Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage

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ISBN 10: 0140088792 / ISBN 13: 9780140088793

Published by Penguin Books, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140088792
• ISBN 13: 9780140088793
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This rich collection of writings on the nature of love and commitment has long delighted brides and grooms of every denomination. Culled from both sacred and secular texts, and suitable for either traditional or informal wedding ceremonies, these selections might be included in Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, interfaith, and non-denominational exchanges of vows.

Among the passages appropriate for readings by parents, friends, or the bride and groom are selections from Plato and Sappho, Rilke and Auden, Ecclesiastes and Euripedes, Shakespeare and Donne, pascal and Montaigne, Emily Dickinson and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. There are love songs from the Aztecs and Eskimos, Hindu and African wedding prayers, a Buddhist marriage homily, a Shaker hymn, and Irish blessing, excerpts from Coptic Orthodox and Greek Orthodox marriage services, and passages from the Old and New Testaments, some familiar, some surprising. With myriad choices, Wedding Readings will help you add a special, personal touch to your marriage ceremony.

Reviews

Munro here gathers appropriate prose, poetry, songs, and prayers from various religions and nationalities. With wedding season rapidly approaching, this is bound to be popular.
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