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Nuptial BlessingsNoteThis excerpt from the Order of Celebrating Matrimony gives the texts of the Nuptial Blessingfrom Chapter 1 Order of Celebrating Matrimony within Mass, Chapter 2 Order of CelebratingMatrimony without Mass, Chapter 4 Order of Celebrating Matrimony between a Catholic and aCatechumen or a Non-Christian and Chapter 5 Various Texts to be used in the Rite of Marriage andthe Mass for the Celebration of Marriage: VII Other Prayers of Nuptial Blessing.The rubrics follow those given in Chapter 5.There are 3 Invitations and 3 Blessings. In the Order of Celebrating Matrimony they are paired asfollows but they may be used in any combination. Chapter 1 Order of Celebrating Matrimony within Mass Chapter 2 Order of Celebrating Matrimony without Mass 104 ( 243) 105 ( 74)73 74For these texts musical notation is also provided. Chapter 3 Order of Celebrating Matrimony before an Assisting Layperson has an proper formfor use by the assisting layperson. Chapter 4 Order of Celebrating Matrimony between a Catholic and a Catechumen or aNon-Christian uses 104 for the Invitation and a modified form of 244 for the Blessing.ContentsInvitationsDear brothers and sisters (73)Text 2Music 3Now let us humbly invoke God’s blessing (104/243)Text 2Music 3Let us pray to the Lord for this bride and groom (241)Text 2Music 3BlessingO God, who by your mighty power (74)Text 4Music 6Holy Father, who formed man in your own image (242)Text 8Music 9Holy Father, maker of the whole world (244)Text 12Music 13Holy Father, maker of the whole world (172 244)Text 15Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 1
The Nuptial BlessingIn the invitation, if one or both of the spouses will not be receiving Communion, the wordsin parentheses are omitted. In the prayer, the words in parentheses may be omitted if it seemsthat circumstances suggest it, for example, if the bride and bridegroom are advanced in years.The Priest (or Deacon), with hands joined, calls upon those present to pray, saying:Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly pray to the Lordthat on these his servants, now married in Christ,he may mercifully pour outthe blessing of his graceand make of one heart in love(by the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood)those he has joined by a holy covenant.73Or:Now let us humbly invoke God’s blessing upon this bride and groom,that in his kindness he may favour with his helpthose on whom he has bestowed the Sacrament of Matrimony.104 243Or:Let us pray to the Lord for this bride and groom, who come to the altar as they begin their married life,that (partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ)they may always be bound together by love for one another.241And all pray in silence for a while.2 Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
Texts with Music& œ ᜜ áDear brothers and sisters, let us humbly pray to the Lord that on& ááthese his servants, now married in Christ, he may mercifully pour& áœout the blessing of his grace& ááœand make of one heart in loveá(by the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood) those he has& ᜠœ œ œ œjoined by a ho-ly cov-e-nant.Or:& œ áœNow let us humbly invoke God's blessing upon this bride and groom,& œ áthat in his kindness he may favor with his help those on whom he& ᜠœ œ œ œ œhas bestowed the Sacra-ment of Mat-ri-mo-ny.Or:& œ ááLet us pray to the Lord for this bride and groom, who come to the& ᜜ áaltar as they begin their married life, that partaking of the Body& ááand Blood of Christ they may always be bound together by love& œ œ œ œ œfor one an-oth-er.And all pray in silence for a while.Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 3
Then the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:O God, who by your mighty power created all things out of nothing,and, when you had set in placethe beginnings of the universe,formed man and woman in your own image,making the woman an inseparable helpmate to the man,that they might no longer be two, but one flesh,and taught that what you were pleased to make onemust never be divided;O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriageby so great a mysterythat in the wedding covenant you foreshadowedthe Sacrament of Christ and his Church;O God, by whom woman is joined to manand the companionship they had in the beginningis endowed with the one blessingnot forfeited by original sinnor washed away by the flood.Look now with favour on these your servants,joined together in Marriage,who ask to be strengthened by your blessing.Send down on them the grace of the Holy Spiritand pour your love into their hearts,that they may remain faithful in the Marriage covenant.May the grace of love and peaceabide in your daughter N.,and let her always follow the example of those holy womenwhose praises are sung in the Scriptures.May her husband entrust his heart to her,so that, acknowledging her as his equaland his joint heir to the life of grace,he may show her due honourand cherish her alwayswith the love that Christ has for his Church.And now, Lord, we implore you:may these your servantshold fast to the faith and keep your commandments;made one in the flesh,may they be blameless in all they do;and with the strength that comes from the Gospel,may they bear true witness to Christ before all;4 74Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
(may they be blessed with children,and prove themselves virtuous parents,who live to see their children’s children).And grant that,reaching at last together the fullness of yearsfor which they hope,they may come to the life of the blessedin the Kingdom of Heaven.Through Christ our Lord. Amen.Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 5
Text with MusicThen the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:& œ ᜠœ œ œO God, who by your mighty power created all things out of noth-ing,& œáand, when you had set in place the beginnings of the universe,&ááformed man and woman in your own image, making the woman& ᜠᜠœ œan inseparable helpmate to the man, that they might no longer& ᜠœ œábe two, but one flesh, and taught that what you were pleased& œ œœáœœ œ œ œto make one must never be di-vid-ed;& œ ᜠœ œ œ œO God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage by so great a mys-ter-y& ᜠœ œthat in the wedding covenant you foreshadowed the Sac-ra-ment& œ œœ œœof Christ and his Church;& œ ᜜ œœ áO God, by whom woman is joined to man and the companionship& ᜠœœ œthey had in the beginning is endowed with the one bless-ing& ᜜ œ ᜠœ œ œnot forfeited by orig-i-nal sin nor washed a-way by the flood.6 Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
& œáœœ œ œáLook now with favour on these your ser-vants, joined together in& œœáœœ œœ œœMar-riage, who ask to be strengthened by your bless-ing. Send& ᜠœ œ œdown on them the grace of the Ho-ly Spir-it& œ œ œœááand pour your loveœœ œin-to their hearts, that they may remain faithful in the Mar-riage& œ œ œcov-e-nant.& œ áMay the grace of love and peace abide in your daughter N.,& ᜠœ œ œand let her always follow the example of those ho-ly wom-en&ᜠœ œ œœwhose praises are sung in the Scrip-tures.& œ ᜠœ œœ áMay her husband entrust his heart to her, so that, acknowledging& ááher as his equal and his joint heir to the life of grace, he may show& œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œáher due hon-our and cher-ish her al-ways with the love that Christ& á œœ œœhas for his Church.Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 7
Then the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:Holy Father, who formed man in your own image,male and female you created them,so that as husband and wife, united in body and heart,they might fulfill their calling in the world;O God, who, to reveal the great design you formed in your love,willed that the love of spouses for each othershould foreshadow the covenant you graciously made with your people,so that, by fulfillment of the sacramental sign,the mystical marriage of Christ with his Churchmight become manifestin the union of husband and wife among your faithful;Graciously stretch out your right handover these your servants (N. and N.), we pray,and pour into their hearts the power of the Holy Spirit.Grant, O Lord,that, as they enter upon this sacramental union,they may share with one another the gifts of your loveand, by being for each other a sign of your presence,become one heart and one mind.May they also sustain, O Lord, by their deedsthe home they are forming(and prepare their childrento become members of your heavenly householdby raising them in the way of the Gospel).Graciously crown with your blessings your daughter N.,so that, by being a good wife (and mother),she may bring warmth to her home with a love that is pureand adorn it with welcoming graciousness.Bestow a heavenly blessing also, O Lord,on N., your servant,that he may be a worthy, good andfaithful husband (and a provident father).Grant, holy Father,that, desiring to approach your tableas a couple joined in Marriage in your presence,they may one day have the joyof taking part in your great banquet in heaven.Through Christ our Lord. Amen.8 242Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
Text with MusicThen the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:& œ áááHo-ly Father, who formed man in your own image, male and& ᜠœ œ œ œááfemale you cre-at-ed them, so that as husband and wife, unitedœ œ œ& á᜜ œœin bod-y and heart, they might fulfill their calling in the world;& œ áO God, who, to reveal the great design you formed in your love,&ááwilled that the love of spouses for each other should foreshadow& ᜜ œ œœ áthe covenant you graciously made with your peo-ple, so that, by& ᜠœ œáfulfillment of the sacra-men-tal sign, the mystical marriage of Christ& œ œœáwith his Church might become manifest in the union of husband& ᜠœ œœ œand wife a-mong your faith-ful;& œ áGra-ciously stretch out your right hand over these your servants& ᜜ œá(N. and N.), we pray, and pour into their hearts the power of the& œœ œ œ œHo-ly Spir-it.Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 9
&œ ááGrant, O Lord, that, as they enter upon this sacramental union,& ᜠœ œáthey may share with one another the gifts of your love and, by& ᜠœœœábeing for each other a sign of your pres-ence, become one& œœ œœheart and one mind.& œáᜠœMay they also sustain, O Lord, by their deeds the home they are& œœœ áform-ing (and prepare their children to become members of your& œ œ œ œœáœ œ œ œ œheav-en-ly house-hold by raising them in the way of the Gos-pel).& œ ááGra-ciously crown with your blessings your daughter N., so that,& ááby being a good wife (and mother), she may bring warmth to her& ᜠœ œáœ œ œhome with a love that is pure and adorn it with wel-com-ing& œœœgra-cious-ness.10 Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
&œ áááGrant, holy Father, that, desiring to approach your table as a& ᜠœœœáœœ œ œ œcouple joined in Marriage in your pres-ence, they may one day& áhave the joy of taking part in your great ban-quet in heav-en.&œœ œ œ œœ œœThrough Christ our Lord. R. A-men.& œ ᜠœ œ œBe-stow a heavenly blessing also, O Lord, on N., your ser-vant,& ᜜áthat he may be a worthy, good and faithful hus-band and a& œ œ œ œ œprov-i-dent fath-er.Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 11
Then the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:Holy Father, maker of the whole world, who created man and woman in your own imageand willed that their union be crowned with your blessing,we humbly beseech you for these your servants,who are joined today in the Sacrament of Matrimony.May your abundant blessing, Lord,come down upon this bride, N.,and upon N., her companion for life,and may the power of your Holy Spiritset their hearts aflame from on high,so that, living out together the gift of Matrimony,they may (adorn their family with childrenand) enrich the Church.In happiness may they praise you, O Lord,in sorrow may they seek you out;may they have the joy of your presenceto assist them in their toil,and know that you are nearto comfort them in their need;let them pray to you in the holy assemblyand bear witness to you in the world,and after a happy old age,together with the circle of friends that surrounds them,may they come to the Kingdom of Heaven.Through Christ our Lord. Amen.12 244Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
Text with MusicThen the Priest (or Deacon), with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues:& œ ᜜ ᜜Ho-ly Father, maker of the whole world, who created man and& ᜜ œ œáœ œ œœwoman in your own im-age and willed that their un-ion be crowned& œœœ œœ ᜜ œ œwith your bless-ing, we humbly beseech you for these your ser-vants,& ᜠœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œwho are joined to-day in the Sac-ra-ment of Mat-ri-mo-ny.& œ ááMay your abundant blessing, Lord, come down upon this bride, N.,& ᜠᜠœ œand upon N., her compan-ion for life, and may the power of your& ᜠœ œáHoly Spirit set their hearts aflame from on high, so that, livingœ œ œ œ& ááout together the gift of Mat-ri-mo-ny, they may (adorn their family& ᜜ œœwith children and) en-rich the Church.& œ ᜠœ œáœœIn happiness may they praise you, O Lord, in sorrow may they seek& œ œœ áœyou out; may they have the joy of your presence to assist them in& œ œœ œáœ œœ œœtheir toil, and know that you are near to com-fort them in their need;& œ ᜠœ œ œálet them pray to you in the ho-ly as-sem-bly and bear witness toOrder of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 13& œ œ œœœ ᜠœ œœ áyou in the world, and after a hap-py old age, to-gether with the
& œ œœ œáœ œœ œœtheir toil, and know that you are near to com-fort them in their need;& œ ᜠœ œ œálet them pray to you in the ho-ly as-sem-bly and bear witness to& œ œ œœœ ᜠœ œœ áyou in the world, and after a hap-py old age, to-gether with the& ᜠœœœáœœ œ œ œcircle of friends that sur-rounds them, may they come to the& œœ œ œ œœœœKing-dom of Heav-en. Through Christ our Lord. R. A-men.14 Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
from the Order of Celebrating Matrimony between a Catholicand a Catechumen or a Non-Christian171. As a rule, the Nuptial Blessing is said over the bride and bridegroom. Nevertheless, if circumstances suggest this, it may be omitted and, in this case, the prayer provided in no. 174 is said in placeof the Nuptial Blessing.The bride and bridegroom kneel at their place, if circumstances suggest this.Then, the Priest (or Deacon) continues, with hands joined:Now let us humbly invoke God’s blessing upon this bride and groom,that in his kindness he may favour with his helpthose on whom he has bestowed the bond of Marriage. 104And all pray in silence for a while.172. Then, the Priest (or Deacon), standing and turned toward the bride and bridegroom withhands extended over them, continues:Holy Father, maker of the whole world, who created man and woman in your own imageand willed that their union be crowned with your blessing,we humbly beseech you for these your servants,who are joined today in the Marriage covenant.May your abundant blessing, Lord,come down upon this bride, N.,and upon N., her companion for life,and may the power of your Holy Spiritset their hearts aflame from on high,so that, living out together the gift of Matrimony,they may be known for the integrity of their conduct(and be recognized as virtuous parents).In happiness may they praise you, O Lord,in sorrow may they seek you out;may they have the joy of your presenceto assist them in their toil,and know that you are nearto comfort them in their need;and after a happy old age,together with the circle of friends that surrounds them,may they come to the Kingdom of Heaven.Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 244Order of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings 15
174. If, because of circumstances, the Nuptial Blessing is omitted, this prayer is spoken over thebride and bridegroom:Be attentive to our prayers, O Lord,and in your kindness upholdwhat you have established for the increase of the human race,so that the union you have createdmay be kept safe by your assistance.Through Christ our Lord. Amen.LiturgyOfficeENGLAND& WA L E S16 Texts and chants from English translation of Order of Matrimony 2013, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.All Rights Reserved.One of a series of resources from www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/MarriageOrder of Celebrating Matrimony — Nuptial Blessings
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