Other Rites and Languages

Nuptial blessing, according to the use of the Philippine Islands

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This page is a growing collection of two types of resources: 1) nuptial information on rites other than the Roman Rite, and 2) nuptial information in non-English languages.

The content is organized in two ways: by rite, and by country of origin.

Please feel free to contact me to add a resource to this page!

Rites

Mozarabic

San Pedro, Maricar Cinco. “Marrying in Ancient, Sacred Catholic Rites.” Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2013. https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer-1109/20131017/281672547673113.

Siniculus, “The Sacrament of Matrimony According to the Use of the Philippine Islands,” Dei Praesidio Fultus (blog), June 1, 2013, http://deipraesidiofultus.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-sacrament-of-matrimony-according-to.html.

Siniculus, “Matrimony According to the Use of the Philippine Islands,” Dei Praesidio Fultus (blog), September 14, 2013, http://deipraesidiofultus.blogspot.com/2013/09/matrimony-according-to-use-of.html.

Sarum

Justin, Fr. “Wedding, Sarum-Style.” Nova et Vetera (blog), August 6, 2007. http://nova-et-vetera.blogspot.com/2007/08/wedding-sarum-style.html.

The Modern Medievalist. “Modern Medievalism: The Use of Sarum: A Brief History and Why It Matters.” Modern Medievalism (blog), October 11, 2012. http://modernmedievalism.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-use-of-sarum-brief-history-and-why.html.

The Pocket Scroll. “Order for Consecration of Marriage: Sarum Use,” July 21, 2010. https://thepocketscroll.wordpress.com/classic-christian-texts/order-for-consecration-of-marriage-sarum-use/.

Sarum nuptial sequence

A sequence is a hymn sung before the Gospel. Before the Council of Trent, there were hundreds of sequences for various Masses and feasts. The Tridentine reforms winnowed the sequences in the Roman Missal to 4 (now 5), the most famous of which is likely the Dies Irae. The Sarum Use of the Roman Rite used the sequence Alma Chorus Domini for its nuptial Masses (which was typically the Mass of the Trinity). Below are links to a PDF of the Latin and the English sheet music.

Latin sheet music for the Sarum nuptial sequence Alma Chorus Domini (PDF). (Reposted with permission from the Gregorian Institute of Canada)
Chantblog’s post on Alma Chorus Domini, which includes some history, and sheet music for an English translation

Country

France

These texts all concern marriage preparation and instruction. I have been unable to confirm that the Hulst citation is correct.

Coube, Abbe Stephen. Discours de Mariage. Paris: Lethielleux, 1910. https://www.worldcat.org/title/discours-de-mariage/oclc/66715201&referer=brief_results.

Duplessy, Eugene. Allocutions matrimoniales. Paris: Pierre Tequi, 1947. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301424723.

Guillermin, J. “Choix de Discours et Allocutions de Mariage.” Paris: Bloud, 1890. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123512988.

d’Hulst, Maurice Le Sage d’Hauteroche. “Discours et Allocutions de Mariage.” In Melanges Oratoires. Paris: de Gigord, 1914?.

Julien, Eugène. Discours de mariage: 4e édition. Arras; Brunet, 32, rue Gambetta: Impr. Nouvelle Société anonyme du Pas-de-Calais ;, 1936. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/459687130.

Klein, Félix. Noces chrétiennes: allocutions nouvelles pour mariages. Paris: Beauchesne, 1920. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783192825.

Nysten, Jean. Instructions familières sur le mariage: son origine, sa vie intime, sa préparation : suivie de dix discours pour le jour du mariage. Liége: H. Dessain, 1912. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70527662.

Italy

“Tradidi Quod et Accepi: Missa Votiva pro Sponsis,” Tradidi Quod et Accepi (blog), venerdì gennaio 2018, http://tradidiaccepi.blogspot.com/2018/01/missa-votiva-pro-sponsis.html.

“Rituale Romanum - De Sacramento Matrimonii,” accessed August 8, 2019, https://www.maranatha.it/rituale/51page.htm.