Catholic Wedding Readings 

Traditional Catholic weddings usually have three wedding readings from the bible.  Any of the selections from the biblical readings page are appropriate for a Catholic wedding, but here are some more from the Old and New Testament which work well.

The lines that sum up each passage are highlighted.

ECCLESIASTES - CHAPTER 4

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.  For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he has not another to help him up.  Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone.  And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him: and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 

GENESIS CHAPTER 2

 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.  And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.  Therefore, shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 

ST JOHN - CHAPTER 2

 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:  And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.  And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said unto him, They have no wine.  Jesus said unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.  His mother said, unto the servants, Whatsoever he said unto you, do it.  And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.  Jesus said unto them, Fill the water pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.  And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.  When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew:) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,  And said unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.  After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 

ST MARK - CHAPTER 10

 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.  For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;  And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.  What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.

SOLOMON'S SONG - CHAPTER 2

 My beloved spoke, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.  For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone:  The flowers appear on the earth: the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;  The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 

SOLOMON'S SONG - CHAPTER 8

 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which has a most vehement flame.  Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.