The order of the marriage rites in both forms of the Roman Rite, section by section — so you can see exactly how your booklet will be arranged before you begin.
The Order of Celebrating Matrimony as revised after the Second Vatican Council, celebrated in the vernacular or in Latin. The Rite of Matrimony follows the Liturgy of the Word.
The Rite of Marriage and Nuptial Mass of the 1962 Missale Romanum, celebrated in Latin. The marriage ceremony is completed before the Mass begins.
The marriage is celebrated within Mass, after the Liturgy of the Word. Each section below is a heading in your booklet; the right-hand column is what happens at that point.
Here the marriage ceremony is completed first, and the Nuptial Mass follows. The right-hand column gives the proper chant or text sung at that point.
These are the arrangements our templates follow. Requirements vary by diocese, by celebrant, and with the circumstances of a particular marriage — including whether Mass is celebrated at all, as when one party is not Catholic. Review the order with your celebrant before printing. See our Terms of Service for more on liturgical approval.
Every template follows one of the arrangements above.