The triple procession around the table echoes the original 
	wedding procession after the sacrament, in which the newly 
	married couple was "officially" installed into their new home, 
	led by the priest and accompanied by the faithful, who sang 
	church hymns along the way. The symbolic procession today 
	signifies the newly married couple's entrance into a new 
	reality in the Kingdom of God as husband and wife. The priest 
	leads the couple and their sponsors around the table three 
	times, which expresses the truth that no one is saved alone 
	but in community. Their love is being transformed into a 
	relationship that is identified with the love of Christ for 
	His Church.
	
	
	Three hymns accompany the triple circling. The first hymn 
	celebrates the incarnation of Christ and praises the 
	participation of the Mother of God in that process. In the 
	second, the victoriously crowned martyrs are asked to pray 
	for our salvation, that the couple and all of us may live a 
	life worthy to be crowned in Heaven. The third hymn glorifies 
	Christ, who is our boast and our joy. It is interesting to 
	not that these hymns are also sung in the sacrament of 
	ordination.