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Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

eogara Posted: Jan 25, 2005 08:46 AM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 08:46 AM

Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

FH and I finally picked out our readings for the ceremony (interfaith - Jewish/Catholic with an interfaith minister). Anyway, we picked the standard Corinthians (Love is patient, love is kind...) but also a great passage from Corelli's Mandolin by Louise De Bernieres. I put the text below for anyone who may be looking for a secular reading.

'Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion... That is just being 'in love,' which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.'

Bunnymonkey Posted: Jan 25, 2005 08:48 AM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 08:48 AM

Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

wow! that is lovely and passionate and well written.

Thanks so much, I may just take it!

snowprincess805 Posted: Jan 25, 2005 09:53 AM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 09:53 AM

Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

i really like it - i think it is good

melissaandsean Posted: Jan 25, 2005 02:35 PM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 02:35 PM

Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

this is great!

sarahbelle Posted: Jan 25, 2005 06:32 PM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 06:32 PM

Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

I love that passage from Captain Correlli. We are using for our ceremony too.

Goldi1021 Posted: Jan 25, 2005 11:13 PM+

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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 11:13 PM

Re: Those Looking for a Secular Reading for the Ceremony

That sounds great. I remember having been asked to do a reading at my brother's wedding. My family is Jewish and my sister in law's family is Catholic. When she asked me to do a reading, I was honored but I had to think again knowing that Jewish weddings don't have readings.

My sister in law made sure that my brother's family (my sister and myself) read from the OLD Testament and her family read from the NEW Testament. It was more than appropriate for both sides and everyone was happy.

hmpena Posted: Jan 26, 2005 12:41 AM+

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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 12:41 AM