The bride smiles for the camera as she stands next to her new husband
God bless their marriage, ping!
It’s still a beautiful Church. God bless this couple.
I’ve got a similar picture of my parents - it’s in B&W and taken in London after WWII.
Church? Wherever two or more are gathered in My name...
How absolutely lovely. I’m tearing up here, and not MUCH moves me to tears these days!
God bless these people! Wow. Just amazing.
Not gonna lie, that’s really cool. It’s very beautiful for a bombed-out church.
"(+) Bless them. O Lord our God, as you blessed Abraham and Sara. (+) Bless them, O Lord our God, as You blessed Isaac and Rebecca. (+) Bless them, O Lord our God, as you blessed Jacob and all the Prophets. (+) Bless them, O Lord our God, as You blessed Joseph and Asenath. (+) Bless them O Lord our God, as You blessed Moses and Zipporah Bless them, O Lord our God, as You blessed Joakim and Anna. (+) Bless them, O Lord our God, as You blessed Zacharias and Elizabeth. Preserve them, O Lord our God, as You preserved Noah in the Ark.
Preserve them, O Lord our God, as You preserved Jonah in the jaw of the sea beast. Preserve them, O Lord our God, as You preserved the holy Three Children from the fire, when You sent down upon them the dew of the Heavens. And may that joy come upon them which the blessed Helen had when she found the Precious Cross. Remember them, O Lord our God, as You remembered Enoch, Shem, and Elias.
Remember them, O Lord our God, as You remembered Your holy Forty Martyrs, sending down upon them the crowns from the Heavens. Remember them, O Lord our God, and the parents who have reared them, for the prayers of parents confirm the foundation of houses. Remember, O Lord our God, the wedding company that here have come together, to be present at this rejoicing.
Remember, O Lord our God, Your servant (Name) and Your servant (Name), and bless them. Give to them fruit of the womb, fair children, concord of soul and body. Exalt them as the cedars of Lebanon, and as well‑cultured vine; bestow on them a rich store of sustenance, so that having a sufficiency of all things for themselves, they may abound in every good work that is good and acceptable before You. Let them behold their children's children as newly planted olive trees round about their table; and, being accepted before You, let them shine as stars in the Heavens, in You, our Lord, to Whom are due all Glory, honor, and worship as to Your eternal Father, and Your All‑Holy, Good, and Life‑creating Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages."
Here's a link to the whole service in English:
http://www.goarch.org/chapel/liturgical_texts/wedding
God, bless Thy servants Fadi and Rana and grant them many children and a happy and long life to Thy glory.
God, restore thy temple in Homs and forgive us our sins and restore Christianity to all of the Middle East.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
St. George, worker of miracles, pray for us.