To Join Together: The Rite of Marriage (Studies in the Reformed Rites of the Church)

To Join Together is a study of the Roman Rite of Marriage wherein historical liturgical practice celebrated three stages: betrothal luminality and incorporation. These stages though they faded from the liturgy continue to maintain a lively existence in family life. Dr. Stevenson calls for a return to the three-stage ritual celebration and offers specific recommendations for their incorporation into the Roman Rite of Marriage.