WEDDING READINGS - THE GOSPEL

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:8.11

Alleluia, alleluia!
God is love;
let us love one another
as God has loved us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was
joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught
them:
' How happy the poor in spirit;
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Happy the gentle:
they shall have the earth for their heritage.
Happy those who mourn:
they shall be comforted.
Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right
they shall be satisfied.
Happy the merciful:
they shall have mercy shown them.
Happy the pure in heart:
they shall see God.
Happy the peacemakers:
they shall be called sons of God.
Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right:
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

' Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak
all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad,
for your reward will be great in heaven.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4: 12

Alleluia, alleluia!
As long as we love one anothe
God will live in us,
and his love will be complete in us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples: ' You are the salt of the earth. But if salt
becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for
nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled underfoot by men.
'You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be
hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put on the
lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house. In the same way
your light must shine in the sight of men, so that, seeing your good
works, they may give the praise to your Father in heaven.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4 : 16

Alleluia, alleluia!
Anyone who lives in love
lives in God,
and God lives in him.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Jesus said to his disciples:
'It is not those who say to me, "Lord,Lord", who will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in
heaven.
'Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on
them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain
came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against the
house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who
listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a
stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose,
gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!'
Jesus had now finished what he wanted to say, and his teaching
made a deep impression on the people because he taught them with
authority, and not like their own scribes.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:7

Alleluia, alleluia!
Everyone who loves
is begotten by God,
and knows God.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Some Pharises approached Jesus, and to test him they said, 'Is it
against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext
whatever?' He answered, 'Have you not read that a creator from the
beginning made them male and female and that he said: This is why a
man must leave father and mother, and cling to his wife, and the two
become one body? They are no longer two, therefore, but one body. So
then, what God has united, man must not divide.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:8.11

Alleluia,alleluia!
God is love; let us love one another
as God has loved us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

A lawyer, to disconcert Jesus, put a question, 'Master, which is the
greatest commandment of the Law?' Jesus said, 'You must love the
Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The
second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On
these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets
also.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:7

Alleluia,alleluia!
Everyone who loves
is begotten by God,
and knows God.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

Jesus said, 'From the beginning of creation God made them male and
female. This is why a man must leave father and mother, and the two
become one body. They are no longer two, therefore, but one body. So
then, what God has united , man must not divide.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:12

Alleluia,alleluia!
As long as we love one another
God will live in us,
and his love will be complete in us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

There was a wedding in Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was
there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. When they
ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the wedding was all
finished, the mother of Jesus said to him,'They have no wine.' Jesus
said, 'Woman why turn to me? My hour has not come yet.' His mother
said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you.' There were six stone
water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary
among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said
to the servants, 'Fill the jars with water,' and they filled them to the
brim. 'Draw some out now,' he told them, 'and take it to the steward.'
They did this; the steward tasted the water, and it had turned into
wine. Having no idea where it had came from - only the servants who had
drawn the water knew - the steward called in the bridegroom and said,
'People generally serve the best wine first, and keep the cheaper sort
till the guests have plenty to drink, but you have kept the best
wine till now.'
This was the first of the signs given by Jesus: it was given at Cana
in Galilee. He let his glory be seen, and his disciples believed in him.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:16

Alleluia, alleluia!
Anyone who lives in love
lives in God,
and God lives in him.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to his disciples:

'As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments
you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father's commandments
and remain in his love.
I have told you this
so that my own joy may be with you
and your joy be complete.
This is my commandment:
love one another,
as I have loved you.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:8. 11

Alleluia,alleluia!
God is love;
let us love one another
as God has loved us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to his disciples:
'This is my commandment:
love on another,
as I have loved you.
A man can have no greater love
than to lay down his life for his friends.
You are my friends,
If you do as I command you.
I shall not call you servants anymore,
because a servant does not know
his masters business;
I call you friends,
because I have made known to you
everything I have learnt from my Father.
You did not choose me,
no, I chose you;
and I commissioned you
to go out and to bear fruit,
fruit that will last;
and then the Father will give you
anything you ask him in my name.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation 1 Jn 4:12

Alleluia, alleluia!
As long as we love on another
God will live in us,
and his love will be complete in us.
Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:
'Holy Father,
I pray not only for these,
but for those also
who through their words will believe in me.
May they all be one.
Father, may they be one in us,
as you are in me and I am in you,
so that the world may believe it was you who sent me.
I have given them the glory you gave to me,
that they may be one as we are one.
With me in them and you in me,
may they be so completely one
that the world will realise that it was you who sent me
and that I have loved them as much as you have loved me.
Father,
I want those that you have given me
to be with me where I am,
so that they may always see the glory
you have given me
because you loved me
before the foundation of the world.
Father, Righteous One,
the world has not known you,
but I have known you,
and these have known
that you have sent me.
I have made your name known to them
and will continue to make it known,
so that the love with which you loved me may be in them,
and so that I may be in them.'

This is the Gospel of the Lord.