What tokens
of your love and devotion do you have to offer one another?
{These Rings/This Ring}
May these rings be blessed
as a symbol of this affectionate unity. Your two lives are being joined
today in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, may you always return
to one another in your togetherness. May you find in one another the
love for which all men and women yearn.
May you grow in understanding
and compassion. May the home which you establish together be such
a place of sanctuary that all who are here today and others through
the years will find there true friends. May these rings, soon to be
on your fingers, symbolize the touch of the spirit of love that is
in both your hearts.
_______________, in placing the ring on ___________________'s left hand, please repeat after me: ____________________, I give you
this ring as a pledge of my love, and as a symbol of our unity.
Alternative:
Let us Pray. Bless O Lord these rings that they who wear them may
abide in Thy peace and continue in Thy favor unto their life's end,
through Jesus Chris our Lord Amen.
___________, in placing this ring on __________'s finger,
please repeat after me: With this ring I thee wed, in the name
of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
(Optional) There are alternative vows and rings sections. After
the vows and ring exchanges is an appropriate place to add another
prayer such as the Unity Candle, the Rose
Ceremony or To the Children sections.'')
Part
Four Continues: [Declaration of
Marriage]
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