Religious

One of the most beloved biblical wedding readings of all time, Song of Solomon 8:6–7 has stood the test of time for good reason. These ancient verses capture something that modern language often struggles to express, that real love isn’t… Read More »

Happy the husband of a really good wifeThe number of his days will be doubled.A perfect wife is the joy of her husband,He will live out the years of his life in peace.A good wife is the best of portions,Reserved… Read More »

R. (13a) Let all praise the name of the Lord.OR:R. Alleluia. Praise the Lord from the heavens,praise him in the heights;Praise him, all you his angels,praise him, all you his hosts. R. Let all praise the name of the Lord.OR:R.… Read More »

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and… Read More »

12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. Read More »

A reading from the Book of Tobit On their wedding night Tobiah arose from bed and said to his wife,“Sister, get up. Let us pray and beg our Lord to have mercy onus and to grant us deliverance.”Sarah got up,… Read More »

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.2 In vain you rise early and stay up late,toiling for… Read More »

2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of… Read More »

Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people shall be my people and your God will be my God too. Wherever you die, I will die and there will I be buried beside you.… Read More »

Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that is better than any of them. If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am simply… Read More »

Brothers and sisters: Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. But I shall show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a… Read More »

Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to… Read More »