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This page offers links to Scriptural readings for the
wedding ceremony. Typically, the couple may choose a selection of
texts from the Old Testament, that is, the Hebrew part of the Bible and
the New Testament, the part related to the message, deeds and life of
Jesus Christ. Naturally, Jewish nuptial ceremony, if involving any
biblical texts, would focus on the Hebrew section only. Mixed
Jewish - Christian or Jewish - Catholic nuptial celebrations may
encompass both texts, Old and New Covenants. A well-structured,
fully liturgical, celebration of Christian marriage, would draw biblical
wedding readings in the following order: a marriage relevant reading
from the Old Testament, a responsorial Psalm, a reading from the New
Testament and finally a Gospel meaningful to the celebration of the
marriage covenant uniting the bride and the groom. For outdoor
Christian or semi religious weddings many couples select only one or two
Bible readings that speak the most eloquently about the meaning of
marriage and its multiple aspects.
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