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  2. Liturgical book - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Ritual contains the texts for administering some sacraments other than the Mass such as baptism, the sacrament of penance, the anointing of the sick, and the sacrament of marriage. The texts for the sacraments and ceremonies normally reserved to bishops, such as Confirmation and Holy Orders, are contained within the Roman Pontifical.

  3. Sheva Brachot - Wikipedia

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    The old Yemenite Jewish custom regarding the Sheva Brachot is recorded in Rabbi Yihya Saleh's (Maharitz) Responsa. [11] The custom that was prevalent in Sana'a before the Exile of Mawza was to say the Sheva Brachot for the bridegroom and bride on a Friday morning, following the couple's wedding the day before, even though she had not slept in the house of her newly wedded husband.

  4. Alternative Service Book - Wikipedia

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    Only in 1955 did the church set up the Liturgical Commission and ten years later the Church Assembly passed the Prayer Book (Alternative and Other Services) Measure 1965. A series of books followed, most becoming authorised for use in 1966 or 1967: the Series 1 (formally "Alternative Services Series 1") communion book scarcely differed from the 1928 book (as was the case with its wedding service).

  5. Textual variants in the Gospel of Matthew - Wikipedia

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    They may resort to performing a rearranging of words to retain the overall meaning without compromising the context. In other instances, the copyist may add text from memory from a similar or parallel text in another location. Otherwise, they may also replace some text of the original with an alternative reading. Spellings occasionally change.

  6. List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality

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    The Community of Christ officially decided to extend the sacrament of marriage to same-sex couples where gay marriage is legal, to provide covenant commitment ceremonies where it is not legal, and to allow the ordination of people in same-sex relationships to the priesthood. However, this is only in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

  7. Engagement - Wikipedia

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    The origins of European engagement in marriage practice are found in the Jewish law (), first exemplified by Abraham, and outlined in the last Talmudic tractate of the Nashim (Women) order, where marriage consists of two separate acts, called erusin (or kiddushin, meaning sanctification), which is the betrothal ceremony, and nissu'in or chupah, [a] the actual ceremony for the marriage.

  8. Interfaith marriage in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    A Lutheran priest in Germany marries a young couple in a church.. An interfaith marriage, also known as an interreligious marriage, is defined by Christian denominations as a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian (e.g. a marriage between a Christian and a Jew, or a Muslim), whereas an interdenominational marriage is between members of two different Christian denominations, such as a ...

  9. Parable of the Great Banquet - Wikipedia

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    Jan Luyken: the man without a wedding garment, Bowyer Bible. The Parable of the Great Banquet or the Wedding Feast or the Marriage of the King's Son is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found in Matthew 22:1–14 [1] and Luke 14:15–24. [2] It is not to be confused with a different Parable of the Wedding Feast recorded in the ...