"Two become one, united in love"
Saturday
April 27th, 2002

St. Dominic Chapel - Providence College

Celebrant

Father William Marquis
Providence College

Prelude

Seating of the Mothers
Processional
Presentation of the Bride

Cannon in D by Pachelbel
Ode to Joy by Mozart
Trumpet Voluntary by Purcell

Liturgy of the Word

Happy the husband of a really good wife;
the number of his days will be doubled.
A perfect wife is the joy of her husband,
he will live out the years of his life in peace.
A good wife is the best of portions,
reserved for those who fear the Lord;
rich or poor, they will be glad of heart,
cheerful of face, whatever the season.
The grace of a wife will charm her husband, her accomplishments will make him the stronger.
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord,
no price can be put on a well-trained character.
A modest wife is a boon twice over,
a chaste character cannot be weighed on scales.
Like the sun rising over the mountains of the Lord is the beauty of a good  wife in a well-kept house.

My dear people,
let us love one another
since love comes from God
and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Anyone who fails to love can never have known God,
because God is love.
God's love for us was revealed
when God sent into the world his only Son
so that we could have life through him;
this is the love I mean:
not our love for God,
but God's love for us when he sent his Son
to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away.
My dear people,
since God has loved so much,
we too should love one another.
No one has ever seen God;
but as long as we love one another
God will live in us
and his love will be compete in us.

"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 have loved you."

Homily
William Marquis, O.P.

Rite of Matrimony

Exchange of Wedding Vows and the Blessing of Rings
Lighting of the Unity Candle, Pronouncement of Marriage

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Offertory Hymn

Presentation of the Gifts

Communion Hymn

Nuptual Blessing

Concluding Rites

Marriage is a promise,
a potential made in the hearts
of two people who love each other
and takes a lifetime to fulfill.
- Edmund O'Neill

The Wedding March by Mendelssohn