WEDDING PLANNING
Matrimony, or marriage, is a sacrament that unites a man and a woman in a lifelong partnership of love and mutual support. In the Catholic Church, marriage is seen as a sacred covenant blessed by God. Through the exchange of vows before a priest or deacon along with the couple’s witnesses, the bride and groom promise to faithfully love and care for each other, and to raise their children in the faith.
WEDDING PLANNING
Couples wishing to be married at Prince of Peace should contact the church office at 205-822-9125 to reserve a date at least six months prior to their wedding date. The church will have the couple submit a marriage request form to begin the preparation period. During preparation the couple will:
1. Meet with the pastor of Prince of Peace in person to obtain approval to marry.
2. Submit copies of their baptismal certificate from the church where they were baptized.
3. Meet with the Liturgy Director to plan the service and select music.
4. Must attend an Engaged Encounter weekend. A certificate of completion will be required for the wedding file.
5. Meet with assigned wedding coordinator to obtain guidelines and plan rehearsal.
READING SELECTIONS
OLD TESTAMENT READINGS
Male and female he created them.
The two of them become one body.
In his love for Rebekah, Isaac found solace after the death of his mother.
May the Lord of heaven prosper you both. May he grant you mercy and peace.
Allow us to live together to a happy old age.
C6 | PROVERBS 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
The woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
C7 | SONG OF SONGS 2:8-10, 14, 16a; 8:6-7a
Stern as death is love.
Like the sun rising in the Lord's heavens, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the radiance of her home.
C9 | JEREMIAH 31:31-32a, 33-34a
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
NEW TESTAMENT READINGS
What will separate us from the love of Christ?
Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.
Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.
E4 | CORINTHIANS 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Your body is a temple of the Spirit.
Alf I do not have love, I gain nothing.
One Body and one Spirit.
This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church.
The God of peace will be with you.
And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.
Let marriage be held in honor by all.
Be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another.
Love in deed and in truth.
God is love.
Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.
GOSPEL READINGS
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.
You are the light of the world.
A wise man built his house on rock.
What God has united, man must not separate.
This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it.
They are no longer two, but one flesh.
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee.
Remain in my love.
This is my commandment: love one another.
That they may be brought to perfection as one.
INTERCESSIONS
