The Church Wedding

The church wedding will begin at 2:30 pm, at the former Priory of Anseremme, in the township of Dinant.

1. The Location
2. The Service
3. What's the adelphopoiesis?

1. Location



Between the end of the civil wedding and the church wedding, there will be one hour left, for driving from Namur. This is why carpooling is important.


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Or else, the rail station of Anseremme is not far from the priory. See the train schedules on the website of the Belgian Railways.



While coming by car, don't turn right, as if you wished to reach the backyard. Keep rather going straight, in order to reach the guests' carpark.



The guests' carpark is then at left.



Please enter through the frontdoor.



2. The Service

The Eucharist is the highest sacrament, wherein and wherewith the other sacraments (and even some sacramentals) should be celebrated. As in almost all the Churches, the holy communion shall be given under both kinds: the body and blood of Christ.

All the Christians, who are well disposed thereunto, are invited to partake Christ, really present under the species of the eucharistic bread and wine.

The celebration shall be foresat by the clergy of the Old-Catholic Church of Belgium.

When you get at the priory, don't wait outside, but enter, be seated and turn off your phone. The service shall last about one hour and half.

The seats on the right side of the altar are kept for the serving clergy, those at left for the grooms, the groomsmaid and groomsman, and the grooms' parents.



Use the service booklets, take them with you after the service, and keep them as memorabilia.

The procession shall form in the narthex: the choir first, than the grooms, the groomsmaid and -man, the grooms' parents and finally the serving clergy. Therefore the narthex should be left empty.

There will be no offertory collection; rather Nicholas and George shall bring in procession the mass bread made by themselves.

At the kiss of peace, the clergy shall give the sign of peace to the grooms, who shall then kiss one another, and give forward the peace to other people. Wait to receive the sign of peace before giving it forward!

The clergy shall communicate first, then say the absolution. Then Nicholas and George shall receive the holy communion together. After them, the groomsman with groomsmaid and the choir, and finally the congregation. The holy communion shall be given both ahead of ther altar and near the choir. Go where is closer for you.

The holy communion shall be given by intinction, straight in the mouth, not in the hand! (Cf. Nicholas' drawing!)



Those who do not wish to partake the holy communion may bow their heads for a blessing.

3. What's adelphopoiesis?

See explanation on the Pharsea website.





For further explanations:
- John Boswell, Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe.
- Gh. Cronţ, Înfrãţirea de moşie