The Groom's Entrance.Allegro from The Four Seasons by A. J esu, Joy of Man's Desiring – Religious Hymn May these candles burn brightly as symbols of their commitment to each other, and as a tribute to their families’ everlasting love for them. May the radiance of this one light be a testimony of their unity. As this one light burns undivided, so shall their love be one. Jacqueline and Mitchell will light the center candle to symbolize the union of their lives. The lights, representing the faith, wisdom, and love they have received from their parents, are distinct, each burning alone. The candles from which they light it have been lit by their families to represent their lives to this moment. Jacqueline and Mitchell are going to light their Unity Candle, a symbol of their relationship and love. They are tokens of the growing relationship that Jaccqueline and Mitchell have come here to celebrate and confirm. Like circles, their rings have no beginning and no end. But the greatest of these is love.Ī circle is the symbol of wholeness, perfection, and unity. Now I know in part then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.Īnd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror then we shall see face to face. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. But where there are prophecies, they will cease where there are tongues, they will be stilled where there is knowledge, it will pass away. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. Thou may love on, through love's eternity That when we live no more, we may live forever Then while we live, in love let’s so persever, Nor ought but love from thee give recompense. My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Or all the riches that the East doth hold. I prize thy love more that whole mines of gold, If ever man were loved by wife, then thee Traditionally, the bride and groom participate in a tasting of the four elements of life – bitter, sweet, sour, and hot – as well as water to cleanse the palate, as a way of demonstrating the fullness of experience that each married couple will come to know over time. Marriage does not promise a state of euphoria or peace on a daily basis. The libation closely follows the family lineage and is a recitation of a couple ’s links to each family member, living, dead and un born. Like the wine in a communion, liquids used in libation are symbolic of the ancestral spirits. The supplication asks God for good wishes, and the conclusion ends by sending the spirits home and thanking participants and praying that they leave more blessed than when they came. The libation begins with an invocation to invite everyone to participate, followed by an introduction where ancestors, elders and family members may be named. A libation is a sacred communal ritual, used in traditional African life.
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