and
the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through
the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic
Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of
sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
world to come. Amen.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
♫ Offertory Procession: Ag Chriost an Siol
Alacoque and Iris present the offertory gifts
Prayer over the Gifts
Fr. Martin: Lord, accept the gifts we offer you on this happy day. In
your fatherly love watch over and protect Alan and Laura, whom you
have united in marriage. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Fr. Martin: The lord be with you
All: And Also with you
Fr. Martin: Lift up your hearts
All: We raise them up to the lord.
Fr. Martin: Let us give thanks and praise to the Lord our God
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Fr. Martin: 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 the human race to grace in the saving mystery
of redemption. You gave us all a share in the divine life through our
union with Christ. You made us heirs of Christ’s eternal glory. This
outpouring of love in the new covenant of grace is symbolised in the
marriage of covenant that seals the love of husband and wife and
reflects your divine plan of love. And so, with all the angels and all
the saints in heaven we proclaim your glory and join in their
unending hymn of praise.
All: 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.
Fr. Martin: Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness.
Let your spirit come upon these gifts and make them holy, so that
they may become for us the body and blood of Christ.
Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took
bread, gave it to his disciples and said: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU,
AND EAT IT: THIS IS MY BODY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP
FOR YOU.
When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks
and praise, gave the cup to his disciples and said: TAKE THIS, ALL
OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT: THIS IS THE CUP OF MY
BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND EVERLASTING
COVENANT. IT WILL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR ALL SO
THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The Mystery of Faith
Fr. Martin: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
All: Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again.
Fr. Martin: In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you,
Father, this life giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for
counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. May all
of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together
in unity of the Holy Spirit.
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world: make us grow
in your love, together with Benedict our Pope; Philip our Bishop and
all who minister to your people. Remember Lord, Laura and Alan,
whom you have brought to their wedding day, that, by your grace,
they may always live in mutual love and peace.
Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in
the hope of rising again, bring them and all the departed into the
light of your presence. Have mercy on us all: make us worthy to share
eternal life with Mary, the virgin mother of God, with the apostles,
and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages.
May we praise you and stand in union with them, and give you the
glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all
glory and honour is yours, almighty father, forever and ever.
All: Amen
Communion Rite
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 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 we
forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. .
Nuptial Blessing
Fr. Martin: Let us ask god to bless Alan and Laura, now married in
Christ and unite them in his love.
God our father, creator of the universe, you made man and woman in
your own likeness, and blessed their union. We humbly pray to you
for this bride and groom, today united in the sacrament of marriage.
May your blessing come upon them. May they find happiness in
their love for each other, be blessed in their children, and enrich the
life of the Church. May they praise you in their days if happiness and
turn to you in times of sorrow. Let old age come to them in the
company of their friends, and may they reach at last the kingdom of
heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Sign of Peace
Fr. Martin: Lord Jesus, you said to your apostles: I leave you peace,
my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of your
Church and grant us the peace and unity of your kingdom where
you live forever and ever.
All: Amen.
Fr. Martin: The peace of the Lord be with you.
All: And Also with you.
Fr. Martin: Let us offer each other a sign of peace.
♫ Tabhair dom do lámh - by Rebecca Kirby
Communion
Fr. Martin: May this mingling of the body and blood of our Lord
Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.
All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy
on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy
on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Grant us
peace.
Fr. Martin: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world. Happy are we who are called to his supper.
All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word
and I shall be healed.
♫ Make Me a Channel of your Peace
♫ Schubert’s Ave Maria
♫ I watch the Sunrise
Prayer after Communion
Fr. Martin: Let us pray.
Lord, we who have shared the food of your table, pray for our friends
Laura and Alan, whom you have joined together in holy matrimony.
Keep them close to you always. May their love for each other
proclaim to all the world their faith in you. We ask this through
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Concluding Rite
Fr. Martin: The Lord be with you.
All: And Also with you.
Fr. Martin: May God, the eternal Father, keep you steadfast in your
love.
All: Amen.
Fr. Martin: May you have children to bless you, friends to console
you, and may you live in peace with all.
All: Amen.
Signing of the Register
♫ Handel- Water Music, Air
Recessional
Fáilte
To our friends and family,
Thank you for joining us on our special day especially
those who have travelled long journeys.
We would like to thank our parents and families for their
love, support and commitment in preparation for this
special day and throughout our lives.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
Laura & Alan