What is the Marriage Blessing?
It is an opportunity to offer your marriage to God for wider purposes beyond your couple. You can also re-affirm your marriage vows, make a new start and gain God's blessing. It is also a good opportunity to look at your relationship and fortify it for the next 50 years! To complement the Marriage Blessing, we run relationship courses and marriage enrichment seminars.
For all faiths
All Faiths are Welcome!
We are happy to welcome couples of all faiths to the Marriage Blessing. In a joyous and profound way this ceremony brings together people who share similar values about marriage and family even though their religious and cultural backgrounds may be diverse.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harencar from Slovakia
Re-dedicating his marriage after 55 years Mr. Harencar said
"I told my Galina - this would be our honeymoon to the 55th anniversary of our wedding day. The ceremony was wonderfull - full of humbleness, dignity, joy and happiness!"
Mr and Mrs Jubb from the UK
Mr and Mrs Hanna from the UK
After participating in the Marriage Blessing in October 2009, Patrick Hanna said
"The blessing is definitely well named; it truly felt like a blessing, and the start of the rest of my life trying to fulfill the ideal of the blessing with Yebuny. The whole experience ...really felt like I was receiving something of such value that it surpassed all my expectations."
The Marriage Blessing is divided into the following parts:
The Holy Nectar (or wine) ceremony. This is a short and solemn ceremony to symbolise the changing of one's blood line over to goodness. As humans we have always struggled to bring out the good in ourselves, and this ceremony marks a watershed in that struggle, where a couple can make a clean break with the past, and start anew.
Indemnity ceremony. Through this reconciliation ceremony, couples can symbolically heal past resentments and make a determination never to hurt each other again.
Blessing ceremony. This ceremony is where the couple receive a blessing from the officiator, usually from the Unificationist faith and/or other faith representatives.
1What is the purpose?
It is not simply a wedding ceremony where a man and a woman come together and then raise a family. It should be conducted in a sacred and magnificent manner, as something to return joy to God and as a precious offering to indemnify history
2What do I need beforehand?
Strong determination to respect you spouse and keep your love pure.
Be determined to be faithful to each other.
The heart to become a true parent to your children and your spouse.
You need to want to live for the sake of others.
3What's involved?
Holy nectar or wine ceremony
Indemnity ceremony
Sprinkling with holy water
Recitation of wedding vows
Exchange of rings
Blessing prayer
4What happens after?
We encourage couples to practice their faith daily in their home.
Each region has an association of Blessed Families which couples who have participated in the Marriage Blessing can join
We offer seminars for bringing out a couples' best potential in marriage, marriage counselling, personal healing therapies, and personal development seminars.
We encourage families to involve themselves in their local community.