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A priest recounts the church wedding of a woman who had never hoped to marry
What the video says
A priest tells about a girl who was a bit older and had never married. She had never even had a boyfriend. Around age 35, maybe closer to 40, she met a fine man. She was devout and so was he, and they came to be married in church.
The usual wedding questions follow: the priest asks, if we call her Dragana, whether she has a good and unforced will to take this man as her husband, and she answers yes, honorable father. He then asks whether she has promised herself to anyone else, and she answers that she has not, that she had not even hoped for this.
Key moments
- A girl, somewhat older, had never married and had never had a boyfriend.
- Around her 35th year, maybe closer to 40, she met a fine man; she was devout and so was he, and they came to marry in church.
- The priest asks her, calling her for example Dragana, whether she has a good and unforced will to take this man as her husband, and she answers: yes, honorable father.
- He asks whether she has promised herself to anyone else, and she answers that she has not, that she had not even hoped for this.
A priest tells the story of a woman who was somewhat older and had never married. She had never even had a boyfriend. Around the age of 35, or perhaps closer to 40, she met a fine man. Both she and the man were devout, and they came to be married in church.
The priest then describes the usual wedding questions that are asked during the service. He addresses the bride, calling her for example Dragana, and asks whether she has a good and unforced will to take this man as her husband. She answers: yes, honorable father. He then asks whether she has promised herself to anyone else.
She answers that she has not, and adds that she had not even hoped for this. The account centers on the exchange at the wedding itself: the priest's questions and the bride's answers. The detail that she had not even hoped for marriage is the point where the story ends.
The post presents the story as told by the priest, with no further events or commentary beyond the wedding questions and the woman's replies.
Main points
- A woman, somewhat older, had never married and had never had a boyfriend.
- Around her 35th year, maybe closer to 40, she met a fine man; both were devout and they came to marry in church.
- The priest asks her, calling her for example Dragana, whether she has a good and unforced will to take this man as her husband, and she answers: yes, honorable father.
- He asks whether she has promised herself to anyone else, and she answers that she has not, that she had not even hoped for this.