TOPIC: 3.2 JEDIISM RITE CEREMONIES- MARRIAGE

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3.2 JEDIISM RITE CEREMONIES- MARRIAGE 18 Dec 2008 18:43 #20793

WEDDING CEREMONY

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, WE HAVE COME HERE TODAY AT THE INVITATION
OF G__________ AND B__________ TO SHARE IN THE JOY OF THEIR WEDDING.
THIS OUTWARD CELEBRATION THAT WE SHALL SEE AND HEAR IS
AN _expression_ OF THE INNER LOVE AND DEVOTION THEY HAVE IN THEIR
HEARTS TOWARD ONE ANOTHER. This union is a symbolic representation of our Union with the Force.

B__________ AND G__________
COME TODAY DESIRING TO BE UNITED IN THIS
SACRED RELATIONSHIP OF MARRIAGE.

WHO IS GIVING THIS WOMAN TO BE MARRIED TO THIS MAN?
(FATHER) HER MOTHER AND I DO!

TO THE BRIDE AND GROOM:
MARRIAGE IS A GIFT IN
THAT WE GIVE OURSELVES TOTALLY TO ONE ANOTHER. MARRIAGE IS A GIFT GIVEN TO COMFORT THE SORROWS OF LIFE AND TO
MAGNIFY LIFE'S JOYS.

MARRIAGE IS THE CLASPING OF HANDS, THE BLENDING OF TWO HEARTS, THE
UNION OF TWO LIVES INTO ONE AND YOUR MARRIAGE MUST STAND, NOT BY
THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE, NOR BY THE SEAL ON YOUR WEDDING
CERTIFICATE, BUT BY THE STRENGTH AND POWER OF THE FAITH AND LOVE
YOU HAVE IN ONE ANOTHER. This love is Central to all Jedi and this union the deepest representation of that love.

NOW, WILL YOU PLEASE TURN AND FACE ONE ANOTHER
AND JOIN HANDS TO EXPRESS YOUR VOWS OF LOVE AND DEVOTION EACH TO
THE OTHER.

(GROOM) WILL YOU PLEASE REPEAT THIS VOW TO B_________, SAYING AFTER ME:
I, G__________, TAKE YOU B_________ TO BE MY WIFE, TO HAVE AND TO
HOLD, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER, OR
FOR POORER, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, I PROMISE TO LOVE AND
CHERISH YOU.

(BRIDE) WILL YOU PLEASE REPEAT THIS VOW TO G_________ SAYING AFTER ME:
I, B__________, TAKE YOU G_________ TO BE MY HUSBAND, TO HAVE AND TO
HOLD, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR RICHER OR
FOR POORER, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, I PROMISE TO LOVE AND
CHERISH YOU.

As Jedi, we understand how Love is central to our lives. This love is what allows us to serve others selflessly, and brings us closer to the Force. With these vows and this union you now choose to serve one another as well.

HAVING THIS KIND OF LOVE IN YOUR HEARTS FOR ONE ANOTHER, YOU HAVE
CHOSEN TO EXCHANGE RINGS(or whatever is chosen) AS THE SIGN AND SEAL OF THE PROMISES YOU
ARE MAKING TO ONE ANOTHER TODAY. TO (GROOM): DO YOU HAVE A RING
FOR B__________? MAY I HAVE THE RING? TO BRIDE:
DO YOU HAVE A RING FOR G________? MAY I HAVE THE RING?

RINGS ARE VERY LARGE IN THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. THEY ARE MADE OF A
PRECIOUS _meta_L AND PRECIOUS STONE AND THAT REMINDS US THAT LOVE IS
NOT CHEAP NOR COMMON; BUT INDEED LOVE IS VERY COSTLY AND DEAR TO
US. THESE RINGS ARE ALSO MADE IN A CIRCLE AND THEIR DESIGN TELLS
US THAT WE MUST KEEP LOVE CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE LIVES
EVEN AS THE CIRCLE OF THE RING IS CONTINUOUS. AS YOU WEAR THESE
RINGS, WHETHER YOU ARE TOGETHER OR APART FOR EVEN JUST A MOMENT,
MAY THESE RINGS BE A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE PROMISES YOU ARE
MAKING TO ONE ANOTHER THIS DAY.

TO GROOM: G__________ WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS RING AND PLACE IT
UPON THE THIRD FINGER OF B_________ 'S LEFT HAND, AND HOLDING HER
HAND IN YOURS, PLEASE REPEAT THIS PROMISE TO B_________, SAYING
AFTER ME:
WITH THIS RING, I SEAL MY PROMISE, TO BE YOUR FAITHFUL AND LOVING HUSBAND,
AS all present and The Living Force of Creation as my witness.

TO BRIDE: B__________ WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS RING AND PLACE IT
UPON THE THIRD FINGER OF G__________ 'S LEFT HAND, AND HOLDING HIS
HAND IN YOURS PLEASE REPEAT THIS PROMISE TO G________ AFTER ME TO HIM, SAYING:
WITH THIS RING, I SEAL MY PROMISE, TO BE YOUR FAITHFUL AND LOVING WIFE, AS all present and The Living Force of Creation as my witness.

CANDLE LIGHTING OPTIONAL.

PRAYER FOR BRIDE AND GROOM AND PERSONAL WORDS BY THE MINISTER.

POEMS - OPTIONAL OR HAVE YOUR OWN.


TRUE LOVE GIVES NOTHING OF ITSELF
AND TAKES NOTHING BUT FROM ITSELF
LOVE DOES NOT POSSESS, NOR WOULD IT BE POSSESSED
FOR LOVE IS SUFFICIENT UNTO LOVE.
LOVE HAS NO OTHER DESIRE BUT TO FULFILL ITSELF
TO AWAKE AT DAWN WITH A WINGED HEART AND TO GIVE
THANKS FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LOVING.
TO REST AT NOON AND MEDITATE UPON LOVE'S ECSTASY,
TO RETURN HOME AT EVENING WITH GRATITUDE
AND THEN TO SLEEP WITH A PRAYER FOR YOUR BELOVED
IN YOUR HEART AND A SONG OF PRAISE UPON YOUR LIPS.

PRONOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE

B__________ AND G__________, YOU HAVE COME HERE TODAY
BEFORE US AND HAVE EXPRESSED YOUR DESIRE TO BECOME
HUSBAND AND WIFE. YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR LOVE AND AFFECTION BY JOINING
HANDS, AND HAVE MADE PROMISES OF FAITH AND DEVOTION, EACH TO THE
OTHER, AND HAVE SEALED THESE PROMISES BY THE GIVING AND THE
RECEIVING OF THE RINGS.
THEREFORE, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AS A MINISTER OF THE FORCE AND BY THE
AUTHORITY GIVEN TO ME BY THE THE STATE OF {WHATEVER STATE} , I NOW PRONOUNCE
THAT YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
G___________ YOU MAY KISS YOUR WIFE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU FOR
THE FIRST TIME MR. AND MRS. __________________.

- Master Twsoundsoff
Author of the TOTJO simple and solemn oaths, FAQs, liturgical book and Canon Law. Ordinant of our GM Mark Anjuu and Master Jestor.
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