EUCHARIST CELEBRATION

AND NUPTIAL RITES

OF

Johnny Romero
AND

Millie Galang

NATIONAL SHRINE OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS

DECEMBER 27, 2010
4:00 P.M.
 3. Bride and Groom with principal sponsors.
4. Bride and Groom with the bride's parents.
5. Bride and Groom with the bride's immediate
family.
6. Bride and Groom with the bride's immediate
family and relatives.
7. Bride and Groom with both parents.
8. Bride and Groom with the groom's parents.
9. Bride and Groom with the groom's immediate
family.
10. Bride and Groom with the groom's immediate
family and relatives.
11. Bride and Groom with the best man and maid of
honor.
12. Bride and Groom with the secondary sponsors.
13. Bride and Groom with the bridesmaids,
groomsmen, bearers and flower girls.
14. Bride and Groom with the entire bridal
entourage.

RECESSIONAL

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SIGNING OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT

Marina: May we request everyone to be seated while the

marriage contract is being signed and while the
couple is having their pictures taken.

PICTURE TAKING
1. Bride and Groom.
2. Bride and Groom with priest.
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Best Man
ARNOLD ROMERO
PRIEST: May the peace of Christ dwell always in your hearts
and in your home; may you have true friends to stand by
you, both in joy and sorrow.
Mom of the Groom Dad of the Groom
HONORATA ROMERO JUAN ROMERO
All: Amen.
Groom
PRIEST: May you be ready with help and consolation for all
JOHNNY ROMERO
those who come to you in need; and may the blessing
promised to the compassionate descend in
abundance on your house.
Principal Sponsors
All: Amen. RUBEN MEDINA ANIANA MAGNO
GREGORIO NAVARRO CELIA SERRANO
PRIEST: May you be blessed in your work and enjoy its MANUEL BASER CARMENCITA PINGOL
fruits, may care never cause you distress, not the HILARIO FESALBON PACITA DELOS REYES
desire to earthly possessions lead you astray, but
may your hearts' concern be always for the treasures laid
up for you in the life of heaven. Secondary Sponsors

All: Amen. Candle

LAVERN GENCIANA
PRIEST: May the Lord grant you fullness of years, so that MABEL CONTRERAS
you may reap the harvest of good life, and after
you have served Him with loyalty in His Kingdom on
earth, may He take you up into His eternal dominions in Veil
Heaven. MARVIN DE VERA
MELODY VELEZ
All: Amen.
Cord
PRIEST: And may the Almighty God bless you all, the Father,
CHRISTOPHER MAGRIMBAO
and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
CARINA VILLEZA
All: Amen.

PRIEST: The mass has ended, go in peace to serve the Lord

with love.

All: Thanks be to God.

PRIEST: Brothers and sisters, I present to you...

MR. AND MRS. JOHNNY ROMERO

PRIEST: Johnny, you may now kiss your wife.

Ring Bearer
JOHANN BENNETT HOPILOS

Flower Girls
FRANCES NICOLE ROMERO SANAO
MARLA ANIKA TEE
CHELSEA EANNA REYES
Romero – Galang Nuptials
Maid of Honor
MISSY LIZO
THE PROFESSIONAL MARCH
 All: Amen.

Mom of the Bride Dad of the Bride PRIEST: May He unite your hearts in an enduring bond of
TERESITA GALANG LEONARDO GALANG pure love and devotion.

All: Amen.

Bride PRIEST: May you be blessed in your children and may

MILLIE GALANG the love that you lavish on them may be returned a
hundredfold.

All: Amen.

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PRAYER FOR PEACE

PRIEST: Lord Jesus Christ, You said to your apostles, “I

leave you peace, my peace I give you. Look not
on our sins, but on the faith of Your Church and grant us
peace and unity of Your Kingdom where you live
forever and ever”.

All: Amen.
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PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

All: And also be with you.

PRIEST: Lord, we who have shared the food at your table,
pray for Johnny and Millie, whom you have joined PRIEST: Let us all offer each other the sign of peace.
together in marriage. Keep them close to you always.
May their love for each other proclaim to the world All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
their faith in You. We ask this through Christ our Lord. world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take
away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
All: Amen. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.

Concluding Rite Marina: Please kneel.

PRIEST: Johnny and Millie, now that you have received the COMMUNION
Holy Sacrament of Matrimony, I admonish you to remain
faithful to one another. PRIEST: This is the Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world. Happy are those who are called
PRIEST: Millie, love Johnny and be a good wife, persevere to His supper.
in faith, love and holiness.
All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only
PRIEST: Johnny, love Millie as Christ loves His Church. Be a say the word and I shall be healed.
good husband; persevere in faith, love and holiness. Live
with her in the fear of the Lord.
~ HOLY COMMUNION
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
~ PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
All: And also be with you.
Marina: May we now request Christopher and Carina to
FINAL BLESSINGS please remove the cord.

PRIEST: Bow you heads and pray for God's blessings. May May we request Marvin and Melody to please
the Lord bless you by the word of His mouth. remove the veil.

Please stand.
Liturgical Participants
First Reading
IRA DELOS REYES

Responsorial Psalm
JACQUELYN BINAYAN

Prayers of the faithful

YEN MELO

Singers
IVAN FRANCISCO
ANNALIZA ROMERO SANAO

Commentator
MARINA ROMERO
 Father, by your power you have made
everything out of nothing. In the beginning you
created the universe and made mankind in your
own likeness. You gave man the constant help of
woman so that man and woman should no longer be
two, but one flesh, and you teach us that what
you have united may never be divided.
Offertory Father, by your plan man and woman are united
and married life has been established as the one
blessing that was not forfeited by original sin or
washed away in the flood. Look with love upon this
woman, your daughter, now joined to her husband in
Candles marriage. She asks you blessing. Give her the
ANGELO SANTOS grace of love and peace. May she always follow
ROSEMARIE SANTOS the example of the holy women whose praises
are sung in the scriptures. May her husband put his
trust in her and recognize that she is the equal
Gifts and the heir with him to the life of grace. May he
ROWALDO SANAO always honor her and love her as Christ loves his
ANNALIZA SANAO bride, the Church.
OLSEN RUSHELL SANAO
Father, keep them always true to your
commandments. Keep them faithful in marriage and let
Flowers them be living examples of Christian life. Give
SHEILA CADAVA them strength which comes from the gospel so that
HELEN PENGSON they may be witnesses of Christ to others. (Bless
them with children and help them to be good parents.
May they live to see their children's children.)
Chalice and Ciborium And after a happy old age, grant them fullness of life
MAYNARD GALANG with the saints in the kingdom of heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Water and Wine
JOY GALANG All: Amen.

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My dear brothers and sisters, let us turn to the Lord

and pray that He will continually bless Johnny and
Millie, now married in Christ, and that they
forever be united in love in this Holy Bond.

All pray silently for a short while.

(The Priest extends his hands and continues...)

18 Johnny and Millie especially created for the beginning of a journey
for two people we love. Let us all rise and
welcome Johnny and Millie as they celebrate their
love in a celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the
All: Christ has died. Christ has risen, Christ will come Holy Sacrament of Matrimony, as they march towards
again. their new life together.

PRIEST: In memory of His death and resurrection, we offer

You, Father this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We PROCESSIONAL RITES
thank you for counting us worthy to stand in Your
presence and serve You. May all of us who share in Marina: Today, we have come to witness the beauty of a
the Body and Blood of Christ be brought together in promise to love with all your being. We pray that
Unity by the Holy Spirit. God will grant Johnny and Millie the grace to fulfill
this promise.
Lord, remember your Church throughout the world,
make us grow in love together with Pope Benedict PRIEST: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
our Pope, Gaudencio our Archbishop, and all the the Holy Spirit.
clergy.
All: Amen.
Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone
to their rest and in the hope of rising again; bring PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
them and all the departed into the light and of your of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with
presence. Have mercy on all of us. Make us worthy to you all.
share eternal life with Mary, the Virgin Mother of
God, with the apostles and with all the saints, who have All: And also with you.
done your will throughout the ages. May we praise You
in union with them, and give the glory through your Son, PRIEST: We are gathered here in the presence of God to
Jesus Christ. witness the marriage of Johnny and Millie, as they
promise to grow together in love and life,
Through Him, with Him and in Him, in the unity of nourished by the constant grace of our Lord. We
the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours, Almighty thank the Father for bringing them together in love and
Father, forever and ever. we pray that He may bless and consecrate their life in
marriage.
All: Amen.
Brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to
PRIEST: Let us sing with confidence to the Father in the celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our
words our Savior gave us. sins.

All: I confess to almighty God, and to you my

THE LORD'S PRAYER brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my
(to be sung) own fault, in my thoughts and in my words, in
what I have done, and what I have failed to do; and I
All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy ask blessed Mary ever virgin, all the angels and
Name, saints, and to you my brothers and sisters to pray
thy kingdom come, thy will be done, for me to the Lord of God.
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our PRIEST: May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us
sins, our sins, and bring to everlasting life.
as we forgive those who sin against us. 8 Johnny and Millie
Do not bring us to the test, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

PRIEST: Before receiving the Holy Communion, the Church All: Amen.
gives the Nuptial Blessing to the newly wedded
people. PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.

Johnny and Millie 7 All: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST: Christ, have mercy.

All: Christ, have mercy.

Introductory Rites
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
Marina: Brothers and sisters in Christ, this day was
All: Lord, have mercy. Marina: Please kneel.

PRIEST: Lord, you are Holy indeed, the fountain of all

OPENING PRAYER holiness. Let your spirit come upon these gifts to
make them holy, so that they may become for us
PRIEST: Let us pray. Father, you have made the bond of the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
marriage a holy mystery, a symbol of Christ's love
for his Church. Hear our prayers for Johnny and Before He was given up to death, a death He
Millie, With faith in you and in each other, they pledge freely accepted. He took bread and gave you
their love today. May their lives always bear witness to thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to His disciples
the reality of that love. We ask you this through our Lord and said, “Take this all of you and eat it, this is my
Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and body, which will be given up for you.”
the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
When supper was ended He took the cup. Again
All: Amen. He gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to
His disciples and said: “Take this all of you and
Marina: Please be seated to listen to the Word of God. drink from it; this is the cup of my Blood, the Blood of
new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you
and for all, so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in
Liturgy of the Word memory of me.”

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.

FIRST READING
Marina: Let us all stand.
Ira: A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
(13: 4-7)
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If I have the eloquence of men or of angels, but
speak without love. I am simply a gong booming or a
cymbal clashing. If I have the gift of prophecy,
understanding all the mysteries there are and knowing
everything, and if I have faith in all its fullness to
Liturgy of the Eucharist
move mountains, but without love, then I am PRIEST: Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation.
nothing at all. Through your goodness, we have this wine to offer,
which earth has given and human hands have
made. It will become for us our spiritual drink.

Johnny and Millie 17 All: Blessed be God forever.

Marina: Please stand.

PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. PRIEST: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be
acceptable to God, Almighty Father.
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
PRIEST: Father, all-powerful and ever-living God, we do well for the praise and glory of His name, for our good, and
always and everywhere and give you thanks. By this the good of all his Church.
Sacrament your grace unites man and woman in an
unbreakable bond of love and peace.

You have designed chaste love of husband and wife PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
for the increase both of the human family and of your own
family born in baptism. PRIEST: Lord, accept our offering for this newly married
couple, Johnny and Millie. By your love and
Through Christ, the choirs of angels and all the providence you have brought them together, now
saints praise and worship Your Glory. May our voices bless them all the days of their married life. We
blend with theirs as we join in their unending hymn of ask this through Christ our Lord.
praise.
All: Amen.
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your Glory. Hosanna in the
highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the EUCHARIST PRAYER
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.

PRIEST: Lift your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

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If I give away all that I possess, piece by piece, and

if I let them take my body to burn, but am without love, it
will do me no good whatsoever.

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous.

Love is never boastful and conceited; it is never rude or
selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful.
Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins but delights
in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to
hope and to endure whatever comes. Love does not
come to an end.

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALMS
(PS. 32:12.18.20-22)

Jacquelyn: Let our response be, “The Earth is full of the

goodness of the Lord.” Please repeat.

All: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Jacquelyn: They are happy, whose God is the Lord, the

people he has chosen as his own. The Lord looks on those
who revere him, on those who hope in this love.
Response.

All: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Jacquelyn: Our soul is waiting for the Lord; the Lord is

our help and our shield. In him do our hearts find joy. We
trust in his Holy name. Response.

All: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Jacquelyn: May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we

place all our hope in you. Response.

All: The Earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

Marina: Please rise to honor the Holy Gospel.

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All: “Lord, graciously hear us.”

Yen: For Johnny and Millie, family, relatives and

All: Alleluia, alleluia (to be sung) friends, and for all of us present here, may the
happiness of this celebration of God's kingdom of love
always inspire us to be loving in our ways. Let us
THE GOSPEL pray to the Lord.

PRIEST: The Lord be with you. All: “Lord, graciously hear us.”

All: And also with you. PRIEST: Heavenly Father, look down with favor upon your
servants Johnny and Millie. Grant that they
PRIEST: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John remain faithful to you and to one another. At the end of
(15: 9-12) a well-spent life, reward them with eternal
happiness together with their children and with all
All: Glory to you, O Lord. those who love them. We ask this through
Christ our Lord.
PRIEST: Jesus said to His disciples: “As the Father has loved
me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love. “If you keep All: Amen.
my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I
have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his Marina: Please be seated.
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.” LAYING OF THE VEIL AND CORD

The Gospel of the Lord. Marina: May we ask Johnny and Millie to please kneel.

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. May we ask Marvin and Melody to place the veil
over Johnny and Millie.

HOMILY May we ask Christopher and Carina to place the

cord over Johnny and Millie.

The Rite of Marriage OFFERTORY

Marina: Please remain seated as we begin the rite of

marriage.

LIGHTNING OF CANDLES

Marina: We will now have the lighting of the candles. May

we request Lavern and Mabel to please come forward
and light the candles.

May we request Johnny and Millie to please rise,

and their parents and godparents to please come
forward and stand at either side of the couple.

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All: “Lord, graciously hear us.”

Yen: For Johnny and Millie's parents who gave them life
and first taught them how to love, may God continue
to bless them with happiness, good health and a loving
spirit. Let us pray to the Lord.
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SCRUTINY
GIVING OF ARRHAE
PRIEST: Johnny and Millie, in the presence of the
PRIEST: Johnny, you may now give these arrhae to Millie. Church, I ask you truthfully to answer the following
questions..
Johnny: Millie, I give you these arrhae, as a pledge
of my dedication to your welfare. In the name of the Millie, did you come here of your own free will
Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. to bind yourself forever in the love and service of your
husband, Johnny?
Millie: Johnny, I accept these arrhae, and I too share in
the responsibilities of our life and the Catholic home we Millie: Yes, Father.
will build together.
PRIEST: Johnny, did you come here of your own free will
(The Bride places the arrhae on the tray held by the to bind yourself forever in the love and service of your
server) wife, Millie?

PRIEST: Almighty Father, we ask you to pour your blessings Johnny: Yes, Father.
upon Johnny and Millie. May they always be a
sign of your son's perfect relationship with us His PRIEST: Are you both ready to raise as good Christians
Church. We ask this in the name of your Son, and your the children whom God will give you?
Holy Spirit of Love now and forever.
Both: Yes, Father.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL:

EXCHANGE OF CONSENT
Marina: Please stand.
PRIEST: Johnny and Millie, since it is your intention and
PRIEST: Dearly beloved, let us now pray for the Church and desire to enter into Holy Matrimony please join
for Johnny and Millie whom God has bestowed upon your right hands and express your intentions and
the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony. promises to love each other before God and His
Church.
Marina: For the following petitions, let our response be:
“Lord, graciously hear us.” Millie, do you take Johnny here present, for
your lawful husband according to the rite of
Yen: For the Church, may it continue to be guided by the our holy Mother, the Church?
faith of Love and Jesus. Let us pray to the Lord.

All: “Lord, graciously hear us.”

Yen: For Johnny and Millie, may their love for each
other always be molded on the love of God and the
Father, and may their love for each other reflect God's
love for His people. Let us pray to the Lord.

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PRIEST: My dear Johnny and Millie, you have come here

today so that the Lord may eternally seal your love in
the presence of His Church. Christ abundantly
blesses this love. He has already consecrated you in
baptism and now He enriches you through a special
sacrament so that you may assume the duties of
marriage in mutual and lasting fidelity.

And you, dear parents, godparents, relatives and

friends, let us join Johnny and Millie in prayer as they
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All: He made heaven and earth.

PRIEST: Let us pray. Bless O Lord, your servants Johnny

Millie: Yes, I do. and Millie with sufficiency of material possessions,
which these arrhae symbolize, that they may use
PRIEST: Do you give yourself to him as a wife? them to attain eternal life. We ask this through Christ
our Lord.
Millie: Yes, I do.
All: Amen.
PRIEST: Do you accept him as your lawful husband?
(The Priest sprinkles the arrhae and rings with
Millie: Yes, I do. Holy Water)

PRIEST: Johnny, do you take Millie here present, for your

lawful wife according to the rite of our holy Mother, the
Church? GIVING THE RINGS

Johnny: Yes, I do. PRIEST: Now give these rings to one another, and say
after me:
PRIEST: Do you give yourself to her as her husband?
Johnny: Millie, I give you this ring. Wear it as a
Johnny: Yes, I do. sign of my love and fidelity as your husband in all
years to come. In the name of the Father, and of the
PRIEST: Do you accept her as your lawful wife? Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Johnny: Yes, I do. Millie: Johnny, I give you this ring. Wear it as a sign of
my love and fidelity as your wife in all years to come.
PRIEST: Now, please say together with me. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit.
Both: Grant us, O Lord, to be of one heart and one soul,
from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for
poorer, in sickness and in health until death do us part.

CONFIRMATION OF MARRIAGE BOND

PRIEST: And I, by the authority of the Church, calling on all

those present here as witnesses, confirm and
bless the bond of the marriage, which you have
contracted. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

Marina: The parents and the principal sponsors may now be

seated.

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BLESSING OF THE ARRHAE AND RINGS

Marina: We shall now have the blessing of the rings and

arrhae. May we request Johann to come forward for the
blessing of the rings and arrhae.

PRIEST: Johnny and Millie, we shall now bless your Rings,

Arrhae and Bible. Our help is in the name of the Lord.