Whose Rite Is It?

When it comes to looking at liturgical catechesis for the rite of marriage, we need to ask, “Who is doing the catechesis?” Is it the media,which promotes images of the wedding liturgy that invite couples to replicate what they see? Is it the professional wedding planner who brings hisor her own ideas of what a beautiful ceremony should look like? Is it from other ecclesial communities that couples want to borrow unique and creative ideas for their own ceremony? Talk to any priest or parish musician about some of their wedding experiences and you will know what I am talking about. The question of whether we are forming the rite or the rite is forming us comes to the forefront.

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