The Liturgy Course: The Fruit of the Earth
August 21, 2025
Newly added to the Catholic marriage rite is a prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the bride and groom.
The congregation at a Catholic wedding sings an acclamation of praise to God right after the groom and bride exchange their consent and the priest or deacon receives their consent.
During the Catholic wedding liturgy, the couple exchanges rings as a sign of their new union.
"I do," he says. "I do," says she. But only if the couple opts for it. We have several different versions of giving consent to the covenant of marriage.
The Scriptures you hear at weddings usually come from a collection of texts specially chosen for the occasion.
The music that opens a Catholic wedding sets the tone for the celebration.
Trivia Question: How does the Order of Celebrating Matrimony, the official Catholic liturgical book for weddings, describe the wedding procession?
Before the wedding procession begins, the parents of the groom and the mother of the bride are customarily escorted down the aisle to take their places in the first row.
A Catholic wedding can be a simple affair. When people think of a Catholic wedding, they often imagine an extravagant event. . .
A Catholic is called by name during the administration of Confirmation. A bishop or priest anoints the forehead of the one being confirmed and says, “N., be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”
