do you   Mary 
   do you   Joe       
so promise before God 
and his church 
to 
Mary take Joe 
and 
Joe take Mary 
to love honor and obey 
until death do you part 
do you so promise 
yes I  Mary do promise 
yes I  Joe do promise 
... 
do you   Mary 
do you    Joe    
so promise before God 
and his church to raise 
your children in the catholic faith 
do you so promise 
yes I do promise 
yes I do promise 
... 
do you   Mary 
do you    Joe    
so promise before God 
and his church 
to obey the commandments 
of the catholic church 
do you so promise 
yes I  Mary do promise 
yes I  Joe do promise 
... 
above 
the two lovers 
high 
in the church nave 
hangs a crucifix 
of Our Lord Jesus Christ 
from each thorn in his crown 
blood trickles down 
over  his brow 
to the tip of his nose 
... 
blood trickles from 
nails through his hands  
down his arms 
along his sides 
down along his legs 
where a  nail 
through his 
feet 
completes 
his sacrifice of love 
... 
God gave to us 
his son 
his only son 
 Our Lord God Jesus Christ 
and in his memory 
we  now 
 mystically 
eat of Our Lord Jesus Christ's body 
and 
drink of Our Lord Jesus Christ's blood 
through these two acts 
we will become one 
 one with 
Our Lord Jesus Christ 
and 
Our Lord Jesus Christ 
will enter into each of us 
... 
just as Our Lord Jesus Christ 
took  his church as his bride 
I now pronounce 
you Mary the bride of you Joe 
and 
in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ 
 I bless this union 
I will now bless this cross 
which you will hang in your home 
as a reminder 
of your promises 
before 
Our Lord Jesus Christ 
the one true God 
his church 
and this congregation 
amen 

... 
 

Keith O'Connor 
Aug 5 2001 
Ottawa Canada 
www.tinmangallery.com