The Marriage Ceremony of

Deirdre Dunlevy
&
William Reidy
Friday 4th August 2017

Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Armenteira

Wedding Party
Celebrant P. José Anido
P. Don Ramón Fernández Ramos

Bride Deirdre Dunlevy

Groom William Reidy

Bridesmaids Janet Dunlevy

Georgina Dunlevy

Groomsmen Arthur Houlihan

Alan O’Donovan

Readings Sheila Reidy

Caoilte O’Mahony

Prayers of the Faithful Aisling Keane

Thomas Shine
Darren Byrne
Ray Motherway
Aisling McCauley

Prayer After Communion Eoin Morris

Music Grupo de Cámara Minuetto

Entrance
♫ Over the Rainbow

Introduction and Opening Prayer

In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit

Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of

God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.

And with your spirit.

Deirdre and William, the Church shares your joy and

warmly welcomes you, together with your families and
friends, as today, in the presence of God our Father, you
establish between yourselves a lifelong partnership. May
the Lord hear you on this your joyful day. May he send
you help from heaven and protect you. May he grant you
your hearts' desire and fulfil every one of your prayers.

Gloria
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to the
people of good will.
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify
you.
We give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God,
heavenly King, O God, Almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, So of the Father,
You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy
on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy
Spirit,
In the glory of God the Father.
Amen

Let us pray.
O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage by so
great a mystery that in the wedding covenant you
foreshadow the Sacrament of Christ and his Church,
grant,
we pray, to these your servants, that what they receive in
faith they may live out in deeds, Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Lighting of the Candles

♫ Thousand Years

William and Deirdre each light a candle as a symbol of

their individual lives which will soon come together in the
bond of marriage.
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
A reading from the Book of Genesis

Then God said:

“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air,
and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the
creatures that crawl on the ground.
God created man in his image; in the image of God he
created him; male and female he created them. God blessed
them, saying;

“Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have
dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and
all the living things that move on the earth.”
God looked at everything he had made, and he found it
very good.

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

R. How good is the Lord to all.

Second Reading
A reading from St Paul to the Corinthians

Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show

you a way that is better than any of them. If I have all of 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
gifts of prophecy, understanding all the mysteries there are,
and knowing everything, and if I have faith in all its
fullness, to move mountains, but without love then I am
nothing at all. If I give all away that I possess, piece by
piece, and if I even let them take away my body to burn it,
but am without love, it will do me no good whatever.
Love is always patient and kind: It is never rude or selfish;
it does not take offence, 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. In a word,
there are three things which last forever, faith, hope and
love- the greatest of these is love.

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
God is love, if God loved us, we also must love one
another.
Alleluia!
Gospel
From the Holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so
I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my
commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have
kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.

I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in

you, and that your joy may be complete. This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved
you”.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Thanks be to God

Rite of Marriage
Dearly beloved,
You have come together into the house of Church, so
that in the presence of the Church's minister and the
community your intention to enter into Marriage may be
strengthened by the Lord with a sacred seal. Christ
abundantly blesses the love that binds you. Through a
special Sacrament, he enriches and strengthens those he
has already consecrated by Holy Baptism, that they may
be faithful to each other for ever and assume all the
responsibilities of married life. And so, in the presence of
the Church, I ask you to state your intentions:
P. Deirdre & William, you have come to this church
together so that the Lord may seal your love in
the presence of the Priest and this Community.
Have you come here to enter into marriage
without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?
D&W. We have.
P. William, are you resolved to take Deirdre to be
your wife: to love her, comfort her, honour and
protect her, and forsaking all others, to be faithful
to her as long as you both shall live?
W. I am.
P. Deirdre, are you resolved to take William to be
your husband: to love him, comfort him, honour
and protect him, and forsaking all others, to be
faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
D. I am.
P. Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from
God and bring them up according to the Law of
Christ and His Church?
D&W. We are.
Declaration of Consent & Blessing of the
Rings

P. Since it is your intention to enter the covenant of

Holy Matrimony, join your right hands and
declare your consent before God and His Church.
W. I, William, take you, Deirdre as my wife, for
better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and to cherish all
the days of my life.
D. I, Deirdre, take you, William as my husband, for
better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and to cherish all
the days of my life.
P. May the Lord bless these rings, which you will
give to each other as a sign of love and fidelity.
W. Deirdre, wear this ring as a sign of our faithful
love. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, Amen.
D. William, wear this ring as a sign of our faithful
love. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, Amen.
P. In the presence of God, and before this
congregation, Deirdre and William have given
their consent and made their marriage vows to
 each other by the exchange of rings. What God
has joined together let no man separate.
Therefore in the name of God, I am happy to
pronounce that they are husband and wife.

Lighting of the Marriage Candle

♫ Thousand Years

William and Deirdre light their wedding candle together,

a symbol of their coming together in marriage as one.

Prayers of the faithful

Dear brothers and sisters, let us accompany this new
family with our prayers, that the mutual love of this
couple may grow daily and that God in his kindness will
sustain all families throughout the world.
1. Let us pray for Deirdre and William, as they embark
on this new chapter in their lives together as a
married couple. May their marriage be full of joy and
laughter, may God give them good health and may
they always find happiness in each other.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
2. Let us pray for the parents of Deirdre and William.
May both their families continue to be a source of love,
support and guidance through their lives together.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.

3. Lord we thank you for the gift of friendship. We pray

for the friends of Deirdre and Will who have come
from near and far and for all the help, support and
encouragement they have given. May they be blessed
with health and happiness.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.

4. We remember the smiles and laughter of those who

have gone before us, who would have loved to share
in the joy and happiness of this day. We thank God for
the happy memories they have left with us.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
5. Let us pray for those who are sick, lonely or struggling
in today’s world. May they be strengthened by God’s
love and aided by their friends.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.

Lord Jesus, who are present in our midst, as William and

Deirdre seal their union accept our prayer and fill us with
your Spirit. Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.

Offertory Procession
♫ Ave Maria - Schubert

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit
of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for
us the bread of life. Blessed be God forever
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your
goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of
the vine and work of human hands, it will become for us
our spiritual drink. Blessed be God forever
Prayer over the Gifts
Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be
acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name for our good and good of
all his holy Church.
Receive in your kindness, Lord, the offerings we bring in
gladness before you, and in your fatherly love watch over
those you have joined in a sacramental covenant. Through
Christ our Lord.
Amen

Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you
And with your spirit
Lift up your hearts
We lift them up to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.
Peace
The peace of the Lord be with you always
And with your spirit
Let us offer each other the sign of peace
♫ Gabriel’s Oboe

The mystery of faith

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess you
Resurrection until you come again.

Communion
♫ Hallelujah

Nuptial Blessing
Let us ask God to bless Deirdre and William now married
in Christ and united through him in the sacrament of his
body and blood.
May your blessing come upon them, may they find
unending happiness in their love for each other, amongst
their family and friends who have witnessed their union
here today.
 Prayer After Communion
Ni féidir liom saol lán le gréine
a ghealladh duit,
Ní gheallfaidh mé saibhreas,
maoin ná ór,
Ní féidir liom bealach éasca a
ghealladh duit,
A cheallaigh athrú nó éirí sean.
Ach geallaim dúthracht mo
chroí duit,
Miongáire a shaorfaidh tú ó do
dheora,
Geallaim grá síoraí i gcónaí
duit,
Mo lámh i do lámh go deo.
Concluding Rite
Signing of the register
♫ Here Comes the Sun
Recessional
♫ It Must be Love
I cannot promise you a lifetime
of sunshine,
I cannot promise riches, wealth
or gold,
I cannot promise you an easy
pathway
That leads away from change
or growing old.
But I can promise all my hearts
devotion,
A smile to chase away your
tears of sorrow,
A love that’s ever true and
ever growing,
A hand to hold in yours
through each tomorrow.
We would like to thank all our family
and friends who have travelled here
today to celebrate with us.