西式婚礼神父台词 祝词英文版(2)

　　(Minister: then to the bride who repeats the marriage vows):

　　I (Bride’s Name) take thee (Groom’s Name) to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, ’til death do us part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.

　　(The Minister then gets the brides ring from the best man)

　　Minister: (praying over brides ring): Lord, bless this ring that he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in your peace, and continue in your favor until life’s end, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

　　(Groom: placing ring on bride’s finger):

　　With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.

　　Minister: (praying over groom’s ring): Lord, bless this ring that she who gives it and he who wears it may abide in your peace, and continue in your favor until life’s end, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

　　(Bride: placing ring on groom’s finger):

　　With this ring I thee wed. Wear it as a symbol of our love and commitment.

　　(Music may be inserted here.)

　　(The wedding song)

　　Minister: Let us pray

　　Father, we pray for all married persons, that they may continue to give, be able to forgive, and experience more and more of the joy of the Lord with each passing day. And especially for (Groom’s Name) and (Bride’s Name), now beginning their married life together, that they may have pine assistance, the constant support of friends, and a long life with good health. May your fullest blessing come upon (Bride’s Name) and her husband (Groom’s Name), from this day forward, for ever and ever, Amen.

　　May Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, always be at the center of the new lives you are now starting to build together, that you may know the ways of true love and kindness. May the Lord bless you both all the days of your lives and fill you with his joy. Amen.

　　(The minister now joins their right hands together and says):

　　Those, whom God has joined together, let no man put asunder.

　　In so much as (Groom’s Name) and (Bride’s Name) have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, having given and pledged their troth, each to the other, and having declared same by the giving and receiving of a ring, I pronounce that they are husband and wife.

　　Minister: (to the couple): Seal the promises you have made with each other with a kiss.

　　(The couple kisses.)

　　Minister: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. and Mrs. _________________.

　　Now let us pray as Jesus has taught us:

　　Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

　　Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

　　Give us this day our daily bread.

　　And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

　　And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

　　for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.