The Blessing Of The Rings is usually done as a preface to the Exchange of The Rings. It is when the officiant speaks a blessing over the ring. Many times the officiant will hold the rings up as they give the blessing. The officiant may also speak about the symbolism of the rings as they are an illustration of the never ending faith and love of the married couple.
This image is a photo of Byzantine Wedding Ring.
It is from the 7th century.
This wedding ring depicts Christ in the center of the bride and groom.
It is from the 7th century.
This wedding ring depicts Christ in the center of the bride and groom.
Here is a list of the current options for the blessing of the rings on the Build A Ceremony form:
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings. -- Officiant: Heavenly Father, bless these rings. Grant that ________ and ________ may wear them with deep faith in each other. May they do your will and always live together in peace, love and abiding joy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings.-- Officiant: Bless O Lord these rings, grant that _____ and _____ may wear them with deep abiding faith in each other.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings. -- Officiant: The circle is the symbol of the sun, earth, and universe. It is the symbol of peace. Let this ring be the symbol of unity and peace in which your two lives are joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever you go, return unto one another and to your togetherness.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings? -- Officiant: Bless, O Lord, this ring to be a sign of the vows by which this man and this woman have bound themselves to each other; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Officiant: Bless, O Lord, this ring, and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain faithful to each other, and abide in thy peace and favor, and live together in love until their lives’ end. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings? -- Officiant: The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of a commitment and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings? -- Officiant: The wedding ring is the outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace, signifying to everyone the uniting of this man and this woman in holy matrimony. Let us pray. Bless, O Lord, the giving of these rings, so that they who wear them may abide in peace, and continue in thy favor. Amen.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings? -- Officiant: The circle of the ring declares the unity and the oneness of your two lives, which shall contain your devotion beyond every journey, that you may always return again to your togetherness.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings? -- Officiant: From the earliest times, the circle has been a symbol of completeness, a symbol of committed love. An unbroken and never ending circle symbolizes a commitment of love that is also never ending. As often as either of you look at this symbol, I hope that you will be reminded of the commitment to love each other, which you have made today.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings.-- Officiant: Dear Lord, bless these rings which ________ and ________ have set apart to be visible signs of the spiritual bond which unites their hearts. As they give and receive these rings, may they testify to the world of the covenant made between them on this day. Amen
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings. -- Officiant: These rings have no beginning and no end. They set forth the eternal nature of real love. They will represent the love and trust that ____________ and ____________ promise to each other this day.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings.-- Officiant: The rings you give and receive this day are the symbols of the endless love into which you enter as husband and wife.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings. -- Officiant: These rings by their shape, are a symbol of eternity – without beginning or end and they are a true emblem of the undying love that shall exist between you always.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings.—Officiant: ____________ and ____________ have chosen these rings as a symbol of their commitment to each other. From the earliest times, the ring has been an outward symbol of wedded love. An unbroken and unending circle symbolizes a commitment to love that is never ending. We ask that God bless these rings and this union of souls.
- Officiant: To the Best Man or Ringbearer: May we now have the rings. -- Officiant: Lord, we ask for your blessing on these rings that ____________ and ____________ are about to exchange. Grant that the love which they feel for one another on this day reside always in their hearts. May these rings forever remind them of their covenant with one another and may their compassion and kindness for each other always be, as these rings, with no beginning and no end.
