Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Rehearsal

Vito’s Italian Kitchen

Rehearsal Dinner

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Reception

Wedding Mass

Our Wedding

Photos

We request that you do not take photos during mass. But encourage you to take as many photos and/or videos as you would like before and after the mass and at the reception.&nbsp; We would love to get the photos &amp; videos that you’ll be taking (and want you to get them too)! We're using The Guest app so we don’t have to bug you afterwards. Just take photos and videos as you normally would with your regular iPhone or Android cameras and they’ll be automatically shared! All you need is to have The Guest app on your phone. Download The Guest app <a href="http://in.veri.com/to/maestlewedding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. If you're not directly linked to the event, search for our event code:&nbsp;maestlewedding Once our event starts, The Guest app will notify you to start snapping! You take pics using your iPhone or Android camera and The Guest shares everything in a real-time feed for everyone to see. When our event ends, sharing automatically stops. Leaving the party early? You have the option to turn auto-share off at any time. <a href="https://my.veri.com/upload/6911119713107969/Ct6yt7XntbE68ZR4Cx16OUXO5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web upload</a> - for guests who can't upload via a smartphone. If you don't feel comfortable using the app, tag your photos with our wedding hashtag #themaestles so we can keep track of all of your pictures! Thanks so much and we can't wait to celebrate!

How to Share Your Photos

<a href="http://www.bsccva.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church</a><a href="https://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/index.shtml" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Edith J. Carrier Arboretum</a>.

We would love to get the photos &amp; videos that you’ll be taking (and want you to get them too)! We're using The Guest app so we don’t have to bug you afterwards. Just take photos and videos as you normally would with your regular iPhone or Android cameras and they’ll be automatically shared! All you need is to have The Guest app on your phone. Download The Guest app <a href="http://in.veri.com/to/maestlewedding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. If you're not directly linked to the event, search for our event code:&nbsp;maestlewedding Once our event starts, The Guest app will notify you to start snapping! You take pics using your iPhone or Android camera and The Guest shares everything in a real-time feed for everyone to see. When our event ends, sharing automatically stops. Leaving the party early? You have the option to turn auto-share off at any time. <a href="https://my.veri.com/upload/6911119713107969/Ct6yt7XntbE68ZR4Cx16OUXO5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web upload</a> - for guests who can't upload via a smartphone. If you don't feel comfortable using the app, tag your photos with our wedding hashtag #themaestles so we can keep track of all of your pictures! Thanks so much and we can't wait to celebrate!

Q + A

It all started in the summer of 2019 with a chance run in at Costco. Chris' friends Deb &amp; Rusty had been promising to introduce Chris to a nice girl for YEARS! Deb told Chris that she knew someone that would be perfect. Deb had hoped to introduce us at Frank &amp; Serena's annual Dayton Days party. But, Chris didn't show! So another invite was extended. This time to dinner at Dayton Tavern with Becca's neighbors, Mark &amp; Candy, Deb &amp; Rusty and Frank &amp; Serena. Coffee dates followed, then dinner, and then COVID! The pandemic forced us to have a lot of living room dates; binge-watching Tiger King, playing Scrabble, working on jigsaw puzzles, cooking together and going for walks at the Arboretum. Truth be told, that's still what we do. In October, we went for a walk in the Arboretum, rested at our favorite bench and Chris proposed, kneeling on a leaf (he didn't want to get his pants dirty). The leaf still hangs in the house as a reminder of that sweet day.

Thanks to our Neighbors

Our Story

Introductory Rites

Entrance Rite

The assembly stands. ♫ Hymn 730: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Greeting

Priest:&nbsp;In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.Assembly:&nbsp;Amen.Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,..be with you all.Assembly:&nbsp;And with your spirit.

Gloria

♫ Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,we give you thanks for your great glory,Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.Amen.

Opening Prayer

At the conclusion of the prayer, the assembly is seated.

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

Genesis 1:26-28, 31a&nbsp;Read by: David Rabadan, Father of the Bride After the reading, the reader says, The Word of the Lord, and all respond:&nbsp;Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

The cantor sings Psalm 33, and the assembly sings the response:♫ The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord

Second Reading

1 Corinthians 13:7-8Read by: Michael Maestle, Father of the Groom After the reading, the reader says, The Word of the Lord, and all respond:&nbsp;Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

The assembly stands. The cantor leads the assembly:♫ Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Gospel

Priest:&nbsp;The Lord be with you.Assembly:&nbsp;And with your spirit.Priest:&nbsp;A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.Assembly:&nbsp;Glory to you, O Lord. The Priest proclaims the Gospel. After the Gospel reading, the Priest says, The Gospel of the Lord, and all respond:&nbsp;Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. ﻿The assembly sits.

Homily

The Priest preaches the good news of Christ’s saving mystery.

The Celebration of Matrimony

Address and Statement of Intentions

All stand, including the bride and groom and witnesses. The priest asks the couple questions to state their intentions about their freedom of choice, fidelity to each other, and the acceptance and upbringing of children. The bride and groom respond to each question separately "I have" or "I am."

Exchange of Consent

The priest invites the couple to declare their consent to be married, which they do by stating their marriage vows. The priest affirms the reception of the consent then leads the assembly in an acclamation which may be sung.

Blessing and Giving of Rings

The priest blesses the wedding rings through prayer and the sprinkling of holy water. The husband places his wife's ring on her finger, and the wife places her husband's ring on his finger.&nbsp;

The Universal Prayer

Read by:&nbsp;Valerie Blanton As a priestly people, we unite with one another to pray for today’s needs in the Church and the world. The reader oﬀers the petitions, and then says:&nbsp;&nbsp; We pray to the Lord.Assembly:&nbsp;Lord, hear our prayer.

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts

The assembly sits and sings: ♫ Hymn 730: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace, while the altar is prepared and the gifts of bread and wine are brought to the altar.&nbsp; Gift Bearers: Mary Rabadan, Mother of the Bride&nbsp;and Willa Knollinger, Mother of the Groom Priest:&nbsp;...that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,&nbsp; the almighty Father, Assembly stands Assembly:&nbsp;May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands&nbsp;for the praise and glory of his name,&nbsp;for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

Eucharistic Prayer

PrefacePriest:&nbsp;The Lord be with you.&nbsp;Assembly:&nbsp;And with your spirit.&nbsp;Priest:&nbsp;Lift up your hearts.Assembly:&nbsp;We lift them up to the Lord.Priest:&nbsp;Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.Assembly:&nbsp;It is right and just. Holy♫ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts.&nbsp;Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.&nbsp;Hosanna in the highest.&nbsp;Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.&nbsp;Hosanna in the highest. The assembly kneels. After the words of institution of the Eucharist, the Priest says:&nbsp;The mystery of faith. Assembly: ♫ We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection, until you come again. The Eucharistic Prayer culminates and concludes when the Priest says: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever. Assembly: ♫ Amen.

Communion Rite

The Lord's Prayer

The Priest invites all to join in the Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come,thy will be doneon 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.&nbsp; The Priest alone continues, saying:Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The assembly conclude the prayer, acclaiming:For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yoursnow and for ever.

Nuptial Blessing

The Priest invites all present to join in silent prayer for the couple then extends his hands over the bride and groom and oﬀers the blessing.

Sign of Peace

Priest:&nbsp;Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles:&nbsp;Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.Assembly: Amen.Priest:&nbsp;The peace of the Lord be with you always.Assembly:&nbsp;And with your spirit. The newly married couple and people in the assembly exchange a sign of peace (a handshake or kiss, accompanied by the words, Peace be with you) with those immediately around them.

Lamb of God

The Priest breaks the host (Eucharistic bread) while the assembly sings: ♫ Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. The assembly kneels.

Communion

Priest:&nbsp;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.&nbsp; Assembly:&nbsp;Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. The Priest distributes the Body and Blood of Christ to Catholics* in the assembly, beginning with the newly married couple.&nbsp; ♫ Hymn 730: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace *Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the true Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and that our sharing in the Eucharist is the sign of our oneness and unity in the Catholic Church. We invite Catholics who are prepared and properly disposed to receive Holy Communion. Non-Catholics and others not able to participate are invited to join us in prayer and song.

Concluding Rite

Blessing

The Priest prays a solemn blessing over the married couple and the whole assembly. All participate in the blessing by repeatedly responding:&nbsp;Amen.

Dismissal

The Priest dismisses the assembly with the exchange:&nbsp;Go in peace to glorify the Lord with your life, to which all gathered respond:&nbsp;Thanks be to God.

Recessional

♫ Hymn 730: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace

Becca & Chris

Becca & Chris

B&C

Reception

Wedding Mass