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Prayers for Couple's Cord
Music is played as Cord Sponsors place cord over couple's shoulders:
Celebrant: This cord symbolizes the love of God which brings your hearts and
souls together. May your love grow stronger and bind you closer
together through years, from here to eternity. We ask this from the
Father, through Christ our Lord.
May this cord remind you to face your life together courageously and
to be mutual in support of each other in carrying out your duties and
responsibilities as a couple.
The cord, looped and crossed in the middle, is wrapped around the
bride and groom to symbolize the Blessed Trinity; The Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, who are one and the same. The cord symbolizes
this same union and the infinite nature of marriage.
Lord, with this cord, may the bond of love and friendship uniting
(Groom)
and (Bride)
, grow stronger over the years. May they remain
united to you all their lives knowing, loving and serving in each other
and the community.
(Groom)
and (Bride); (Male cord sponsor) and
(Female cord sponsor)
will lay the cord on you to remind you of your responsibility to hold
each other with the tenderness that Christ has for His Church. Keep
the bond of your love steadfast so that you can support one another
throughout your lives.
Prayers for Wedding Vows and Wedding Ring Ceremony
Music is played as the Ring Bearer comes forward with the rings
Celebrant:
(Groom), do you choose (Bride)
to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Groom: I do.
Celebrant reads the vows, groom repeats:
Celebrant
/Groom:
From this day forward, I,
(Groom), choose thee, my beloved (Bride)
,
to be my wife, before God who brought us together; to love and
cherish you even as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it,
to lead you and share all of life's experiences with you by following
God through them. That through His grace,
(Bride)
, we might grow
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together into the likeness of Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord.
I give you this ring; wear it with love and joy.
Groom places engagement and wedding band on the third finger of bride's left hand
I pledge to live with you and laugh with you; to stand by your side, and
sleep in your arms; to be a joy to your heart, and food for your soul; to
bring out the best in you always, and, for you, to be the most that I
can. I promise to laugh with you in good times, to struggle with you in
bad; to solace you when you are downhearted; to wipe your tears with
my hands; to comfort you with my body; to mirror you with my soul; to
share with you all my riches and honours; to play with you as much as
I can until we grow old; and, still loving each other sweetly and gladly,
our lives shall come to an end.
Celebrant:
(Bride), do you choose (Groom)
to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Bride: I do.
Celebrant reads the vows, bride repeats:
Celebrant
/Bride:
From this day forward, and with this ring, I,
(Bride)
, choose thee, my
beloved
(Groom)
, to be my husband, before God who brought us
together, to love you, cherish you, to submit to you myself unto you in
all things, and to follow you through all of life's experiences as you
follow God. That through His grace we might grow together into the
likeness of Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord.
I give you this ring; wear it with love and joy.
Bride places wedding band on the third finger of groom’s left hand
I pledge to live with you and laugh with you; to stand by your side, and
sleep in your arms; to be a joy to your heart, and food for your soul; to
bring out the best in you always, and, for you, to be the most that I
can. I promise to laugh with you in good times, to struggle with you in
bad; to solace you when you are downhearted; to wipe your tears with
my hands; to comfort you with my body; to mirror you with my soul; to
share with you all my riches and honours; to play with you as much as
I can until we grow old; and, still loving each other sweetly and gladly,
our lives shall come to an end.
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Prayers for Candles
Celebrant:
(Groom) and (Bride); (Male candle lighter) and
(female candle lighter)
now light the candles for you. The candles represent the light from
God that you will need to guide you throughout the rest of your
married life. The candles also express the silent promise that the
couple will continue to provide light and warmth to each other for life.
Candle Lighters come forward to light the two outside candles
Celebrant:
(Groom) and (Bride)
will now light centre Unity Candle. You will take
the flame from the candles which
(Male candle lighter) and
(female
candle lighter)
have lit. You will see that this centre candle is larger
than the other two because it is the new family that has been formed
today as you repeated your vows and will be a blending of all the love,
traditions and experiences you have both shared with your individual
families. It is also larger because the middle candle represents Christ,
who has brought you both together for this moment and to remind you
that He is with you always as a partner in your marriage, to guard and
to guide you in all that you do.
(Groom)
and (Bride)
, now light the candles that represent the light
from God.
The bride and groom light the centre Unity Candle
Celebrant: Take the flames from the candles which have been lit. This centre
candle is a sign that a new family has been formed today blending all
the love, traditions and experiences you have both shared with your
individual families. It also represents Christ, who has brought you both
together for this moment.
As you light the Christ candle let it remind you that Christ is with you
always as a partner in your marriage, to guard and guide you in all
that you do.
Today, as candles are lit at the altar, remember the light of Christ that
burns in all Christian hearts and our responsibility to share that light
with the world, especially in this celebration of Eucharist.
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Benediction
Celebrant: May we all please bow our heads in prayer.
Dear God in Heaven, may today be all that you need it to be today.
May the peace of God and the freshness of the Holy Spirit rest in your
thoughts, rule in your dreams tonight and conquer all your fears. May
God manifest Himself today in ways that you have never experienced.
May your joys be fulfilled, your dreams be closer and your prayers be
answered.
I pray that faith enters a new height for you; I pray that your territory is
enlarged and I pray that you step into your destiny within the ministry.
I pray for peace, health, happiness and true and undying love for God.
I pray this in the Name of God the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Marriage pronouncement
Celebrant: By the power vested in me by Almighty God, and the
(State of --------),
I hereby pronounce you husband and wife.
(Groom)
, you may now kiss (Bride)
, your bride.
Celebrant: Ladies and gentlemen, it is my greatest pleasure to present to you,
Mr. and Mrs.
(Groom)
.
