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The [[Maronite Church]], a [[West Syriac Rite]] Eastern Catholic church, celebrates the two marriage services of betrothal and crowning. In Maronite practice, the Mystery of Crowning is also called "The Rite of Legal Crowning". The liturgy of the crowning is accompanied by multiple prayers, [[Psalms]], and [[hymn]]s that intend to emphasize the solemnity of the service; [[Ephrem the Syrian]]'s "Christ the Heavenly Bridegroom" is recited. Authorized translations of the liturgy exist in [[Syriac language|Syriac]], Arabic, and English.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://maroniten.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/the-mystery-of-crowning-accroding-the-antiochene-syriac-maronite-church-1991-edition.pdf|title=The Mystery of Crowning According to the Maronite Antiochene Church|publisher=[[Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn|Diocese of Saint Maron–USA]]|date=1991|author=[[Stephen Youssef Doueihi|Doueihi, Hector Y]]|edition=2nd|editor1=[[John D. Faris|Faris, John D.]]|editor2=[[Francis Mansour Zayek|Zayek, Francis M.]]|access-date=4 October 2022|page=ii–vi}}</ref> |
The [[Maronite Church]], a [[West Syriac Rite]] Eastern Catholic church, celebrates the two marriage services of betrothal and crowning. In Maronite practice, the Mystery of Crowning is also called "The Rite of Legal Crowning". The liturgy of the crowning is accompanied by multiple prayers, [[Psalms]], and [[hymn]]s that intend to emphasize the solemnity of the service; [[Ephrem the Syrian]]'s "Christ the Heavenly Bridegroom" is recited. Authorized translations of the liturgy exist in [[Syriac language|Syriac]], Arabic, and English.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://maroniten.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/the-mystery-of-crowning-accroding-the-antiochene-syriac-maronite-church-1991-edition.pdf|title=The Mystery of Crowning According to the Maronite Antiochene Church|publisher=[[Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn|Diocese of Saint Maron–USA]]|date=1991|author=[[Stephen Youssef Doueihi|Doueihi, Hector Y]]|edition=2nd|editor1=[[John D. Faris|Faris, John D.]]|editor2=[[Francis Mansour Zayek|Zayek, Francis M.]]|access-date=4 October 2022|page=ii–vi}}</ref> |
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The [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], a West Syriac [[Oriental Orthodox Church]], the two services are celebrated. At the crowning liturgy, the crown is held over the head of the bridegroom by the celebrant, who waves the crown in the [[Sign of the cross|shape of a cross]]. After reciting a prayer, the same is done over the bride. In the United States and Canada, the phrase "and pronounce you husband and wife" is added to the ceremony.<ref name=SOR/> |
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===East Syriac Rite=== |
===East Syriac Rite=== |