Chapter 127: The Holy Wedding

At noon on the last day of March, the sun was shining.

Dressed in a long embroidered gold dress, beaded sash, and a veil, Miss Lottie walked out of the lord's mansion with Baron Galvin by the arm, followed by Ron's sister Camille and Lynn's son as flower girls holding flowers.

At the entrance of the church, the bridegroom Yat entered the chapel in front of the temple, accompanied by Baron Antayas and several representatives of the noble knights of the Inner Palace, and the bridegroom Yat and the bridesmaid Ron, accompanied by the priest Hamish, went to the altar of the temple.

As the choir sang out, the bride Lottie was led into the church by a guide boy holding a candle at the entrance of the church, accompanied by Baron Galvin. Walking to the front of the altar, Art stepped forward and stretched out his left hand to gently take Lottie's delicate hand from Baron Galvin's hand, and the two of them both walked slowly under the altar.

In the chapel, the noble squires and their families, as well as the representatives of the military and civilian stewards of the wooden castle, sat down one after another.

Seeing that everything was ready, Father Hamish raised his hand to signal the choir to stop singing, then cleared his throat and said, "Dear brothers and sisters of the Lord, we are gathered here today to witness before God and all the witnesses that the bridegroom, Sir Arter Wood Wells, and the bride, Miss Lottie Hugue, enter into the holy covenant before God, which is blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ, governed by the commandments of God, and the most sacred covenant on earth. Therefore, this marriage contract should not be made hastily and lightly, but should be done holy, prudently, and in the fear of God. ”

Hamish looked up at the guests and asked, "Friends, relatives and friends, today we are gathered here in the presence of God and His angels and saints to witness the union of two souls, and I ask you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, if any of you know any of the reasons why these two souls cannot be legally united, please state it now."

The congregation was silent and said they had no objections.

Hamish turned to Art and Lottie under the altar and asked, "Sir Art and Miss Lottie, you have made your desire to enter into this holy covenant together, and no one has proved that you are not worthy to enter into this holy covenant. If you know that there are still factors among you that prevent you from entering into the covenant, I want you to be bold before God and all men. ”

"In the name of God, our marriage covenant is as pure as holy water in the Garden of Eden." Art and Lottie replied in unison.

"Since all the witnesses and the two couples have no objection to the engagement, we will begin the ceremony."

"Sir Arte, will you marry Lottie, and live with her according to the teachings of the Bible, and be one flesh with her before God, and love her, comfort her, respect her, and protect him? Whether she is sick or healthy, rich or poor, remain faithful to her until she leaves this world?"

"In God's name, I do!" There was a slight agitation in the Yat.

"Miss Lottie, will you marry Sir Art, dwell with him according to the teachings of the Bible, be one flesh with him before God, love him, comfort him, respect him, and love him as you love yourself. Whether he is sick or healthy, rich or poor, remain faithful to him until he leaves this world?"

"In the name of God and the Virgin Mary, I will!"

Hamish nodded and continued, "Please ask the two newlyweds to hand in their rings and receive God's blessings. ”

Art and Lottie turned around, took the two gold rings from Ron and Camille, respectively, and placed them on the Bibles that Father Hamish was holding.

Hamish held up the two gold rings and said: "Let us pray together, Builder of the world, giver of spirit, giver of eternal salvation, blessed by our Lord God that the new one who wears them may be blessed by the Lord, Amen!" ”

After blessing the ring, Hamish said to the two newlyweds: "Now exchange the ring, as a token of marriage, the ring is gold, indicating that you will give each other your most precious love, like the most precious gift." Gold never rusts or fades, representing that your love lasts forever. The ring is round, which means that there is no reservation, there is no beginning and no end, and it will never break. ”

Then Father Hamish took a small ring and handed it to Art, who took the ring in his right hand and took the right hand of his bride Lottie with his left hand, and said, "With this ring, I will marry you, and I will give you my gold and silver, and I will love you and protect you with all my life." As he spoke, he gently placed the ring on Lottie's ring finger.

Lottie was moved to tears, and she took the ring handed by Father Hamish and choked up and repeated what she had just said.

After the ring exchange ceremony, Father Hamish motioned for the two newlyweds to put their hands on the Bible in his hand and said: "Let us bow our heads and pray, God Almighty and Eternal, give us a pure heart and an upright spirit, so that our desires will not hinder us from knowing your will, nor our weakness from obeying your will, so that we may see the light in your light through Jesus Christ and be truly free before you." Be with us, now and forever. Amen. ”

After the prayer, Father Hamish proclaimed in a loud voice to all the people in the church: "By virtue of the authority given to us by God, I declare Sir Arte Wood Wells and Miss Lottie Hugue married. What God has joined together, no man can be separated. ”

Art gently lifted Lottie's veil, revealing a delicate face that had already moved the pear blossom with rain.....

There was a joyous congratulatory cheer in the church. In the church, the two brides and groomes share the same communion bread that God has consecrated and drink the same glass of wine.

This was followed by banquets and revelries.

At the banquet, relatives and friends at the wedding sprinkled bouquets of flowers, petals and grains on the young couple's bodies, and at the same time said, "More, more." ”

Of course, the wine and feast outside the church had already been prepared, and the barons, knights, and noble squires attending the wedding banquet raised their glasses to celebrate with Arter as the groom, and of course, Galvin and Antaas, who were barons, were also the focus of the banquet, especially Baron Galvin, although his reputation was not good, as a member of the Hugg family, his status was also higher than that of those present, and he was so rich.

Drinking until the excitement is high, the whole wooden castle is full of singing and laughing, and people are singing and dancing......

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As night fell, a slightly drunk Father Hamish and his acolyte blessed Yat and Lottie's marriage bed on the second floor of the lord's mansion with holy water and frankincense.

After the departure of the people who had blessed the wedding bed before coming, Art was finally able to spend an unforgettable wedding night with his bride Lottie with the energy of a busy day.

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