Readings for the Mass of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony - Reading for a Mass for a Catholic Wedding - Tobit 8:5-7 - Psalm 148 - 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8 - Matthew 7:21 and 24-25

Tobit 8:5-7

Psalm 148

1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8 

Matthew 7:21, 24-25

A reading from the book of Tobit

On their wedding night Sarah got up, and she and Tobiah started to pray and beg that deliverance might be theirs. He 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." 

The word of the Lord

Psalm 128

Let all praise the name of the LORD.

Praise the LORD from the heavens; 

give praise in the heights. 

Praise him, all you angels; 

give praise, all you hosts. 

Let all praise the name of the LORD. 

Praise him, sun and moon; 

give praise, all shining stars. 

Praise him, highest heavens, 

you waters above the heavens. 

Let all praise the name of the LORD. 

You mountains and all hills, 

fruit trees and all cedars; 

You animals wild and tame, 

you creatures that crawl and fly. 

Let all praise the name of the LORD. 

You kings of the earth and all peoples, 

princes and all who govern on earth; 

Young men and women too, 

old and young alike. 

Let all praise the name of the LORD. 

Let them all praise the LORD'S name, 

for his name alone is exalted, 

majestic above earth and heaven. 

The LORD has lifted high the horn of his people;

 to the glory of all the faithful, 

of Israel, the people near to their God. 

Let all praise the name of the LORD.

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians 

Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. But I shall show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. 

The word of the Lord.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew:

Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. "Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. 

The Gospel of the Lord