Page 431 - Special Occasion Prayers
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Holy Matrimony 431
The celebrant hands in the thali to the groom who ties it
around the bride’s neck.
If rings are there, the bride and groom exchange them on
each other’s fingers.
If rosaries are there, the celebrant gives them to the bride
and the groom.
Garlanding may be done at this time.
The celebrant gives the manthrakodi to the groom who either
spreads it on the bride’s head.
As the groom ties the Thali, the choir sings the following .
ഗാനം
പുതിയ കുടുംബ ിൻ, കതിരുകളുയരു .
തിരുസഭ വിജയ ിൽ, െതാടുകുറിയണിയു .
പുതിയ കുടുംബ ...
aവനിയിലു തമാം, aംബര വീധികളും
ഏേദൻ വനികയിെല, ആദിമ ദ തിമാർ
പുതിയ കുടുംബ ...
നവദ തിമാേര, ഭാവുകമരുളു
മ ളവാണികളാൽ, മംഗളമണിയു .
പുതിയ കുടുംബ ...
The Matrimonial Pledge
The bride and the groom, place their right hands on the Gos-
pel, and as the celebrant prompts the pledge, the couple re-
peats the words after him.
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM: We pledge, / by the holy Gos-
pel, / to live in love and fidelity, / and with oneness of mind, /
in joy and sorrow, / in wealth and want, / in health and sick-
ness, / from this day, / till the hour of our death. May the al-
mighty God, / help us to live, / in accord with this promise.
SER: (To the couple) Brethren, bow your heads and receive the
blessing.
The bride and the groom bow their heads.
The celebrant extends his right hand over them, prays:
