Blessing Ceremony of The Unification Church - Process

Process

The Blessing has five steps:

  1. The Chastening Ceremony. The couple strike each other three times to symbolically make an end to sin and prepare for a new beginning.
  2. The Holy Wine Ceremony. The couple share a cup of Holy Wine (or grape juice) symbolizing their engrafting into God’s sinless lineage.
  3. The Holy Blessing Ceremony. The couple exchange vows. A prayer is offered by the officiators. The couple is sprinkled with holy water.
  4. The Separation Period. The couple refrains from having sexual relations for a period (most often 40 days, but in some cases much longer) before consummating or re-consummating their marriage.
  5. The Three Day Ceremony. The couple begins, or re-begins, their married life in a highly symbolic ceremony over three days which is considered to reverse the fall of Adam and Eve.

Couples taking part in Blessing ceremonies exchange these four vows:

  1. To become a true man or woman who practices sexual purity and lives for the sake of others.
  2. To become a true husband or wife who respects True Parents' example and establishes an eternal family which brings joy to God.
  3. To become a parent who educates his or her children to follow the tradition of true love for the sake of the family and world.
  4. To create an ideal family which contributes to world peace.

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