Ceremony
From the
Book of Common Worship
Dearly beloved:
We are assembled
here in the presence of God to join _________________ and _________________
in holy matrimony, which is instituted by God, regulated by His commandments,
blessed by Jesus Christ and to be held in honor among all people.
God has instructed all who enter into this relationship to cherish
a mutual esteem and love; to bear with each other's infirmities and
weaknesses; to comfort each other in sickness, trouble and sorrow;
to provide for each other, and for their household, in temporal things;
to pray for and encourage each other in things which pertain to God;
and to live together as the heirs of the grace of life.
The Lord God said, It
is not good that the Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmeet
for him. The holy estate of matrimony signifies to us the mystical
union between Christ and his Church, which Christ adorned and beatified
with his presence and first miracle that he performed at Cana of Galilee.
Therefore, it is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly,
but reverently, discreetly, soberly, and in the Love of God. Into
this holy estate these two persons present come to be joined.
I require
and charge you both, as you stand in the presence of God, that, having
duly considered the holy covenant you are about to make, you do declare
before this company your pledge of faith, each to the other. Be well
assured that if these solemn vows are kept inviolate, as God's word
demands, and if steadfastly you endeavor to do God's will, God will
bless your marriage, will grant you fulfillment in it, and will establish
your home in peace.
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