Selections of Readings for Weddings FIRST SCRIPTURE READINGĪ reading from the Book of _. + Recommendations for choosing readers, as well as appropriate options for all Scripture readings, can be found here, as provided by the Catholic Diocese of Peoria: The Gospel should be proclaimed by the Officiant, also from the church’s pulpit or lectern. It is preferred that the couple, well beforehand, choose ‘readers’ for the first and second readings, who should proclaim them from the church’s pulpit or lectern.There will be a First Reading, followed by (ideally) a sung Responsorial Psalm a Second Reading, followed by (ideally) a sung ‘Alleluia’ verse and a Gospel Reading.This should be done well before the wedding day. It is appropriate and preferable that the couple choose readings from Sacred Scripture that convey what they believe God is saying to and about them and their marriage to each other.The Officiant invites the congregation to be seated Chairs or specified seating should be provided for all in the wedding party, facing the altar. We ask you this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. May their lives always bear witness to the reality of that love. With faith in you and in each other, they pledge their love today. Now, let us pray… Father, you have made the bond of marriage a holy mystery, a symbol of Christ’s love for his Church.
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