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Nuptial Blessing

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Prayers for the blessing of a couple being married, especially of the bride (1624). -

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§1624 CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION

The various liturgies abound in prayers of blessing and epiclesis asking God's grace and blessing on the new couple, especially the bride. In the epiclesis of this sacrament the spouses receive the Holy Spirit as the communion of love of Christ and the Church. 124 The Holy Spirit is the seal of their covenant, the ever available source of their love and the strength to renew their fidelity.

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