WEDDING - NEW TESTAMENT READINGS

The second reading for Catholic weddings and at most Sunday Masses comes from the New Testament, specifically the letters of the first apostles to the early Christian communities. Many of these letters trace back to the writings of Paul, while others to Peter and John. Most of the second reading choices assigned for use during Catholic weddings focus on the theme of love and most of them were originally written not for married couples, but as letters to the Christian communities of the first century. These letters from early Church leaders reminded ancient Christians how to live in peace and harmony with one another and were often attempts at resolving disputes. Married members of these early communities are called upon to model for the rest what Christian relationships should look like.
 

Read the New Testament scriptures together
and select one to be read at your wedding.

D1 - Romans 8:31b-35, 37-39
What will separate us from the love of Christ.

D2 - Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 (or Romans 12:1-2, 9-13)
Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.

D3 - Romans 15:1b-3a, 5-7, 13
Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.

D4 - 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Your body is a temple of the spirit.

D5 - 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a
If I do not have love, I gain nothing.

D6 - Ephesians 4:1-6
One Body and One Spirit

D7 - Ephesians 5:2a, 21-33 (or Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32)
This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the Church.

D8 - Philippians 4:4-9
The God of peace will be with you.

D9 - Colossians 3:12-17
And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.

D10 - Hebrews 13:1-4a, 5-6b
Let marriage be held in honor by all.

D11 - 1 Peter 3:1-9
Be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another.

D12 - 1 John 3:18-24
Love in deed and in truth.

D13 - 1 John 4:7-12
God is love.

D14 - Revelation 19:1, 5-9a
Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.

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