Of Wine in the Jars: Wedding Homilies

The wedding homily can and should be a synthesizer of all the thoughts, words, symbols and hopes that make up the wedding ceremony. These 40 insightful wedding homilies speak to the bridal couple as well as to their guests in a concrete and memorable way. These sermons do not end at the church, but travel right to the living room of the parties. With each talk, a symbolic gift is given to the bridal couple. A rose, a butterfly, a shell or a clothes pin all become symbols with a message. The association of these symbols with life in marriage and with the Gospel makes them touchstones that should help the couple through the trials and triumphs of their new life together.