Page 430 - Special Occasion Prayers

430 Holy Matrimony

CEL: May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob be with you.
May our Lord, Jesus Christ, / bind you in holy matrimony / to a
family life of love / and oneness of minds. In the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son (+) (blesses the couple and sprinkles holy
water on the hands joined) and of the Holy Spirit, forever.

ALL: Amen.

BLESSING OF THALI

CEL: O Lord, You, by Your death on the cross, have earned the
Church as Your bride, bless + this thali that unites the bride and
the groom / in mutual trust and love. May this thali, the very
symbol of unity. bind them to indivisible love / and fullness of
fidelity. May the cross, embossed on it, give them strength to
bear cheerfully the sorrows of life, and to lead a life pleasing to
You. May this also be a symbol of their fidelity (sprinkles holy
water upon the thali).

ALL: Amen.

BLESSING THE RINGS

CEL: O Lord God, bless these rings the bride / and the groom
exchange / as symbol of their mutual love and fidelity. In the
name of the Father and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit
(sprinkles holy water upon the rings).

ALL: Amen.

BLESSING THE MANTHRAKODI

CEL: O, merciful Lord, who adorns the human soul / with the
enduring mantle of grace, bless + this manthrakodi. Help this
bride and groom / put You on through their mutual love and self-
giving. O Lord, who clothed the holy Church, Your bride, in the
mantle of glory, make this couple worthy to put on the robe of
glory in heaven after a life of sanctity on earth (sprinkles holy
water on the Manthrakodi).

ALL: Amen.