On the 7th of July, in the Jubilee year of our Lord 2000, Suzanne M. Bronzi and John W. Stanmeyer were united in the sacrament of holy matrimony at a nuptial Mass celebrated at Holy Family Catholic Church in Rockford, Illinois.
THE READINGS | ||
| TOBIT 8:5-7 On the 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." |
REVELATION 19:1, 5-9 I, John, heard what sounded like the loud song of a great assembly in heaven. They were signing: "Alleluia! Salvation, glory, and might belong to our God." A voice coming from the throne cried out: "Praise our God, all you his servants, the small and the great, who revere him!" Then I heard what sounded like the shouts of a great crowd, or the roaring of the deep, or mighty peals of thunder, as they cried: "Alleluia! The Lord is king, our God, the Almighty! Let us rejoice and be glad, and give him glory! For this is the wedding day of the Lamb, his bride has prepared herself for the wedding. She has been given a dress to wear of finest linen, brilliant white." (The linen dress is the virtuous deeds of God's saints.) The angel then said to me: "Write this down: Happy are they who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." |
JOHN 2:1-11 There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had likewise been invited to the celebration. At a certain point the wine ran out, and Jesus' mother told him, "They have no more wine." Jesus replied, "Woman, how does this concern of yours involve me? My hour has not yet come." His mother instructed those waiting on table, "Do whatever he tells you." As prescribed for Jewish ceremonial washings, there were at hand six stone water jars, each one holding fifteen to twenty-five gallons. "Fill those jars with water," Jesus ordered, at which they filled them to the brim. "Now," he said, "draw some out and take it to the waiter in charge." They did as he instructed them. The waiter in charge tasted the water made wine, without knowing where it had come from; only the waiters knew since they had drawn the water. Then the waiter in charge called the groom over and remarked to him: "People usually serve the choice wine first; then when the guests have been drinking a while, a lesser vintage. What you have done is keep the choice wine until now." Jesus performed this first of his signs at Cana in Galilee. Thus did he reveal his glory, and his disciples believed in him. |
| The homily delivered by Monsignor Dan Hermes was based on Pope John Paul II's theology of communion and theology of the body. For further reading on these topics, see Fr. Karol Wojtyla's Love and Responsibility (Ignatius Press), Pope John Paul II's Original Unity of Man and Woman: Catechesis on Genesis (Pauline Books & Media), and the collection of Pope John Paul II's writings in Theology of the Body (Pauline Books & Media). | ||
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THE WEDDING PARTY | |
| CELEBRANT | Reverend Monsignor Daniel J. Hermes |
| PARENTS | William Andrew and Lois Ann Bronzi William Anthony and Judy Anne Stanmeyer |
| MATRON OF HONOR | Lois Ann Bronzi |
| BEST MAN | Thomas Michael Stanmeyer |
| BRIDESMAIDS | Catherine Randolph Clark Megan Grady Lisa Ann Morig Margaret Therese Shapiro Catherine Mary Stanmeyer |
| GROOMSMEN | John Paul Bronzi Matthew James Bronzi Stephen Andrew Bronzi Brendan Michael Shapiro Peter James Stanmeyer |
| READERS | Old Testament: William Andrew Bronzi New Testament: William Anthony Stanmeyer |
| PETITIONS | Joan Leigh Hillenbrand Raymond F. Pugsley |
| GIFTBEARERS | Gerald and Thelma Hillenbrand Leonard and Margaret Heitzmann |
| PIANIST/ORGANIST | Bill Stein |
| CANTORS | Karen Cantele and Chris Berndt |
| GUITARIST | Paula Sentovich |
| VIOLIN | Ben Keller |
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