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  2. Parable of the Great Banquet - Wikipedia

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    Jan Luyken: the man without a wedding garment, Bowyer Bible. The Parable of the Great Banquet or the Wedding Feast or the Marriage of the King's Son is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found in Matthew 22:1–14 and Luke 14:15–24. It is not to be confused with a different Parable of the Wedding Feast recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

  3. Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    Scripture Readings. There are two readings from the New Testament. The first is from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians (5:20-33), where the priest exhorts married couples “to be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.” The second reading is from the Gospel of John (2:1-11). Common Cup

  4. Parable of the Wedding Feast - Wikipedia

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    The Parable of the Wedding Feast is one of the parables of Jesus and appears in the New Testament in Luke 14:7–14. It directly precedes the Parable of the Great Banquet in Luke 14:15–24. [1] [2] In the Gospel of Matthew, the parallel passage to the Gospel of Luke 's Parable of the Great Banquet is also set as a wedding feast ( Matthew 22:1 ...

  5. Christian views on marriage - Wikipedia

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    Marriage is an icon (image) of the relationship between Jesus and the Church. This is somewhat akin to the Old Testament prophets' use of marriage as an analogy to describe the relationship between God and Israel. Marriage is the simplest, most basic unity of the church: a congregation where "two or three are gathered together in Jesus' name."

  6. Book of Tobit - Wikipedia

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    Readings from the book are used in the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church. Because of the book's praise for the purity of marriage, it is often read during weddings in many rites. Doctrinally, the book is cited for its teachings on the intercession of angels, filial piety, tithing and almsgiving, and reverence for the dead.

  7. Marriage vows - Wikipedia

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    Marriage vows. Wedding ceremony at Kiuruvesi Church in Kiuruvesi, Finland, July 2007. Marriage vows are promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony based upon Western Christian norms. They are not universal to marriage and not necessary in most legal jurisdictions. They are not even universal within Christian ...

  8. Wedding - Wikipedia

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    Wedding ceremonies typically contain prayers and readings from the Holy Bible and reflect the church's teachings about the spiritual significance of marriage, as well as its purpose and obligations. The wedding service often includes the reception of Holy Communion , especially in the context of Mass (as with Catholicism, Lutheranism, and ...

  9. Christian courtship - Wikipedia

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    Christian courtship, also known as Biblical courtship, is the traditional Christian practice of individuals in approaching "the prospect of marriage". [1] Preceded by a proposal, courtship traditionally begins after a betrothal and concludes with the celebration of marriage (though in the present-day, courtship may precede the betrothal, which ...

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