my FH is irish so we would like to incorporate a prayer or blessing into our church ceremony & include it on our program as well...
which prayers &/or blessings have you used? & how are you going to incorporate them into your church ceremony & program??
thanks!
Teri
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I'm ½ Irish and wanted to incorporate the Irish Blessing into our program, so I used it as my dedication to my late father on the back of the program.
ss2002
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We included the words to a traditional Irish wedding song in our programs. At our reception, the bagpipers played part of it. Here are the words:
Here they stand hand in hand, They've exchanged wedding bands. Today is the day of their dreams and their plans, and all we who love them just wanted to say May God bless this couple who married today!
In good times and bad times, in sickness and health, May they know that riches are not needed for wealth and help them face problems they'll meet on their way Oh god bless this couple who married today!
May they find peace of mind comes to all who are kind, May the rough times ahead become triumphs in time, May their children be happy each day Oh God bless this family who started today!
As they go, may they know every love that was shown And as life it gets shorter may their feelings grow. Wherever they travel wherever they stay May God bless this couple who married today!
71903
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We are using this as our final prayer:
IRISH WEDDING BLESSING May God be with you and bless you May you see your children's children May you be poor in misfortunes, Rich in blessings May you know nothing but happiness From this day forward
goldilocks
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My FH is 75% Irish. For his brothers wedding, he was the Best Man and incorporated the Irish Blessing into his speech ('May the road rise up to meet you....'). That's a nice one although I don't know how the whole thing goes.
MichelleW
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We used this at the end
May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields. May God be with you and bless you; May you see your children’s children. May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home and may the hand of a friend always be near. May green be the grass you walk on, May blue be the skies above you, May pure be the joys that surround you, May true be the hearts that love you. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
