 | | sorrow, whether there are pleasant days or trials. I will be a comfort and a joy to you always, I will be your counsel and strength as we walk together along the pathway of life in faith, hope and love."
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Vows Based on the Episcopalian Declaration of Intent
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| | "I vow to be your faithful husband/wife, understanding that marriage is a lifelong union, and not to be entered into lightly, for the purpose of mutual fellowship, encouragement and understanding; for the procreation of children and their physical and spiritual nurture. I hereby give myself to you in this cause with my sacred vow before God."
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Interfaith weddings have become commonplace in our country, naturally resulting in many variations of the traditional religious wedding vows. An interfaith service may be conducted by a clergyperson sympathetic to the individual faiths of the bride and groom, or the service may be purely ecumenical with two officiants, one representing the bride, and one the groom. In some cases it isn't possible for an interfaith marriage to be officially sanctioned at all. Orthodox and Conservative Jewish rabbis, for example, usually refuse to officiate at a mixed marriage and the Roman Catholic attitude is usually that, on a case-by-case basis, it is possible for a Catholic to marry a non-Catholic, but only under certain conditions. For example, in such a marriage a Catholic groom may be required to promise, either in writing or orally, that he will do all in his power to share the Catholic faith with any children that may result from
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