Page 424 - Special Occasion Prayers

424 Holy Matrimony
Enable us, O Lord, / to administer this sacrament worthily / for
Your glory / and for the good of the whole human race. The Fa-
ther, the Son and the Holy Spirit, / Lord of all, forever.

ALL: Amen

Psalm 45, 128
CEL: Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear;
Forget your people / and your father's house.
(Canon) Rejoice, O Church, the spouse of our Savior,
God the Eternal has chosen you / as His spouse by love.

ALL: The princess is decked in her chamber
With gold-woven robes;

In many-colored robes she is led to the king,
Behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.

With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
I will cause your name / to be celebrated in all generations.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine / Within your house;
Your children will be like olive shoots / around your table.

Thus shall the man be blessed / who fears the Lord.
The Lord bless you from Zion. / All the days of your life.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son / and to the Holy Spirit.

From eternity and forever, Amen. / (Canon) Rejoice O Church,
the spouse of our Savior,
God the Eternal has chosen you / as His spouse by love.

SER: Let us pray. Peace be with us.

CEL: Lord God, for all the helps and blessings / You have be-
stowed on us / and for which we can never be grateful enough,
we offer You never-ending praise / and glory in the Church,
crowned like a spouse, with every goodness and grace. You are
the Creator and Lord of all, / the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, forever.

(The celebrant lights the lamp or candle saying).