Benedictio nuptialis Slavnostní modlitba nad manžely ve svatebních obřadech

An important element of the rite of marriage is the solemn nuptial blessing over the married couple (benedictio nuptialis). This study brings attention to it and emphasizes its significance. In view of the analysis of the liturgical book 'Ordo celebrandi matrimonium' (1991), the author evaluates the place of this prayer both in the ceremony without Mass and in the ceremony during the Mass, and, on the basis of historical and theological arguments, he proposes an alternative solution.