O Lord our God, who blessest the crown of the year, and permittest these
crowns to be put on them that are conjoined to one another by the law of
marriage, vouchsafing them to them as the reward of chastity; for they
are pure that are conjoined in the lawfully appointed marriage that
is from thee; do thou thyself also bless, in the taking off of these
crowns, them that have been conjoined together, and preserve their union
unbroken, that they may ever give thanks unto thine all-holy name, of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages
of ages. Amen.
_Priest._ Peace to all.
O Lord, thy servants, having met in concord and accomplished the order
of marriage as at Cana of Galilee, and contracted the signs according
thereto, ascribe glory to thee, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.
_And the dismissal._
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_Chapter XII._