Second Reading (1st Corinthians 12:31 - 13:8a)
read by Paul Jones, friend of the bride and groom.
Introductory Rites
Choral Prelude
“Doubt Thou the Stars are Fire” (R.J.S. Stevens)
A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or
rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it
does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all
things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things… Love
never ends.
Doubt thou the stars are fire;
doubt thou the sun doth move.
Doubt truth to be a liar,
but never doubt I love.
—William Shakespeare
Organ Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in G Major (J.S. Bach)
played by Luke Driving
The Word of the Lord.
Please respond: “Thanks be to God”
Gathering Song/Processional
“The Great Commandment of Love” (D. Desormier)
Lenten Gospel Acclamation (D. Desormier)
Please join in singing the refrain printed below.
Please join in singing the refrain printed below.
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each
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love
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you,”
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said Je - sus
Christ
to
all
of
us.
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Great
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bey
Cre - a - tor will
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the great
bless
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you,
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com - mand - ment
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of
if you
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love.
Verse 1: Robert Johnson, friend of the groom.
Verse 2: Edward Ling, friend of the bride and groom.
Verse 3: Laura and Steven Macek, grandparents of the bride.
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Glo - ry
and
praise
Glo - ry
and
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praise.
Praise
to
You
Je - sus
Christ.
Gospel (Matthew 22:35-40)
Proclaimed by Monsignor LeClerc.
A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew.
Please respond: “Glory to you, oh Lord.”
One of the Pharisees, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to
him, “'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the greatest and first
commandment. And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Please respond: “Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ”