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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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."

  4. Book of Common Prayer (1549) - Wikipedia

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    The 1549 Book of Common Prayer ( BCP) is the original version of the Book of Common Prayer, variations of which are still in use as the official liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican churches. Written during the English Reformation, the prayer book was largely the work of Thomas Cranmer, who borrowed from a large number of ...

  5. Parable of the Ten Virgins - Wikipedia

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    The Parable of the Ten Virgins, also known as the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins or the Parable of the ten bridesmaids, is one of the parables of Jesus. According to Matthew 25:1–13, ten virgins await a bridegroom; five have brought enough oil for their lamps for the wait, while the oil of the other five runs out.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. The Wedding at Cana - Wikipedia

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    The Wedding Feast at Cana. The Wedding Feast at Cana ( Nozze di Cana, 1562–1563), by Paolo Veronese, is a representational painting that depicts the biblical story of the Wedding at Cana, at which Jesus miraculously converts water into red wine ( John 2 :1–11). Executed in the Mannerist style (1520–1600) of the late Renaissance, the large ...

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