HUNDREDS RENEW THEIR VOWS.Byline: Donna Huffaker Staff Writer George and Marietta Vidal met as neighbors in the Philippines more than half a century ago. He thought she was beautiful the first day he saw her and still does today, after 50 years of marriage. ``She's just as gorgeous,'' the 70-year-old said Sunday as they renewed their marriage vows Marriage vows are promises a couple makes to each other during a wedding ceremony. Civil ceremonies often allow couple's to choose their own vows, although many civil marriage vows are adapted from the traditional Catholic wedding vow "To have and to hold, from this day . ``She's still the same. She's never changed.'' The San Pedro couple, dressed in cream-colored Philippine wedding attire, joined more than 225 couples Sunday at 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: 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. 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. celebrated the Mass in the Granada Hills church for people celebrating 25 or more years of marriage. Three couples at this year's World Marriage Day event were celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversaries: Francisco and Maria Meza of Moorpark, Kenneth and Dorothy Eulberg of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and Fred and Betty Venneman of Canoga Park. Love and understanding were the keys to their long marriage, George Vidal said. ``And patience,'' added his wife. Raul and Isabella Martinez from the city of Bell had been married for 25 years. Raul, 44, said you need to be strong from the beginning ``and that's how you last a long time.'' Northridge resident Robert Lucas
For the English cricketer, see . Robert Lucas (April 1, 1781–February 7, 1853) was the 12th governor of the U.S. state of Ohio, serving from 1832 to 1836. came Sunday to celebrate with his in-laws, Oscar and Marta Arozena of Granada Hills, who have been married for 55 years. Love of family helped Oscar recover from quadruple bypass surgery Bypass surgery A surgical procedure that grafts blood vessels onto arteries to reroute the blood flow around blockages in the arteries (arteriosclerosis). a couple of months ago, Lucas said. Lucas, himself married for 16 years, said Sunday's celebration shows that ``marriage actually works. People can do it.'' World Marriage Day was inaugurated in 1982 by World Wide Marriage Encounter. The Los Angeles Archdiocese has been honoring couples celebrating golden and silver anniversaries since 1986. In addition to the 225 couples celebrating with Cardinal Mahony in Granada Hills, more than 1,000 other couples were to be honored during Masses with auxiliary bishops in the five pastoral regions of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Gerry McGrath and her husband, Herb, are among more than 225 couples who renewed their marriage vows Sunday. (2) Sunday's ceremony at St. John Baptist de la Salle Church celebrated marriage. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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