COUPLES RENEW VOWS; MAHONY CALLS ENDURING MARRIAGES AN `INSPIRATION TO YOUNG'.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer After exchanging their vows, Eunice and Don Prideaux gazed into each other's eyes and snuck snuck v. Usage Problem A past tense and a past participle of sneak. See Usage Note at sneak. a quick kiss like giddy teen-agers. In fact, it had been 56 years since their wedding day, and about 58 since they first met on a New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. train. ``Everything we've done, we've done together,'' said Eunice Prideaux, 75, of Woodland Hills. ``We love being together, even if we just stay at home and hold hands.'' On Sunday, the Woodland Hills pair joined 220 other couples to renew their vows before Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. at the St. John Baptist de la Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: Presiding over a special Mass for World Marriage Day, Mahony, leader of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. archdiocese arch·di·o·cese n. The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction. arch  di·oc , applauded the couples for their commitment to each other and their faiths. He compared their love to ``shining brilliant lights.'' ``In our society there are many who say it is impossible to be in a commitment to a person for five years, 10 years or even two months in some instances,'' Mahony said, prompting laughter. ``You are (an) inspiration to young people today, that yes, it is possible to make a lifelong commitment.'' The church pews were packed with some 1,400 people, including friends and family. Some couples donned simple blue suits and sweater sets. Others got decked out for the occasion, strutting around in tuxedos and white-beaded evening dresses. Mahony jokingly dubbed Cecilia, 87, and Howard Kainz, 90, the day's ``winners.'' The Camarillo couple were married 68 years ago during the Great Depression in a downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or church at 4:30 a.m. Today, they have three children, 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. While enjoying cake at a group reception after the Mass, the Kainzes shared their secrets to nuptial nup·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds. n. success. ``It's patience and understanding each other,'' said Cecilia Kainz, who last renewed vows with hubby Howard three years ago. ``You have to work things out before you get mad. . . . We've had a very happy marriage. It's something we're just proud of.'' CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Ruth and Earl Mollet of Northridge, at right, married for more than 60 years, exchange vows at St. John Baptist de la Salle Church. John Lazar/Daily News |
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