Together for Life

During the past quarter of a century, over eight million couples have used Together for Life to prepare for their weddings and marriages. The portable text contains the complete marriage rite with all variant prayers, blessings, and scripture texts. These are supplemented by full-page commentaries by Father Joseph Champlin, which illustrate how each of the 28 readings can be applied to married life. A convenient 4-page selection sheet for choosing readings, prayers and blessings to be used in the ceremony is included in both editions. These unique features prepare couples not only for their Catholic wedding, but also for their life together after the ceremony. Features: * Encourages couples to actively participate with parish ministers in planning and personalizing their ceremony. * Serves the needs of priests, deacons, and music ministers with identical numbered references for liturgical texts in The Rite of Marriage. * Includes all authorized readings, prayers, prefaces, and blessings. * Contains inspiring commentaries for all twenty-eight readings to challenge couples to reflect on the meaning and significance of their commitment. * Features a section entitled "How to Plan Your Wedding," dedicated to helping couples understand the basic structure of the wedding liturgy. Available in a regular (for weddings with nuptial Mass) and a special (for weddings without a nuptial Mass) edition. Author: Joseph M. Champlin Format: Booklet Pages: 96 Trim size: 6 x 8 ISBN: 978-0-87793-616-9