“What God has joined together,
let no human being separate.”
Matthew 19:6
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Honor your marriage or that of a loved one with an entry into St. William’s
MARRIAGE BOOK
This special book will be placed in a custom built glass case that will sit below
a beautiful stained glass window titled, “The Marriage of Joseph and Mary.”
Once a year on World Marriage Day, celebrated the second Sunday in February, the
Marriage Book will be brought to the altar and a special blessing will be prayed upon all
marriages entered within.
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For a donation of $50, you can have a married couple’s name and marriage date entered into the book. In return, you will receive a sheet of
eight prayer cards with a picture of “The Marriage of Joseph and Mary” stained glass window on the front and the couple’s names, marriage
date and a scripture passage of your choosing on the back.
For a donation of $60, we will offer, in addition to the prayer cards, a 10”’ x 14” matte (black or cream) with side by side 5”x7” cutouts. A
picture of the “Marriage of Joseph and Mary” stained glass window will be mounted in the left-hand cutout and the couple’s names, marriage
date and chosen scripture passage will be mounted in the right-hand cutout, ready to be framed.
For a donation of $75, we will offer, in addition to the prayer cards, a beautiful 10”x14” frame with side by side 5”x7” filleted cutouts.
A picture of the “Marriage of Joseph and Mary” stained glass window will be mounted in the left-hand cutout and the couple’s names, marriage date and chosen scripture passage will be mounted in the right-hand cutout, ready to be displayed in your home.
MARRIAGE BOOK & PLAQUE ORDER FORM
Couple’s Names
Marriage Date (month/day/year)
Scripture**
Donation:
Send a gift card to:
Gifted by:
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_____$50 for entry into book and prayer cards
_____$60 for entry into book, prayer cards and 10”x14” matte
____black ____cream
____$75 for entry into book, prayer cards and 10”x14” frame
(Name)____________________________________________________________
(Address)__________________________________________________________
(City)_________________________(State)___________(Zip)________________
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**Choose a scripture passage from the reverse side of this sheet or select one of your own, listing Chapter, Book and Verse.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, contact 512-255-4473 or www.saintwilliams.org.
THE VERSES
1E
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands
is not quickly broken.
-Ecc 4:12
2E
Husbands, love your wives even as
Christ loved the church and handed
himself over for her to sanctify her,
cleansing her by the bath of water
with the word, that he might
present to himself the church in
splendor, without stain or wrinkle
or any such thing, that she
might be holy and without blemish.
-Eph 5:25-27
3E
God created man in his image;
in the divine image he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying: ”Be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea,
the birds of the air, and all
the living things that move on the earth.”
And so it happened.
God looked at everything he had made,
and he found it very good.
-Gen 1: 27-28,31
4E
The Lord God said: “It is not good
for the man to be alone. I will make a
suitable partner for him.
So the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man,
and while he was asleep, took out one of his ribs
and closed up its place with flesh.
The Lord God then built up into a woman the rib that
he had taken from the man.
“This one, at last, is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of ‘her man’
this one has been taken.”
That is why a man leaves his father
and mother and clings to his wife, and the two
of them become one body.
Gen 2:18,20-24
5E
Happy the husband of a good wife;
Twice-lengthened are his days;
a worthy wife brings joy to her husband,
peaceful and full is his life.
A good wife is a generous gift
bestowed upon him who fears the Lord;
be he rich or poor,
his heart is content,
and a smile is ever on his face.
-Sir 26:1-4
6E
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-Matt 5:3-10
7E
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous.
Love is not pompous, it is not inflated,
it is not quick-tempered,
it does not brood over injury,
it does not rejoice over wrongdoing
but rejoices with the truth.
It bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things. Love never fails.
-1Cor 13:4-8
8E
Have you not read that from the beginning the
Creator “made them male and female” and said,
“For this reason
a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall be come one flesh.
Therefore, what God has joined together, no
human being must separate.
-Mat 19:4-6
9E
When one finds a worthy wife,
her value is far beyond pearls.
Her husband, entrusting his heart to her,
has an unfailing prize.
She brings him good and not evil,
all the days of her life.
She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs at the days to come.
She opens her mouth in wisdom,
and on her tongue is kindly counsel.
“Many are the women of proven worth,
but you have excelled them all.
-Prov 31:10-12,25-26,29
10E
Wives submit to your husbands,
as is proper in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives
and do not be harsh with them.
-Col 3:18-19