Here is the complete range of texts that can be chosen during the Roman Catholic celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. THE CHOICE OF TEXTS: The Greeting Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All: And with your spirit. Or(…)
Renewal of Marriage Vows This is a brief ceremony designed for inclusion during a Mass or Prayer service for a number of couples who are celebrating major anniversaries of their marriage (25, 30, 40 and 50 years of faithfulness). If a prayer service is envisaged instead, always include an appropriate reading from Sacred Scripture. If(…)
If you are considering getting married in Church, first of all, warmest best wishes to you as you begin your preparations for this Sacrament! Before you make any bookings, it could be very useful for you to read through a very helpful pamphlet called “Planning your Wedding Day”, produced by ACCORD (the Catholic Marriage support agency) which features(…)
1. The Structure of the Nuptial Mass and 2. The Strcuture of a Wedding Ceremony celebrated outside of the Mass Here is an outline of the usual Structure of the Rite of Marriage when celebrated within a Mass Introductory Rites Opening Hymn, Organ Voluntary or Entrance Antiphon Questioning concerning any lawful impediment to the marriage. Liturgical Greeting Introduction &(…)
MYSTERIES OF LIGHT The late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, when he proclaimed the Year of the Rosary in 2003 returned to the theme of contemplating the face of Christ from a Marian perspective. He said that ‘in its flow of repetitions, it represents a kind of pedagogy of love aimed at evoking within(…)
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS 75 ART AND THE EUCHARIST This is the material used at a presentation of art and music to mark the 75th anniversary of the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin 1932. St. Kevin’s Oratory, Pro-Cathedral 21 June 2007 Presented by Dr. Eileen Kane with Ms. Michaela – Loredan Chirvase (Soprano) Fr. Rodrigue Marino Nguekam C.S.Sp.(…)
Weekday Celebrations for the Christian Community In the world of ideas today we often hear people encouraging us to ‘think outside the box’. In other words to take a blank canvas and to create something new free from the inhibitions of a closed way of approaching issues and tasks. I propose that we do(…)
Opening Song Lord of all Hopefulness (Slane) All sing; Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust ever childlike no care could destroy, Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, At the break of the day. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,(…)
UPDATE APRIL 2009 BAPTISM Ongoing Formation Our annual ongoing formation evenings for Baptism Teams will be presented by Sheila O’Dea and Colette Furlong. These will take place on Tuesday 5 May in the oratory of the Church of the Holy Family Kill O’ The Grange and on Thursday 7 May in Clonliffe College from 8.00(…)
The What The Who Who keeps the priest informed? Any special circumstances? Any Music? Who meets the families? Processional music? Where to meet the child? Welcoming comments Check with presider: Dialogue: with both parents? Who signs child? Reading references: Readers Special intentions? Response to the intentions? Prayer Reader? Special saints? Sung or said(…)