Wedding Program Guide

Couples are encouraged to provide a worship aid (program) for your invited guests, detailing the order of worship.  This worship aid can be a great help to those in attendance, especially for non-Catholics. 

A sample of a worship aid for the wedding liturgy with or without Mass is below.  Simply copy the respective worship aid below for your wedding and paste into your own document. Then you may insert the options you have chosen and choose your desired font style and size.  

The Wedding Liturgy with Mass  (Nuptial Mass) 
The Introductory Rites 
                  Entrance Procession 
                  Gathering  Hymn:  (List the hymn and number) 
                  Greeting 
                  Glory to God 
                  Collect (Opening Prayer) 
  
The Liturgy of the Word 
                  First Reading (Old Testament) 
                  Responsorial Psalm (sung) 
                  Second Reading (New Testament) 
                  Gospel Acclamation (sung) 
                  Gospel 
                  Homily 
  
The Celebration of Matrimony 
                 Address to the Bride and Groom 
                 The Questions before the Consent 
                 The Consent 
                 The Reception of the Consent:  
                      Let us bless the Lord.      
                               Response-Thanks be to God. 
                 The Blessing and Giving of Rings 
                               Option:  Flowers to the Blessed Virgin Mary 
                                          AND / OR 
                               Option:  Arras, Bible / Rosary and Lazo 
                 The Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful) 
                                Response-Lord, hear our prayer. 

The Liturgy of the Eucharist 
                 Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts 
                 The Eucharistic Prayer 
                  The Communion Rite 
                 The Lord’s Prayer 
                 The Nuptial Blessing 
                 Sign of Peace 
                 Reception of Holy Communion 
                           (For those who are practicing actively the Catholic Faith.) 
                 Prayer after Communion 
  
The Concluding Rite 
                 Final Blessing 
                 Recessional 
  
- We respectfully ask that all people maintain a prayerful reverence at all times  in the church since it is a sacred place for prayer and worship.
- Refrain from taking any flash photography during the Nuptial Mass.
- Turn off or mute all cell phones. 

The Wedding Liturgy without Mass (No Holy Communion)
The Introductory Rites 
                  Entrance Procession 
                  Gathering  Hymn:  (List the hymn and number) 
                  Greeting 
                  Collect (Opening Prayer) 
  
The Liturgy of the Word 
                  First Reading  (Old Testament) 
                  Responsorial Psalm (sung) 
                  Second Reading (New Testament) 
                  Gospel Acclamation (sung) 
                  Gospel 
                  Homily 
  
The Celebration of Matrimony 
                  Address to the Bride and Groom 
                  The Questions before the Consent 
                  The Consent 
                  The Reception of the Consent:  
                       Let us bless the Lord.      
                               Response-Thanks be to God. 
                  The Blessing and Giving of Rings 
                               Option:  Flowers to the Blessed Virgin Mary 
                                          AND / OR 
                               Option:  Arras, Bible / Rosary and Lazo 
                  The Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful) 
                                Response-Lord, hear our prayer. 
                  The Lord’s Prayer 
                  The Nuptial Blessing 
  
The Concluding Rite 
                  Final Blessing 
                  Recessional 
  
- We respectfully ask that all people maintain a prayerful reverence at all times in the church since it is a sacred place for prayer and worship.
- Refrain from taking any flash photography during the Wedding Liturgy. 
- Turn off or mute all cell phones.