Blessing for Engaged Couple
Blessing for Engaged Couple.
BLESSING FOR ENGAGED COUPLE
Leader: Our dear friends, (names of engaged couple) have
announced their engagement to be married. They are asking us for our
prayers and support as they begin this special time of making final
decisions about whether God is calling them to the sacred and
life-long commitment of Christian marriage.
Engaged Couple: Having begun our time of engagement, we are seeking
to do what is best and right for us. We are seeking to follow the
path that God wishes us to journey. Will you promise to pray for us?
All: We will.
Engaged Couple: In the days ahead, we will try to learn more about
ourselves and our families so that we can understand how to deal
with our differences in ways that will help us become a successful
Christian family. We have made a Pre Marital covenant that we trust
will aid us. Will you support us in this effort?
All: We will.
Engaged Couple: We know that marriage is a way of life that will
include both "good times" and "bad times." Will you pray for us to
learn how to forgive each other when necessary, and learn to turn to
God for the graces we will each need to deal with the hard times of
our lives?
All: We will.
Leader: We ask God to bless (names of couple) . We pray they
will be open to the special graces that God will surely extend to
them as they search together the path that will lead them toward the
Kingdom of God. We pray also, they will be confident of our prayers
during this time of their engagement.
All: Amen.