Need HELP: Wedding Readings

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šŸ˜ƒ Hi,

I am looking for a website where I can access the recommending wedding readings (old, new, psalm & gospel) online. Not just the versus (I have those) but the actual readings written out (so that I can copy and paste them).

Thanks so much!
 
Iā€™m a little confused - the scripture verses ARE the readings. Are you looking for them without the little verse numbers so they are all one paragraph? šŸ¤· For our wedding I just copied and pasted them from a Bible site using the translation I was looking for, and then just removed the verse numbers so it was easier for my readers to read the passage.

~Liza
 
Yes. What happened is that our ā€œdraftā€ program had the correct readings but with a really akward wording that we didnā€™t like. The organist does not have time to type them out and wanted us to get the version we like to him so he can just cut and past them into the Mass program.

I also am under the impression that only certain translations are approved by the Church but am not sure exactly which ones those are.
 
I believe only the New American Bible translation is what is permitted for the Mass (that is what the lectionary contains.) Since this is a wedding and not a regular weekday or Sunday Mass, other Catholic versions might be allowed (New Revised Standard Version or Douay-Rheims, for example). Youā€™ll have to check with the priest or the liturgical coordinatior to see whatā€™s allowed. Definitely not the King James Version!
 
Be very careful with rewording scripture - we do not have the authority to do that. Though I donā€™t think thatā€™s what you mean.

Try this - do a Google search for: Catholic bible online

You will see various versions pop up - Ignatius, Douay-Rheims, New American, etcā€¦

Choose the translation you prefer, and look for the verses you wish to use. Copy and past them into your document and then you can remove verse numbers if you wish to make it easier to read.

Hope that helps!

Please also consider stopping by my forum exclusively for Catholic Brides! brides.ourladyforums.com/

~Liza
 
bluerose said:
I believe only the New American Bible translation is what is permitted for the Mass
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We were able to use a combination of translations for our readings, but we had approval by our priest to do so. I prefer the Douay for part of the reading from Songs, and DH prefered New Jerusalem for the rest. So we were able to use both. But again, we had permission to do so.

~Liza
 
b_justb said:
genesis-ministry.org/downloads/CatholicWeddingLiturgyReadings.pdf

and CONGRATS!!!
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Nice, I actually found this link already but unfortunately am not able to cut and paste due to the .pdf format not being recognized at text.

Thanks everyone for your help and insight. I was able to go the NAB online, copy paste and erase the verse numbers!

God is good!

Please pray for us as we prepare for our wedding. We have less than 2 weeks to go (July 14th).
 
Liturgical norms require the use of only the approved translation that is found in the lectionary at the nuptial mass. The new lectionary is a re-translation of the New American so even if you use a New American you buy off the shelf it will not be the authorized version.

In effect it is not lawful to use a version other than the one found in the lectionary without explicit permission from the Bishop.

Of course this apples to the actual readings themselves but if it is wording on the program for decoration (not what will actually be read) then that is ok.
 
mosher said:
In effect it is not lawful to use a version other than the one found in the lectionary without explicit permission from the Bishop.
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Can you cite a reference for this? Not saying I donā€™t believe you, itā€™s just nice to see statements like this backed up with a source, thatā€™s all. šŸ˜ƒ

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
Can you cite a reference for this? Not saying I donā€™t believe you, itā€™s just nice to see statements like this backed up with a source, thatā€™s all. šŸ˜ƒ

~Liza
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From RS:

[16.] ā€œIt pertains to the Apostolic See to regulate the Sacred Liturgy of the universal Church, to publish the liturgical books and to grant the recognitio for their translation into vernacular languages, as well as to ensure that the liturgical regulations, especially those governing the celebration of the most exalted celebration of the Sacrifice of the Mass, are everywhere faithfully observedā€.36

[61.] In selecting the biblical readings for proclamation in the celebration of Mass, the norms found in the liturgical books are to be followed,136 so that indeed ā€œa richer table of the Word of God will be prepared for the faithful, and the biblical treasures opened up for themā€.137

[62.] It is also illicit to omit or to substitute the prescribed biblical readings on oneā€™s own initiative, and especially ā€œto substitute other, non-biblical texts for the readings and responsorial Psalm, which contain the word of Godā€.138

From the GIRM:
  1. In a special way, care must be taken that the liturgical books, particularly the Book of the Gospels and the Lectionary, which are intended for the proclamation of the word of God and
    hence enjoy special veneration, really serve in a liturgical action as signs and symbols of heavenly realities and hence are truly worthy, dignified, and beautiful.
Also see chapter Chapter 7 part 2 of the GIRM with special attention to paragraph 358 which gives the only option for modification of the readings but still states that the readings must come from the approved lectionary (in accoard with RS 16 above).
 
mosher said:
Also see chapter Chapter 7 part 2 of the GIRM with special attention to paragraph 358 which gives the only option for modification of the readings but still states that the readings must come from the approved lectionary (in accoard with RS 16 above).
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That would be the reference Iā€™m looking for you to provide, because nothing you posted here states specifically that I canā€™t use a different translation. All our readings followed the directives you stated above, with the exception that for a Nuptial Mass one is allowed to choose readings other than those designated for that specific day in the Lectionary.

Thanks though!

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
That would be the reference Iā€™m looking for you to provide, because nothing you posted here states specifically that I canā€™t use a different translation. All our readings followed the directives you stated above, with the exception that for a Nuptial Mass one is allowed to choose readings other than those designated for that specific day in the Lectionary.

Thanks though!

~Liza
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The references all work together - it has become complicated since rubrics were taken out of canon law but the most prominent norm is that the Holy See has the right to govern the liturgical books/texts. The Holy Bible while profitable is not a liturgical book/text this means that one cannot use a book or text outside of that approved by the Holy See excepting for noted exceptions this includes the Bible. Some may think this odd because in many ways the Lectionary is mostly the Bible ordered to the liturgical year but liturgical texts and translations are slightly different for different reasons then those we find at the book store.
 
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