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Show Wedding Ring and Nuptial Mass. The Monitor (San Francisco) answers an-swers the following queries: Kind'' explain the Catholic significance signifi-cance of the wedding ring. Answer The wedding ring seems to Signify fidelity in the fulfillment of the marriage contract. The blessing that i the church pronounces over it is as fol-lows. fol-lows. "Bless, O Lord, this ring, which I we bless in Thy name, that she who shall wear it, keeping faith unchanged with her husband, may abide in peace and obedience to Thy will, and live ever, in mutual love, through Christ Our Lord." 4 . Are Catholics restricted from a Nuptial Nup-tial Mass when one of the contracting parties is a widow or widower, and is there also a restriction on them from being married inside the altar rail? Answer Catholics are restricted from a Nuptial Mass, i. e.. a Mass In which the nuptial blessing is given, when the woman of the contract is a widow. Whether or not the man of the contract be a widower makes no difference. With regard to the second part of this question, we answer yes. |