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A number of local (and often ancient) Orthodox Marian devotions also exist around the world, e.g., to the icon of the Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring in present-day Istanbul. One of the most important Marian devotions is the Akathist to the Theotokos, which is chanted every year during Great Lent , and is frequently chanted throughout the ...
I will love you and honour you all the days of my life. In the United States, Catholic wedding vows may also take the following form: [5] I, ____, take you, ____, to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.
6. "Today's a new day, a chance for a new start. Yesterday is gone and with it any regrets, mistakes, or failures I may have experienced. It's a good day to be glad and give thanks, and I do, Lord.
29. "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul." — 3 John 1:2. 30. "Heavenly Father, it hurts so bad. Dull the pain with ...
Bring contentment in her life, comfort her in times of strife, always keep her safe, secure, let her path to You be sure. Lord, I pray my friend will be close to you, eternally. Amen. — Joanna Fuchs
Christian views on marriage involve love as being central to the marriage relationship, just as Christianity views love as central to human life and human relationship to God (as illustration, the statement from the New Testament that "God is love". [2]). The Christian expectation is that the physical act of making love in marriage will be ...
In the early Roman Republic, long before the time of Christ, the law of manus along with the concept of patria potestas (rule of the fathers), gave the husband nearly absolute autocratic power over his wife, children, and slaves, including the power of life and death. In practice, the extreme form of this right was seldom exercised, and it was ...
45 Grandparents Day Prayers. 1. "Lord, thank you for the gift of grandparents. ... 'Be Strong and Courageous'—30 Powerful Prayers for Strength. 21. "God, bless the grandparents who've perfected ...