Ceremony - Catholic/Filipino

Pre Ceremony Music
Trumpet Air
Trumpet Voluntary
This is the Day

Entrance Rite
Processional
"Canon in D" by Pachelbel

Marching Order Down the Aisle
Officiant:
Parents Groom & Groom
Primary Sponsors
Veil and Cord Sponsors
Ring and Coin Bearer
Flower Girls
Bridesmaid and Groomsman (tallest to shortest)
Maid of Honor and Best Man
Bride and Parents of the Bride

Brides Entrance with Parents
"Bridal Chorus" by Wagner

Mother's of the bride and groom light candles
(Mother’s light the candles)

Opening Prayer

-Bridal Party sits-

Liturgy of the Word
First Reading: A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Colossians
Second Reading: A reading from the first Letter of Saint John
Gospel: A reading from the holy gospel according to John 15:9-12
Homily

-Bridal Party re-assembles-

The Rite of Marriage
Consent
Exchange of Vows
Blessing and Exchange of Rings (Nazik and Oliver have rings)
Nuptial Blessing
"Ave Maria," (after nuptial through offertory)
Candle Ceremony (Candle on the alter)
Coin "Arrhae," Veil, and Cord Ceremony

-Bridal Party sits-

Communion Rite

The Lord's Prayer
Sign of Peace
"Ubi Caritas, Where Love is God is" by Hurd

Communion
"Panis Angelicus"

-Bridal Party re-assembles-

Concluding Rite
Final Blessing
Introduction of Mr. and Mrs.
Recessional
"Wedding March" by Mendelssohn
"Ode To Joy" by Beethoven

First Reading
A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Colossians

Brothers and sisters:
Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience
bearing with one another and forgiving one another
if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love, that is the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,
The peace into which you were also called in one Body.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
As in all wisdom you teach an admonish one another,
Singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
With gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed,
Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
Giving thanks to God the Father through him.
The Word of the Lord

Second Reading
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John

Beloved, let us love one another
because love is of God;
everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.
Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.
In this is love:
not that we have loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us,
we also must love one another.
No one has ever seen God.
Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us,
and his love is brought to perfection in us
The Word of the Lord

Gospel
A reading from the holy gospel according to John 15:9-12

Jesus said to his disciples:
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 might be in youand your joy be complete.
This is my commandments: love one another as I love you.
The Gospel of the Lord.

Filipino Wedding Traditions
Filipino Weddings reflect the strong traditions of family and extended family and symbolism. Thus, Filipino wedding ceremonies typically involve many people, and the wedding rituals typically "speak" to the couple personally.
The Filipino wedding involves people who are also significant in the couple's life: the Principal Sponsors and the Secondary Sponsors.
The majority of Filipino weddings have special "sponsors" who act as witnesses to the marriage. The principal sponsors are women and men whom the bride and groom admire and respect. These are often family members or close friends of the family.
Secondary sponsors handle special parts of the ceremony, such as the candle, cord and veil ceremonies.
Candle sponsors light two candles, which the bride and groom use to light a single unity candle to symbolize the joining of the two families and to invoke the light of Christ in their married life.
Veil sponsors place a white veil over the bride's head and the groom's shoulders, a symbol of two people clothed as one.
Cord sponsors drape the yugal (a decorative silk cord) in a figure-eight shape--to symbolize everlasting fidelity--over the shoulders of the bride and groom.
The groom gives the bride thirteen coins, or arrhae, blessed by the priest, as a sign of his dedication to his wife's well-being and the welfare of their future children. The thirteen coins in the arrhae represent Jesus and his apostles. These coins traditionally symbolize the ability of the groom to support his wife and his promise to take care of her materially. While the arrhae have come to symbolize essentially the material, today’s couple embrace life and face the world together in a more mutually supportive way than ever before.