Scripture Readings for The Christian Celebration of Marriage
1A First Reading from the Old Testament outside of the Easter Season
| Lect. RV | Bible Verse | |
|---|---|---|
| 801(1) | Genesis 1:26-28, 31a | Male and female God created them. |
| 801(2) | Genesis 2:18-24 | They become one flesh. |
| 801(3) | Genesis 24:48-51, 58-67 | Isaac loved Rebekah, so he was comforted after his mother’s death. |
| 801(4) | Tobit 7:6-14 | May the Lord of heaven guide and prosper you both this night and grant you mercy and peace. |
| 801(5) | Tobit 8:4b-8 | Grant that we may grow old together |
| 801(5A) | Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 | A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. |
| 801(6) | Song of Songs 2:8-10, 14, 16a; 8:6-7a | For love is strong as death. |
| 801(7) | Sirach 26:1-4, 13-16 | Like the sun rising, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home. |
| 801(8) | Jeremiah 31:31-32a, 33-34a | I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. |
1B First Reading within the Easter Season
A second option for the First Reading within the Easter Season is found below in “Additional Scripture Considerations”.
| Lect. RV | Bible Verse | |
|---|---|---|
| 802(10) | Revelation 19:1, 5-9a | Blessed are those invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. |
2 Second Reading from the New Testament
| Lect. RV | Bible Verse | |
|---|---|---|
| 802(1) | Romans 8:31b-35, 37 | Who will separate us from the love of Christ? |
| 802(2) | Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 | Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. |
| 802(2A) | Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7,13 | Welcome one another just as Christ has welcomed you. |
| 802(3) | 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. |
| 802(4) | 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a | Faith, hope and love abide; the greatest of these is love. |
| 802(4A) | Ephesians 4:1-6 | One body and one spirit. |
| 802(5) | Ephesians 5:2a, 21-33 | This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the Church. |
| 802(5A) | Philippians 4:4-9 | The God of peace will be with you. |
| 802(6) | Colossians 3:12-17 | Above all, love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. |
| 802(6A) | Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6b | Let marriage be held in honour by all. |
| 802(7) | 1 Peter 3:1-9 | All of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, and love for one another. |
| 802(8) | 1 John 3:18-24 | Let us love in truth and action. |
| 802(9) | 1 John 4:7-12 | God is love. |
| 802(10) | Revelation 19:1, 5-9a | Blessed are those invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. |
Responsorial Psalm
The responsorial psalm is usually sung.
Select the Psalm from the Wedding Music Selections page.
Gospel Reading
| Lect. RV | Bible Verse | |
|---|---|---|
| 805(1) | Matthew 5:1-12a | Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. |
| 805(2) | Matthew 5:13-16 | You are the light of the world. |
| 805(3) | Matthew 7:21, 24-29 | The wise man built his house on rock. |
| 805(4) | Matthew 19:3-6 | What God has joined together, let no one separate. |
| 805(5) | Matthew 22:35-40 | This is the greatest and first commandment, and a second is like it. |
| 805(6) | Mark 10:6-9 | They are no longer two, but one flesh. |
| 805(7) | John 2:1-11 | Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. |
| 805(8) | John 15:9-12 | Abide in my love. |
| 805(9) | John 15:12-16 | This is my commandment, that you love one another. |
| 805(10) | John 17:20-26 | That they may become completely one. |