Sending forth

Conclude the celebration by pronouncing blessing upon all, and especially the newly married couple.

 

Example 1:

God the Creator, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that you may so faithfully live together in this life, that in the age to come you may have life everlasting.

Amen.

 

Example 2:

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord’s countenance shine upon you and

be gracious unto you. May God bless you all the days of your life and grant you peace.

Amen.

 

Example 3:

God the Creator, the Christ, the Holy Spirit bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord

graciously with his favor look upon you, and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and

love that you may so live together in this life that in the world to come you may have life

everlasting.

Amen.

Contributed by Reverend Mary Kraus

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