WeAman & Tessie

Together with our familiesWelcome

Our relatives and friendsTo witness our marriage vows

To pray for us andto share with us our joy.

Saturday, 26th December 2015

Aman weds TessieBRIDAL PROCESSION

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Please stand as the bridal couple, along with their families and the celebrants, enters the church.

Choir: Entrance Hymn

Sunrise, SunsetIs this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older When did they?

When did she get to be a beauty?When did he get to be so tall?Wasn't it yesterdayWhen they were small?

Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly flow the daysSeedlings turn overnight to sunflowersBlossoming even as we gazeSunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the yearsOne season following anotherLaden with happiness and tears

What words of wisdom can I give them?How can I help to ease their way?Now they must learn from one anotherDay by day

They look so natural togetherJust like two newlyweds should beIs there a canopy in store for me?

Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly flow the daysSeedlings turn overnight to sunflowersBlossoming even as we gazeSunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the yearsOne season following anotherLaden with happiness and tears

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INTRODUCTORY RITECELEBRANT: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.ALL: Amen.

CELEBRANT: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you allALL: And with your spirit

PENITENTIAL RITE

CELEBRANT: Brethren, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.ALL : I confess to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

CELEBRANT: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.ALL: Amen

Choir: Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy (3) on us all- 2Christ have mercy (3) on us all- 2Lord have mercy (3) on us all- 2

Choir: Gloria

1. Leader : Glory to God, glory to God. Glory to the Father. All : Glory to God, glory to God. Glory to the Father. Leader : To him be glory forever. All : To him be glory forever. Leader : Alleluia, Amen, Alleluia, Amen, Alleluia, Amen.

2. Glory to God, glory to God,Son of the Father........

3. Glory to God, Glory to God,Glory to the Spirit.......

COLLECT:

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Celebrant: Let us pray: O God, who in creating the human race willed that man and wife should be one, join, we pray, in a bond of inseparable love, Aman and Tessie, who are to be united in the covenant of Marriage, so that, as you make their love fruitful, they may become, by your grace, witnesses to charity itself. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.ALL: Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING

“Allow us to live together to a happy old age.” A reading from the Book of Tobit (8:4b-8)

On their wedding night Tobiah arose from bed and said to his wife, “Sarah, get up. Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy on us and to grant us deliverance.” Sarah got up, and they started to pray and beg that deliverance might be theirs. They began with these words: “Blessed are you, O God of our fathers; praised be your name forever and ever. Let the heavens and all your creation praise you forever. You made Adam and you gave him his wife Eve to be his help and support; and from these two the human race descended. You said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; let us make him a partner like himself.’ Now, Lord, you know that I take this wife of mine not because of lust, but for a noble purpose. Call down your mercy on me and on her, and allow us to live together to a happy old age.” They said together, “Amen, amen.”

The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Choir: O perfect Love, all human thought transcending

O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,lowly we kneel in prayer before thy throne,that theirs may be the love which knows no ending,whom thou forevermore dost join in one.

O perfect Life, be thou their full assurance,of tender charity and steadfast faith,of patient hope and quiet, brave endurance,with childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death.

Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,and to life's day the glorious unknown morrowthat dawns upon eternal love and life.

SECOND READING

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The greatest of all is love A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 13:1-8 & 13 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.  If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.  It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.  Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.The word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Please stand

Choir: Acclamation

Sing Halleluiah to the Lord (2) Sing Halleluiah (2) Sing Halleluiah to the Lord

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit. Celebrant: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-12

All: Glory to You, O Lord.

Celebrant:

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came

to him, and Jesus began to teach them, saying:

 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,

 for they will be comforted.

 Blessed are the meek,

 for they will inherit the earth.

 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

 for they will be filled.

 Blessed are the merciful,

 for they will be shown mercy.

 Blessed are the pure in heart,

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 for they will see God.

 Blessed are the peacemakers,

 for they will be called children of God.

 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you

because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way

they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Celebrant: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY

THE NUPTIAL RITE

Celebrant : Aman and Tessie, according to God’s plan and accepting the love given to you in each other, you have come together in this Church. May the Lord seal and strengthen your love in the presence of the Ministers of the Church and this community.

God abundantly blesses this love. He has already consecrated you in Baptism, and now He enriches and strengthens you through this special Sacrament so that you may assume the duties of Marriage in mutual and lasting love and fidelity. When you surrender yourselves to the self-giving love with which Jesus Christ loved His fellow beings, and when you continue to live daily for the happiness of the other, your married life will become richer, deeper and more intimate.

And so in the presence of the Church, I ask you to state your intentions.

Aman and Tessie, have you come freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?

Aman: Yes, I have Tessie: Yes, I have

Celebrant: Will you love and honour each other as husband and wife for the rest of your lives?

Aman: Yes, I will

Tessie: Yes, I will

Celebrant: Will you accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according to the law of Christ and His Church?

Aman: Yes, I will

Tessie: Yes, I will

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Celebrant: Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands and declare your consent before God and His Church.

Aman: I, Aman, take you, Tessie to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, I will love you and honour you all the days of my life.

Tessie: I, Tessie, take you, Aman to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, I will love you and honour you all the days of my life.

Celebrant: You have declared your consent before the Church. May the Lord in His goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with abundant blessings. What God has joined, men must not divide.

All: Amen

THE BLESSING AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS

Celebrant: Lord, bless these rings which we bless in Your name. Grant that Aman and Tessie, who will wear them, always have deep faith in each other. May they do Your will and always live together in peace, goodwill and love. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

Aman: Tessie, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Tessie: Aman, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Choir: "Here I Am To Worship"

Light of the world, You step down into darkness.Opened my eyes let me see.Beauty that made this heart adore you hope of a life spent with you.

[Chorus]And here I am to worship,Here I am to bow down,Here I am to say that you're my God,You're altogether lovely,Altogether worthy,Altogether wonderful to me.

King of all days,Oh so highly exalted Glorious in heaven above.Humbly you came to the earth you created.All for love's sake became poor.

[Chorus]

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Here I am to worship,Here I am to bow down,Here I am to say that you're my God,You're altogether lovely,Altogether worthy,Altogether wonderful to me.

I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.And I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.No I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.

[Chorus]Here I am to worship,Here I am to bow down,Here I am to say that you're my God,You're altogether lovely,Altogether worthy,Altogether wonderful to me.So Here I am to worship,Here I am to bow down,Here I am to say that you're my God,

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST THE OFFERTORY PROCESSION

We now have the offerings brought up to the altar by the couple and their family members.

THE OFFERTORY PRAYERS

Reader: Fruits – Father, we humbly bring to Your Altar these fruits, symbolizing Aman and Tessie; whom we have offered to You in the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony. May they, who are Your gifts to us, be gifted with fruitfulness in body and soul for Your greater glory. May peace and joy be the unfailing fruit of their love, which they will offer You with grateful hearts all through life, no matter what circumstances they face.

Reader: Bible -Father, we offer You this Holy Bible and Rosary, symbols of our desire that Aman and Tessie’s married life may be firmly founded on Your Word and deeply rooted in prayer. May YOU be their guide and strength every day of their life. May they continually draw from these sources an ever increasing holiness of life manifested in faith, hope and charity, which are the offerings most pleasing to You.

Reader: Rosary- we offer You this Rosary, symbolising our love for Mary our mother. May Aman and Tessie receive the grace listen to Your call and be open to Your will always. May our dear mother shield them from all evil and keep them in her loving care.

Reader: Flowers – Father, we offer You these white lilies, symbolizing the beauty and purity of love between man and woman, as You intend it to be. May Aman and Tessie’s love for each other be so pure and selfless that it emanates the fragrance of Christ’s love for His Church, and so may they

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draw others to Christ and His Church. We also pray for the renewal of families which are so rampantly being destroyed by the ever increasing self-centeredness and arrogance of men and women. May Your Holy Spirit enable married couples to be more selfless in their love that they may be slow to take offence and quick to forgive when misunderstandings and differences arise. We pray for all families gathered here in thanksgiving that they may have the grace to build a family in likeness with Christ.

Reader: Lighted Candle – Father, we offer You this lighted candle, a symbol of the love that burns in the hearts of Aman and Tessie. Like a candle that once lit, lightens the darkness around it, may their love reach out to those who live in misery, especially the poor and marginalized. By their generous works of mercy, may they bring the good news of Your love to the most needy of our brethren. We also pray that the Universal Church be enthused with Godly zeal in taking the message of Your Redemptive Love to the world. We pray for the poor, the sick, the victims of violence and natural calamities and all those who are suffering in any way. May they experience Your comforting love and saving power, especially through the care and generosity of fellow human beings. May Your Holy Spirit bring all our suffering brethren to experience the fullness of life and joy, which You have willed for them.

Reader: Bread and Wine – Father, we offer you these gifts of Bread and Wine, symbolizing ourselves and all our dear ones, with all our hopes and dreams and anxieties too, as we embark on a new life together. By Your Wisdom and Power, You transform crushed wheat grains and grapes into strength-giving bread and delightful wine, which when offered in sacrifice, You transform into the incomprehensible marvel of Your Son’s Body and Blood. May our self-sacrificing love for each other, by Your grace, become ever more perfect, until it brings us one day to eternal love and life in You.

Choir: Offertory Hymn

All that I am, all that I have I lay them down before you, oh Lord All my regrets, all my acclaims The joy and the pain, I’m making them yours

Lord, I offer my life to you Everything I’ve been through, Use it for your glory Lord I offer my days to you Lifting my praise to you As a pleasing sacrifice Lord I offer you my life

Things in the past, things yet unseen Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true All of my hopes, all of my plans My heart and my hands are lifted to you

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS:

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Celebrant : Pray brethren that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

ALL : May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

Celebrant : Receive, we pray, O Lord, the offering made on the occasion of this sealing of the sacred bond of Marriage, and, just as your goodness is its origin, may your providence guide its course. Through Christ our Lord.

ALL :Amen.

Celebrant : The Lord be with you.

ALL : And with your spirit

Celebrant : Lift up your heartsALL : We lift them up to the Lord

Celebrant : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.ALL : It is right and just

Celebrant : It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord Holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For you have forged the covenant of marriage as a sweet yoke of harmony and an unbreakable bond of peace, so that the chaste and fruitful love of holy Matrimony may serve to increase the children you adopt as your own. By your providence and grace, O Lord, you accomplish the wonder of this twofold design: that while the birth of children brings beauty to the world, their rebirth in Baptism gives increase to the Church, through Christ our Lord. Through him, with the Angels and all the Saints, we sing the hymn of your praise, as without end we acclaim.

HOSANNA :

Choir: Hosanna

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest (2)

Lord we lift up Your name (2)With a heart full of praise(2)Be exalted, oh Lord my GodHosanna in the highest

Glory, glory,glory to the King of kings (2)

Lord we lift up Your nameWith a heart full of praiseBe exalted, oh Lord my God

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Glory to the King of kings

Worthy, worthy,worthy is the lamb of God (2)

Lord we lift up Your nameWith a heart full of praise,Be exalted, oh Lord my GodWorthy is the Lamb of God

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III

C: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and make them holy, and you never cease to gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.

CC: Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and ✠Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my Body, which will be given up for you.

In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying: Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

C: The mystery of faith.

Choir: Proclamation

He is Lord (x2)He is risen from the deathAnd He is LordEvery knee shall bowEvery tongue confessThat Jesus Christ is Lord!

CC: Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to

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reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

C1. May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect, especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, St. Joseph her dear husband, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs (with and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.

C2. May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your servant Francis our Pope and Anil our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own. Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: Strengthen, we pray, in the grace of Marriage Aman and Tessie, whom you have brought happily to their wedding day, that under your protection they may always be faithful in their lives to the covenant they have sealed in your presence. In your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world.

C3.† To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.

CC: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.

ALL: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE:

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed be your name.Your kingdom come, your will be done,Hallowed be your name.On earth as it is in heaven,Hallowed be your name.Give us today our daily bread,Hallowed be your name.As we forgive those who sin against us,Hallowed be your name.Lead us not to the devil to be tempted, Hallowed be your name.But deliver us from all that is evil,Hallowed be your name.For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory,Hallowed be your name.

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Forever, forever, forever and ever,Hallowed be your name.

C: At the Savior's command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

NUP TIAL BLESSING

C: Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly pray to the Lord that for Aman and Tessie, now married in Christ, he may mercifully pour out the blessing of his grace and make of one heart in love by the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood those he has joined by a holy covenant.

(And all pray in silence for a while. Then the Priest, with hands extended over the bride and bridegroom, continues)

O God, who by your mighty power created all things out of nothing, and, when you had set in place the beginnings of the universe, formed man and woman in your own image, making the woman an inseparable helpmate to the man, that they might no longer be two, but one flesh, and taught that what you were pleased to make one must never be divided; O God, who consecrated the bond of Marriage by so great a mystery that in the wedding covenant you foreshadowed the Sacrament of Christ and his Church; O God, by whom woman is joined to man and the companionship they had in the beginning is endowed with the one blessing not forfeited by original sin nor washed away by the flood.

Look now with favor on Aman and Tessie, joined together in Marriage, who ask to be strengthened by your blessing. Send down on them the grace of the Holy Spirit and pour your love into their hearts, that they may remain faithful in the Marriage covenant. May the grace of love and peace abide in your daughter Tessie, and let her always follow the example of those holy women whose praises are sung in the Scriptures. May Aman entrust his heart to her, so that, acknowledging her as his equal and his joint heir to the life of grace, he may show her due honor and cherish her always with the love that Christ has for his Church. And now, Lord, we implore you: may these your servants hold fast to the faith and keep your commandments; made one in the flesh, may they be blameless in all they do; and with the strength that comes from the Gospel, may they bear true witness to Christ before all; may they be blessed with children, and prove themselves virtuous parents, who live to see their children’s children. And grant that, reaching at last together the fullness of years for which they hope, they may come to the life of the blessed in the Kingdom of Heaven. Through Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

RITE OF PEACE

C: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

ALL: And with your spirit. 13

C: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The sign of peace is exchanged.

Choir:

Lamb of God O Jesus Christ, You take away our sins Show us mercy Lamb of God

Lamb of God O Jesus Christ,You take away our sins Show us mercy Lamb of God and Grant us Your peace

C: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

ALL: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION

Only Catholics who are prepared can receive Holy Communion. Others are requested to remain seated and pray.

Choir: Communion Hymn

1. Come let’s share in the banquet of the Lord, In the Blessed Sacrament. Come let’s share in the supper of the Lord In the Blessed Sacrament.

Ch. Eat the bread and drink the wine. Flesh and blood of the Lord divine, Share His life, it is yours and mine, For we are one in His design.

2. Come let’s share in the passion of the Lord,In the Blessed Sacrament.Come let’s share the resurrection of the Lord,In the Blessed Sacrament.

3. Come let’s share the ascension of the Lord,In the Blessed Sacrament.Come let’s share our union with the Lord,In the Blessed Sacrament.

4. Come let’s share in the life of the Lord,

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In the Blessed Sacrament.Come let’s share in the love of the Lord,In the Blessed Sacrament.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION:

C: Let us Pray. By the power of this sacrifice, O Lord, accompany with your loving favour what in your providence you have instituted, so as to make of one heart in love those you have already joined in this holy union and replenished with the one Bread and the one Chalice. Through Christ our Lord.

All : Amen

CONCLUDING RITE

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

Celebrant: Aman and Tessie, may Almighty God with His Word of blessing, unite your hearts in the never ending bond of pure love.

All: Amen

Celebrant: May the peace of Christ live always in your hearts and in your home. May you have true friends to stand by you both in joy and in sorrow. May you be ready and willing to help and comfort all who come to you in need. And may the blessing promised to the compassionate be yours in abundance.

All: Amen

Celebrant: May you find happiness and satisfaction in your work. May daily problems never cause you undue anxiety. Nor the desires for earthly possessions dominate your lives. But may your hearts’ desire be always the good things waiting for you in your life in heaven.

All: Amen

Celebrant May the Lord bless you with many happy years together, so that you may enjoy the rewards of a good life. And after you have served Him loyally, may He welcome you into His kingdom of eternal happiness.

All: Amen

Celebrant: May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, † and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen

Celebrant: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

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The newlywed couple and the witnesses come forward for signing the marriage register, while the choir sings the recessional hymns. Please wait to exit the church until the celebrants and the newly married couple along with their families have left the church. you may greet the couple at the reception.

Choir: Recessional Hymn

"You Raise Me Up"

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up... To more than I can be.

[Instrumental break]

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be.

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NUPTIAL SERVICE OFAmanAnd

Tessie

Saturday, 26th November, 2015, 3:30p.mThe Shrine of Our Lady of Health, Masihgarh, Okhla,

New Delhi – 110025

We, together with our parents, thank our priests, and dearest family- members, friends and guests for being part of our

wedding celebration. Keep us in your prayers always,Thank you! With love

Aman & Tessie

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