s;I take thee to be my wedded husband/wife to have and to hold
and thereto I give thee my promise.'
Both partners make this promise and then in turn they place a ring on each others fourth finger and repeat:
with my body I thee honour and all my worldly goods with thee I share
in the name of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit.'
The ring is a sign of love and fidelity. The couple have promised themselves to each other in love as a permanent and exclusive relationship. The ring is a token of their promise to each other.
Since the middle ages it has been traditional for the bridegroom to place the ring on the fourth finger of the bride. The ring was placed on the
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