LITURGICAL ENTOURAGE

Celebrants
Most Rev. Florentino Lavarias,DD
Archbishop of San Fernando
Rev. Fr. Daniel O. Presto
Diocesan Administarator
Diocese of Iba
Rev. Fr. John Remel M. Mara
Parish Priest
Sta. Rita Parish
Rev. Fr. Reynaldo A. Mangulabnan
Parish Priest
Holy Trinity Parish
Commentator
Dr. Meng Y. Cahilig
First Reading
Mrs. Naty Y. Bernardino
Responsorial Psalm
Ms.Romel M. Atienza
Second Reading
Mr. Franco A. Atienza
Prayers of the Faithful
Mr. Rocel T. Cahilig
OFFERTORY
Candles
Mr. Ernesto M. Atienza Jr.
Mrs. Carolina R. Martinez
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Flowers
Mr. Dante C. Atienza
Mrs. Precy R. Atienza
Gifts
Mrs. Marlene P. Rancapero
Mrs. May A. Alilio
Fruits
Mr. Herminio C. Atienza
Mr. Esting B. Yabut
Chalice and Wine
Mrs. Jacinta T. Yabut
Mrs. Magdalena Y. Perez

THE INTRODUCTION
Meng :

Today we are gathered as a community of Christ to witness the renewal of

vows in this Eucharistic Celebration.
Our mass celebrant is Most Rev. Florentino Lavarias DD together with
Rev. Fr. Danny Presto, Rev. Fr. John Romel Mara and Rev. Fr. Reynaldo
Mangulabnan. To share our oneness with them, let us wholeheartedly offer
this mass and join Juanito and Raquel together with their family and the
rest of the entourage.
Please remain seated for the solemn entrance of the bride and the groom.

(Entrance) The bridal procession, when the couple and their entourage have taken their
respective places, the Mass starts.

INTRODUCTORY RITES
Meng : Please all stand.
Entrance Hymn Bayan Umawit ng Papuri
Archbishop Lavarias :
Spirit.
All

In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias : 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.

Archbishop Lavarias : My brothers and sisters, todays mass is a silent, unshakeable

witness to the promise of undying love. Within this mass, Juanito and
Raquel will renew their marriage vows. Both the mass and the renewal are
public ceremonies and the members of the congregation stand as
witnesses. All of you therefore, take an active part in the offering of this
mass. Let us be united in praying for more success of this marriage.

PENITENTIAL ACT
Archbishop Lavarias: Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare
ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

All

: I confess to Almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I

have greatly sinned, in my thoughts, and in my words, in what I have
done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my
fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask Blessed Mary
ever- Virgin, all the angels and saints, and you my brothers and sisters
to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Archbishop Lavarias : May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and
bring us to everlasting life.
All

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias : Lord, have mercy.

All

: Lord, have mercy.

Archbishop Lavarias : Christ, have mercy.

All

: Christ, have mercy.

Archbishop Lavarias : Lord, have mercy.

All

: Lord, have mercy.

THE GLORIA

Archbishop Lavarias :

Glory to God in the highest

CHOIR & All : Papuri sa Diyos

Archbishop Lavarias :
Let us pray.
O God, Almighty father,
For the sake of the good works they have done through their long life
together,
look kindly on this husband and wife Juanito and Raquel
with the children they have brought to life and faith
and, as you sealed the beginnings of their love
by a wonderful sacrament, so bless by their fruitful old age.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.

All

: Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING (NATY Y. BERNARDINO)
Naty

: A Reading from the Book of Genesis (2, 18-24)

Then the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make
a suitable companion to help him. So he took some soil from the ground
and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the
man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their
names. So the man named all the birds and all the animals; but not one of
them was a suitable companion to help him. Then the Lord God made the
man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took out one of
the mans ribs and closed up the flesh. He formed a woman out of the rib
and brought her to him. Then the man said, At last, here is one of my own
kind -- bone taken from my bone, and flesh from my flesh. Woman is her
name because she was taken out of man. That is why a man leaves his
father and mother, and is united with his wife and they become one.
The Word of the Lord.

All

: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (ROMEL M. ATIENZA)

Romel

: Let our response be: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords
command. Please repeat.
Happy the man who fears the Lord, who takes delight in his commands. His
sons will be powerful on earth; the children of the upright are blessed. R

All
Romel :

: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords command.

Riches and wealth are his house; his justice stands firm for ever. He is a
light in the upright: he is generous, merciful and just. R

All

: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords command.

Romel

: The good man takes pity and lends, he conducts his affair with honor. The
just man will never waver: he will be remembered for ever. R

All

: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords command.

Romel

: He has no fear of evil news; with a firm heart he trusts in the Lord. With a
steadfast heart he will not fear; he will see the downfall of his foes. R

All

: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords command.

Romel

: Open-handed, he gives to the poor; his justice stands firm for ever. His
head, will be raised in glory. R

All

: Happy the man who takes delight in the Lords command.

SECOND READING (FRANCO A. ATIENZA)

Franco

: A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

(12:31, 13:1-7)
Set your hearts on the greater gifts. I will show you the way which surpasses
all the others. If I speak with human tongues and angelic as well, but do not
have love, I am a noisy gong a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of
prophecy and, with full knowledge, comprehend all mysteries, if I have faith
great enough to move everything I have to feed the poor and hand over my
body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not put on airs, it is
not snobbish. Love is never rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not prone to
anger; neither does it brood over injuries. Love does not rejoice in what is
wrong but rejoices with the truth. There is no limit to loves forbearance, to
its trust, its hope, its power to endure.
This is the Word of the Lord.

All

: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Meng

: Let us all rise to honor the Gospel.

Choir / All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Meng

: If we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is perfect in
us.

Choir / All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

THE GOSPEL (FR. JOHN MARA)

Fr. Mara: The Lord be with you.
All

: And with your spirit.

Fr. Mara :
All

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (19: 3-6)

: Glory to you, O Lord.

Fr. Mara : Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him by asking Does our Law
allow a man to divorce his wife for whatever reason he wishes? Jesus
answered, Havent you read the Scripture that says that in the beginning,
the Creator made people male and female? And God said, For this reason,
a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two
will become one. So they are no longer two but one. Man must not
separate, then, what God has joined together.
The Gospel of the Lord.
All

: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

MARRIAGE RITES
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES
Meng :

May we ask Butch and Joy to light the candles.

(Butch and Joy will now light the candles.)

THE RENEWAL OF MARRIAGE VOWS

Meng

: (May we ask Juanito and Raquel to stand and the Principal sponsors stand
beside them.)

Archbishop Lavarias : Dearly beloved Juanito and Raquel you stand here today
before the Lord to give Him thanks for having shown you His love in a very
special way when He blessed and consecrated your love on the day of your
marriage. Assuring you to stand by your side in your every need, He
entrusted the success of your married life to you as a task and a gift. You
thank Him now for all these years of shared joys and sacrifices, perhaps
also sorrows and struggles which are part of life. You still need Him now,
that you may continue on the way of love and loyalty which cannot but go on

growing. This Christian community rejoices with you and asks the Lord with
you that he may bless you and keep you in His love.
May I ask you, dear brothers and sisters, to join Juanito and Raquel in
giving thanks to the Lord for His goodness and in praying that they may
grow together living in Gods love.
Archbishop Lavarias : (Addressing the couple) Now, please join your right hands.
Archbishop Lavarias (to Juanitol) :Juanito,, do you re-affirm your married love and
fidelity to Raquel before God and this community?
Juanito : Yes, I do.
Archbishop Lavarias (to Raquel) : Raquel,, do you re-affirm your married love and
fidelity to Juanito before God and this community?
Raquel

: Yes, I do.

Archbishop Lavarias : Please pray now together the prayer for Gods blessing:
Juanito and Raquel : Lord God, whose name is love, once you made our ways meet
and called us to find a home and a family. We look back with gratitude on
the years You have given us together. Help us to avoid the mistakes of the
past and sustain our love with Your love, that, in ever-growing unity of heart
and soul, we may reach together Your unending marriage feast in heaven.
Bless this our wish and task.
Arcbishop Lavarias : May the Lord God confirm once more the consent which you
have renewed before Him and before the Church which I and this
community represent. And may Almighty God bless you now and continue
blessing your union, the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit.
All

: Amen.

(The principal sponsors may now go to their seat)

BLESSING OF ARRHAE AND RING

Meng : May we request the bearer of the rings, Johnnoel, and the bearer of coins,
Jerico.
Archbishop Lavarias : Juanito and Raquel, we shall now bless your rings. These
rings are the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace,
signifying to us the union between Jesus Christ, and his Church.

Bless O Lord, the wearing of these rings. Grant that these couple Juanito
and Raquel may live what these rings signify true faith in each other,
mutual and unbroken loyalty. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
All

: Amen

Archbishop Lavarias :

Now give these rings to one another.

Juanito

: With this ring, I once again pledge myself to you Raquel with all the
affections of my heart as long as we both shall live. In the name of the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Raquel

: With this ring, I once again pledge myself to you Juanito with all the
affections of my heart as long as we both shall live. In the name of the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

Archbishop Lavarias : Bless O Lord, your servants Juanito and Raquel with
sufficiency of material possessions which these arrhae symbolizes so that
they may use them to attain eternal life. These are the token of the earthly
blessings. These are symbols of rich, abundant blessings which you both
received and not separately, but together.
Juanito and Raquel : Dear God, we are grateful for these earthly blessings we have
received and used these resources realizing that whatever gifts we have in
life, are not ours ultimately but Gods. As guardians and stewards of Gods
gifts, we thank Him for these blessings which we provided also to our
childrens well- being and security.
Juanito

: Raquel, I give you this arrhae as a continuous pledge of my dedication to

you and our family. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.

Raquel

: I accept them as a continuing symbol of the responsibility of nurturing our

family with you and in the same way I renew my pledge of dedication and
concern for you.

Archbishop Lavarias : God be your provider, Juanito and Raquel and always be
thankful for Gods generosity and faithfulness throughout your lives together.
Amen

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL (ROCEL CAHILIG)

Fr. Presto : Dearly beloved, let us pray for the church and for this wonderful couple
whose renewal of marriage vows for each other reflect their union with
Christ, let us ask Gods help by saying together.
All

: Gracious God , Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For the Holy Father and the other leaders of the Church, may they never
grow tired of preaching honesty in business, justice toward the poor, and the
superiority of spiritual values over material prosperity. Let us pray to the
Lord ! R

All

: Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For our lay leaders and all those in authority, may they use their position to
promote justice and the common good rather than pursue their selfish
interests. Let us pray to the Lord ! R

All

: Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For the poor and the sick and all those in trial and afflictions . Let us pray to
the Lord ! R

All

: Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For Juanito and Raquel, that they may keep their hearts united forever and
continue to be loving parents to Noel and Charity, Malou and Zaldy, Thess
and Marvin, Joy and Butch. Let us pray to the Lord ! R

All

: Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For all of us, may we learn to use our temporal and spiritual resources to
bring about our own sanctification. Let us pray to the Lord ! R

All

: Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Rocel

: For all the dead, especially Jay-R, Lorenzo, Carmen, Emilio and Elena, that
they will have eternal rest in heaven . Let us pray to the Lord ! R

All

Gracious God, Hear our prayers !

Fr. Presto : Almighty, eternal God, look down with favour upon Your servants. Grant
them to remain faithful to you and to one another. At the end of a long and
well-spent life, reward them with eternal happiness, together with their
children and with all those who love them. Through Christ our Lord.
All

: Amen.

Meng

: Please be seated..

LAYING OF THE VEIL

Meng :

The veil symbolizes the couples mutual submission to each other. It also
symbolizes Gods protective covering on Juanito and Raquel as they
continue their journey together.

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(Marvin and Thess will now lay the veil over the couple.)

LAYING OF THE CORD

Meng

: The cord symbolizes infinity the unending love, binding Juanito and
Raquel to each other like a strong cord that shall never be broken.
(Zaldy and Malou will now lay the cord over the couple.)

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST / OFFERTORY

Meng
: Please remain seated for the offertory.
(Offertory Song Song of Ruth)
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Archbishop Lavarias

:
Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and your, may become
acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

All

: May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands for the praise and
glory of His name, for our good, and the good of all His Holy Church.

Archbishop Lavarias :
Be pleased, O God, to receive these offerings,
presented in thanksgiving for your servant Juanito and Raquel,
who have lived as one in true fidelity these many years and who
ask of your bounty all the blessings of unity and peace. Through
Christ our Lord.
All

: Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Archbishop Lavarias : The Lord be with you.
All

: And with your spirit.

Archbishop Lavarias : Lift up your hearts.

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All

: We lift them up to the Lord.

Archbishop Lavarias : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All

: It is right and just.

Archbishop Lavarias :
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and
everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal
God, through Christ our Lord.
For in him you have made a new covenant with your people, so that
as you have redeemed man and woman by the mystery of Christs death
and resurrection, so in Christ you might make them partakers of divine
nature and joint heirs with him of heavenly glory.
In the union of husband and wife you give a sign of Christs loving gift of
grace, so that the sacrament we celebrate might draw us back more
deeply into the wondrous design of your love.
And so, with the Angels and all the Saints, we praise you, and
without end we acclaim:
CHOIR / All

: Holy, holy, holy, Lord

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
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Archbishop Lavarias : The mystery of faith.

Choir / All: When we eat this bread and drink this cup we proclaimed your death
Oh Lord. Until you come again, until you come again we proclaimed
your death Oh Lord.

THE LORDS PRAYER

(The couple remain seated.)
Archbishop Lavarias : At the Saviors command and formed by the divine teaching,
We dare to say:
CHOIR / All : Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

NUPTIAL BLESSING

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Archbishop Lavarias : Let us pray to the Lord for Juanito and Raquel who come to
the altar at the beginning of their married life, have now come back to renew
their vow, so that they may always remain united in love for each other.
Archbishop Lavarias (with hands extended over the couple):
Holy Father, creator
of the universe, maker of man and woman in your likeness, source of
blessing for married life, we humbly pray to you for this woman who today
renewed with her husband in this sacrament of marriage. May Your fullest
blessing come upon her and her husband, so that they may together rejoice
in Your gift of married love (and enrich your church with their children). Lord,
may they both praise You when they are happy and turn to You in their
sorrows. May they be glad that You help them in their work, and know that
You are with them in their need. May they pray to You in the community of
the church, and be Your witnesses in the world. May they reach old age in
the company of their friends and come at last to the kingdom of heaven. We
ask this through Christ our Lord.
All

: Amen.

PRAYER OF PEACE
Aechbishop Lavarias : Lord, Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles: Peace I leave
you, my peace I give you. Look not on our sins, but on the faith of Your
Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your
will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.
All

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias : The peace of the Lord be with you always.

All

: And with your spirit.

Archbishop Lavarias : Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

All

: Lamb of God

HOLY COMMUNION
Archbishop Lavarias :

All

Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the
sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of
the Lamb.

: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only
say the word and my soul shall be healed.

(Communion Songs Anima Christi / Panunumpa)

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Meng : May we request Zaldy and Malou, Marvin and Thess to remove the cord and
veil.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Archbishop Lavarias

Let us pray.
Having tasted the delights of your table,
We entreat you, O Lord, to keep this married couple Juanito and Raquel.
Safe and holy in the years ahead, until you welcome them both,
In the fullness of their days, to your heavenly banquet.
Through Christ our Lord.
All

: Amen.

CONCLUDING RITES

Archbishop Lavarias : The Lord be with you.

All

: And with your spirit.

Archbishop Lavarias

: Bow your head and pray for Gods blessing.

Archbishop Lavarias : May God the all-powerful father grant you His joy and bless in
your children now and forever.
All

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias :
All

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias :
All

May the only Begotten Son of God stand by you with

compassion in good times and in bad, now and forever.

May the Holy Spirit of God always pour forth his love into
your hearts, now and forever.

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias : And may the Almighty God bless all of you who are gathered
here, + the Father, + and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.
All

: Amen.

Archbishop Lavarias : Go, forth the mass is ended.

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All

: Thanks be to God.

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