And, together with thee, be glory, might, honour, and worship, to thine unbeginning Father, and to thy life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Choir._ Amen. _Deacon._ Let us pray to the Lord. _Choir._ Lord, have mercy. _And again the priest saith this prayer with a loud voice._ O holy God, who didst form man from the dust, and from his rib didst fashion woman, and yoke her unto him a helpmeet for him, because so it was seemly unto thy majesty for man not to be alone upon the earth; do thou thyself now, O Master, stretch forth thy hand from thy holy dwelling-place, and conjoin this thy servant, _name_, and this thine handmaid, _name_; for by thee a woman is conjoined unto a man. Yoke them together in unanimity, crown them in one flesh, bestow on them fruit of the womb, and the gain of well-favoured children. For thine is the might, and thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Choir._ Amen. _And after the Amen the priest, taking the crowns, crowneth first the bridegroom, saying,_ The servant of God, _name_, is crowned for the handmaid of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. _Then he crowneth also the bride, saying,_ The handmaid of God, _name_, is crowned for the servant of God, _name_, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. _Then he blesseth them thrice, saying thrice,_ O Lord our God, crown them with glory and honour. _Then the prokimenon of the epistle, tone viii._ Thou hast set upon their heads crowns of precious stones; they asked life of thee, and thou gavest it them. _Verse._ For thou wilt give them a blessing to ages of ages, thou wilt make them glad through joy with thy countenance. _The epistle to the Ephesians, section cci._ Brethren, give thanks.... _ending_, that she reverence her husband.[13] _Alleluia._ _Verse._ Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt protect us, from this generation, and to ages. _Deacon._ Wisdom, standing, let us hear.... _The gospel from John, section vi._ At that time there was a marriage.... _ending_, believed on him.[14] _Deacon._ Let us all say with our whole soul, and with our whole mind let us say. O Lord Almighty, the God.... Have mercy upon us, O God.... Furthermore let us pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, and visitation for the servants of God, _names_, _and he commemorateth whom he wisheth_. _Exclamation._ For a merciful.... _Deacon._ Let us pray to the Lord. _Choir._ Lord have mercy. _Priest, this prayer._