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Liturgy Outline – Outside Mass

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Manual of Minor Exorcism

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Includes prayers for protection and deliverance; blessing of holy water; blessing of a home.

Priests in the course of their pastoral ministry meet situations where the possibility of the presence and activity of demonic spirits is suggested. This manual is intended as a pastoral resource for use by priests.
Minor exorcisms can be a normal part of the ministry of priests and are used to assist people in the spiritual struggle, particularly in the case of oppression.
The prayers for minor exorcisms contained in this manual are drawn from the Liturgy of the Church or are adaptations of liturgical prayers or come from other sources. The extracts in this manual that have been taken from the prayers and exorcisms in the Rite of Major Exorcism are allowed to be used for minor exorcisms.

Marriage overview

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Marriage Preparation Courses

Details of Marriage Preparation Courses available in Wollongong Diocese and the Greater Sydney area

SmartLoving Engaged: Online Marriage Preparation

Consisting of 9 lessons, you progress through the course at your own pace, doing the couple activities as you go. There is an option for a married Sponsor Couple from your community to accompany you through the course.
Tel: (02) 9319 6280
Web: smartloving.org/engaged | smartloving.org/wollongong

CatholicCare Partnership

With the help of a supportive facilitator, strengthen your connection with a personalised snapshot of your relationship. Gain personal insights and a deeper and shared understanding of your relationship and learn how other couples cope with life’s stressors, honour their commitment, grow, heal, and express themselves.
Topics include: The Sacrament of Marriage; Marital Spirituality; Natural Family Planning; Finance; Family of Origin; Communication; Sexuality and Creating Intimacy; Resolving Conflict; Parenting
– Phone (02) 4628 0044 Campbelltown or (02) 4227 1122 Wollongong
– Website catholiccare.dow.org.au

CatholicCare – Sydney Archdiocese (Courses in Liverpool and Carnes Hill)
– Website: catholiccare.org/family-youth-children/
– Phone: (02) 9509 1234

Engaged Encounter

A weekend course which focuses on the relationship of the couple and their relationship with God. Engaged Encounter provides an opportunity for each couple to talk privately, honestly and intensely about their future lives together; their strengths and weaknesses; desires, ambitions and goals; their attitudes about money, sex, children, and family; and their role in the Church and society.

Phone (02) 9990 3212
Website engagedencounter.org.au

Marriage Worksheet – Bride

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A worksheet that will help you to think a little more deeply about the Christian nature of marriage and your role and that of your spouse. It is suggested that a copy of this document is kept with the marriage papers so that there is a written record of your thoughts about marriage before the wedding.

Marriage Worksheet – Groom

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Music suggestions for a wedding

Website links

The Church keeps no official list of “approved” wedding music, but it does offer some helpful guidelines that can be applied to your choice of wedding music. In a nutshell, the Church says that good liturgical music helps the whole assembly celebrate the liturgy (in this case, your wedding) more fully. The church encourages the choice from sacred and classical music, and the following websites may provide some guidance:

Specific songs:

Rob Galea, Song of Love (Wedding Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYkk1FfBDg
Matt Maher, Set me as a seal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZOLQLL-tWo
Chris Hayman, I Hear my Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5vO96T_6Ns
Chris Hayman, Prayer of Tobias and Sarah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-KjkU1nvmI
Darlene Zschech, Everything about you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUDK8BRfZ_g
There is love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utdPh1Ec1Ws
Michael Card, The Wedding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrbeiseqjrU
Steve Curtis Chapman, I will be here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlxQbYPawT8
David Haas, Wherever you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAS1NRDrNA8

The Church strongly discourages the use of recorded music during the liturgy, including during wedding liturgies. Recorded music should only be used when no musicians are available for the wedding. The whole wedding, including the music, is a prayer, and an essential element of any prayer is that it comes from the person who is offering it. Imagine using a CD or tape recording to replace a spoken prayer, like the Lord's Prayer — it just wouldn't be the same as saying it yourself. The same reasoning applies to musical prayer.