Readings for the service

You may care to choose a suitable reading from the list below for use in your wedding service. Other readings or poems may also be appropriate and may be negotiated with the priest.

  • Genesis: Chapter 1, verse 26 to Chapter 2, verse 4a.
  • Psalms: 128; 37 (verses 3 to 7); 67; 23; 100; 121; 138.
  • Ecclesiastes: Chapter 4, verses 9 to 12.
  • Ephesians: Chapter 3, verses 14 to end.
  • 1 John: Chapter 3, verses 18 to 24.
  • 1 John: Chapter 4, verses 7 to 16.
  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 12, verse 31 to Chapter 13, verse 13.
  • St. Matthew: Chapter 7, verses 21 to 29.
  • St. John: Chapter 2, verses 1 to 11.
  • St. John: Chapter 15, verses 9 to 17.

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