The Instruction and Exhortation on the Day of Marriage (1962 Rituale Romanum)

As a bonus for St. Valentine's Day, the following reading is from the Rite of Christian Marriage in the 1962 Rituale Romanum and it has two parts: The Instruction on the Day of Marriage and the Exhortation before Marriage. The Instruction is attributed to The Most Reverend William O. Brady who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul MN from 1956-1961. The Exhortation is a well-known homily and the original author is unknown.