A Wedding of Your Own - Couverture souple

Mccarthy, Padraig

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853906786 ISBN 13 : 9781853906787

Editeur : Veritas Publications, 2007

Synopsis

'A Wedding of Your Own' is the perfect book for every couple planning a Catholic wedding, for married couples wanting to renew their appreciation of Christian marriage, and for ministers serving engaged or married couples. In the rush of practical preparations, it is easy to neglect emotional preparation for a wedding and marriage. 'A Wedding of Your Own' explains the entire wedding ceremony in detail, allowing each couple to make their wedding unique and personally meaningful.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A Wedding of Your Own aims to present some of the riches of Christian marriage spirituality, using as its base the Rite of Marriage in the Catholic Church in Ireland. The book presents this material specifically for those preparing to celebrate their wedding, for ministers serving engaged or married couples, and for all who wish to renew their appreciation of Christian marriage. It was first published in 1978; this is the fourth edition. The presentation addresses the social and religious scene at the beginning of the 21st century, encouraging the readers to see beyond popular secular understandings of love and marriage. Rather than present a fully-worked-out spirituality, it offers an approach to the scripture readings, texts and Rite, to stimulate the readers own reflection, and suggestions also for continuing this reflection in the years following the wedding. The marriage ceremony is therefore put in context as a beginning rather than an end in itself. --International Academy for Marital Spirituality Review

While discussing the Wedding Mass with a young couple recently, I was taken aback when the bride to be announced: We ve decided not to have the usual readings from the Bible. It turned out that the chief bridesmaid had offered to recite some of her own poetry for the occasion. The scripture readings were eventually saved with the concession that one of the chief bridesmaid s poems (about the joys of female friendship as I recall) was saved for a communion reflection. The next hurdle was the music, where the bride s bottom line was: It s our wedding, Father. This could be the cue for the battle-weary priest to present the couple with the gift of Padraig McCarthy s A Wedding of Your Own. There are many helpful thoughts and practical suggestions for the wedding itself, as well as a variety of related topics. These include a meaningful series of reflections on Christian marriage through the ceremony itself with readings, prayers and guidelines for music as well as a wedding checklist and Easter dates for most of the 21st century! An ideal resource for the harried priest and discerning couple, with further applications for use by adult education and liturgy groups. --Intercom Magazine

Présentation de l'éditeur

'A Wedding of Your Own' is the perfect book for every couple planning a Catholic wedding, for married couples wanting to renew their appreciation of Christian marriage, and for ministers serving engaged or married couples. In the rush of practical preparations, it is easy to neglect emotional preparation for a wedding and marriage. 'A Wedding of Your Own' explains the entire wedding ceremony in detail, allowing each couple to make their wedding unique and personally meaningful. In this completely revised edition the author considers the following questions: Is a church just an attractive and traditional setting for a wedding? What if the bride and groom are of different denominations? Is the Christian understanding of sexuality, love and marriage all out of touch with the lives of people today, or does it present a wonderful challenge? The book looks also to the years beyond the wedding day, as the process of wedding one another continues to deepen. The marriage ceremony is therefore put in context as a beginning rather than an end in itself.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Veritas Publications
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853906786
• ISBN 13: 9781853906787
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible