Author Description

To be asked to read at the Wedding Mass is a compliment and a privilege. You are seen as a friend of and helper to the couple being married and their families. The couple have chosen the readings for the Mass, and they speak to them of their love and marriage. It is important that they be read well adn that the congregation will be interested in what is being said. This essential handbook will help the reader to prepare the reading, so that its message can be conveyed in a way that is meaningful for the couple and the congregation. Each reading is prefaced by a short commentary, and a helpful pronunciation guide is provided where necessary.ABOUT THE AUTHORFr Brian Magee served as a priest for 50 years and worked as a teacher for 17 years in Castleknock, St. Paul’s, Raheny and St Patrick’s, Armagh. Having studied religious studies at CUA, Washington, D.C., with a strong emphasis on liturgy, he returned to the U.S. to study liturgy at Notre Dame. In 1978 he began to edit the annual Liturgical Calendar and did so for a total of 25 years. Working with Veritas, he authored books and booklets on blessings, psalm collects as well as readings for marriages and funerals. He passed away in 2003 at the age of 74.