For this holy temple, and for them that with faith.... For the most holy governing Synod.... For our Most Pious.... For the servant of God, _name_, and for the handmaid of God, _name_, who are now being betrothed to one another, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. That there may be vouchsafed unto them children for the succession of generation, and all desires that tend to salvation, let us pray to the Lord. That there may be sent down upon them perfect love, peace, and assistance, let us pray to the Lord. That they may be preserved in unanimity, and stedfast faith, let us pray to the Lord. That they may be blessed with a blameless course of life, let us pray to the Lord. That the Lord our God may grant unto them an honourable marriage, and a bed undefiled, let us pray to the Lord. For our deliverance from all affliction.... Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed.... _Priest._ For to thee is due all glory.... _Then he saith the prayer with a loud voice._ O God eternal, who bringest things that are divided unto unity, and imposest upon these an indissoluble bond of love, who didst bless Isaac and Rebecca, and declare them to be the inheritors of thy promise; do thou thyself bless these thy servants, _name_, _name_, directing them in every good work. For a merciful and man-loving God thou art, and to thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Choir._ Amen. _Priest._ Peace to all. _Choir._ And to thy spirit. _Deacon._ Bow your heads to the Lord. _Choir._ To thee, O Lord. _Priest._ O Lord our God, who hast espoused the church as a pure virgin from among the gentiles; do thou bless these espousals, and unite and keep these thy servants in peace and unanimity. For to thee is due all glory, honour, and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Choir._ Amen. _Then the priest, taking the rings, giveth first the golden one to the man, then the silver one to the woman._ _And he saith to the man,_ The servant of God, _name_, is betrothed to the handmaid of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. _Then to the woman he saith,_ The handmaid of God, _name_, is betrothed to the servant of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. _And when he hath thus spoken to each one thrice, he maketh a cross with the rings upon their heads, and placeth them on the fingers of their right hands. Then the sponsor changeth the rings of the bridal pair._ _The priest saith the prayer._ Let us pray to the Lord.