Weddings

Pre-Cana | Diocese of Jefferson City (diojeffcity.org)

Couples interested in getting married at Sacred Heart should review the parish wedding guidelines. Wedding dates are added to the calendar when the proper guideline steps have been taken. Six months notice and preparation time is required.  Any questions please call the Parish Office, 573-443-3470.

Liturgy of the Word

In the scripture readings proclaimed during Catholic weddings, we hear of God’s steadfast love for his people and of our call to make the whole of our lives a response to that love.  It is a love story that began at creation and culminated in the death and resurrection of Jesus, God’s only beloved Son.  Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the love of God poured out for us is made visible in the world.  It is a love to which you will bear witness through the love you share as husband and wife.

After the scripture readings are proclaimed, the priest or deacon will deliver a homily based on the readings and on the Church’s theology of marriage.  The purpose of the homily is to help everyone present better understand the Word of God in the context of the celebration of marriage.

It is Customary for the bride and groom to choose one reading form the Old Testament, a reading from the New Testament, and a reading from the Gospels.

Old Testament Readings

1. Genesis 1:26-28, 31a
   Male and female he created them.
   Genesis 1:26-28,31a (1051 downloads)
   
2. Genesis 2:18-24
   The two of them became one body.
   Genesis 2:18-24 (1082 downloads)
   
3. Genesis 24:48-51, 58-67
   In his love for Rebekah, Isaac found solace after the death of his mother.
   Genesis 24:48-51,58-67 (1197 downloads)
   
4. Tobit 7:6-14
   May the Lord of heaven prosper you both.  May he grant you mercy and peace.
   Tobit 7:6-14 (1143 downloads)
   
5. Tobit 8:4b-8
   Allow us to live together to a happy old age.
   Tobit 8:4b-8 (1092 downloads)
   
6. Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
   She who fears the Lord is to be praised.
   Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31 (1148 downloads)
   
7. Song of Songs 2:8-10, 14, 16a; 8:6-7a
   Stern as death is love.
   Song of Songs 2:8-10,14,16a; 8:6-7a (1106 downloads)
   
8. Sirach 26:1-4, 13-16
   Like the sun rising in the Lord’s heavens, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the radiance of her home.
   Sirach 26:1-4,13-26 (1191 downloads)
   
9. Jeremiah 31:31-32a, 33-34a
   I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
   Jeremiah 31:31-32a,33-34a (1074 downloads)
   

New Testament Readings

1. Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
   What will separate us from the love of Christ?
   Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39 (1106 downloads)
2. Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 or 12:1-2, 9-13
   Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.
   Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 (1083 downloads)
   Romans 12:1-2, 9-13, short version (988 downloads)
   
3. Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7, 13
   Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.
   Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7, 13 (1149 downloads)
   
4. 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
   Your body is a temple of the Spirit.
   1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 (1030 downloads)
   
5. 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a
   If I do not have love, I gain nothing.
   1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a (1037 downloads)
   
6. Ephesians 5:2a, 21-33 or 5:2a, 25-32
   This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church.
   Ephesians 4:1-6 (1002 downloads)
   
7. Philippians 4:4-9
   The God of peace will be with you.
   Ehpesians 5:2a, 21-33 long version (1021 downloads)
   Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32 short version (1044 downloads)
   
8. Philippians 4:4-9
   The God of Peace will be with you.
   Philippians 4:4-9 (1071 downloads)
9. Colossians 3:12-17
   And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.
   Colossians 3:12-17 (1060 downloads)
   
10. Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6b
    Let marriage be held in honor by all.
    Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6b (1126 downloads)
    
11. 1 Peter 3:1-9
    Be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another.
    1 Peter 3:1-9 (1155 downloads)
    
12. 1 John 3:18-24
    Love in deed and in truth.
    1 John 3:18-24 (1069 downloads)
    
13. 1 John 4:7-12
    God is love.
    1 John 4:7-12 (1068 downloads)
    
14. Revelation 19:1, 5-9a
    Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.
    Revelation 19:1, 5-9a (1010 downloads)
    

Gospel Readings

1. Matthew 5:1-12a
   Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.
   Matthew 5:1-12a (1186 downloads)
   
2. Matthew 5:13-16
   You are the light of the world.
   Matthew 5:13-16 (1227 downloads)
   
3. Matthew 7:21, 24-29
   A wise man built his house on rock.
   Matthew 7:21, 24-29 (1159 downloads)
   
4. Matthew 19:3-6
   What God has united, man must not separate.
   Matthew 19:3-6 (1208 downloads)
   
5. Matthew 22:35-40
   This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it.
   Matthew 22:35-40 (1116 downloads)
   
6. Mark 10:6-9
   They are no longer two, but one flesh.
   Mark 10:6-9 (1099 downloads)
   
7. John 2:1-11
   Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee.
   John 2:1-11 (1098 downloads)
   
8. John 15:9-12
   Remain in my love.
   John 15:9-12 (1152 downloads)
   
9. John 15:12-16
   This is my commandment: love one another.
   John 15:12-16 (1115 downloads)
   
10. John 17:20-26
    That they may be brought to perfection as one.
    John 17:20-26 (1181 downloads)