Showing posts with label Catherine Middleton. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Royal Wedding sermon: be all God meant you to be

About two billion television viewers heard The Bishop of London, the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres give a stirring Address at the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton yeserday.
Rev Chartres, using the words of St Catherine of Siena, urge the couple an all listening to set the world on fire by being who God meant us to be.
He also highlighted that every wedding is a royal wedding in the sense that every bride and groom are kings and queens of creating new life.
Dr Rev Chartres said that in marriage we are to make our spouse our 'work of art' while at the same time not placing on them a burden of expectation that only relationship with God can carry.
Interestingly, the sermon included a prayer composed by William and Kate which asks God's help in keeping their eyes fixed on what is real and important and to help them to be generous with their lives.
Read the full sermon: