Marriages in the Christian Church.

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Marriages in the Christian Church.

In a Christian marriage there are many different important wedding vows that will influence the couple. These parts of a wedding ceremony are set by the church but come from Jesus’ teachings.

In the Priests address it introduces the wedding. The Priest says that Christ blesses the marriage. He says about, ‘Christ has consecrated you in baptism’ and now he ‘enriches and strengthens you by a special sacrament’. In this I think he is saying that you have entered into Gods family and now you are strengthening your bond with God receiving his sacrament of marriage. He then says marriage should have a ‘mutual and lasting fidelity’. It talks about this because marriage is about a shared faithful relationship between you and your partner. The priest’s address is about Christ’s love for you and your love for the other person.

The priest then asks the couple three questions:

‘Are you ready freely and without reservation to give yourself to each other in marriage?’ this is talking about the couple wanting to spend the rest of their lives together without wanting anything in return from the other person.

‘Are you ready to love and honour each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives?’ this is asking the couple if they are ready to show their love and respect for each other, giving them gifts, making love etc.

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‘Are you ready to accept children lovingly from God and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?’ this question is one which is stating your willingness to have children. All Christian marriages should be life giving if possible.

After this there is a bit called ‘The Vows’ which is where the Bride and Groom announce their love and faithfulness to their partner. The Vows are important they declare there will be no separation in the marriage, ‘For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till ...

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