The International Marriage Blessing Ceremony of 777 Couples - October 21, 1970

. ‘· ’ .. ’ ‘. .,-.):.·~ . . … ), . ,

Smtl1ak I11stitute of History ·

• I ’ ’ , I ,,,, ,,’ I ! ’ I ’ I ‘’ .’ ’ ’ . •I I • I ,, ,I • ’ I’

‘,,-.,- --· ’ I Sunhak •I’ I ’ I - -~ - ‘-… ’ - I

~-~~;-. … .. . I .. • ‘l!.,. - - ~1 ’ .,;,.., . ’ ·,

… --:.1..i,.A t/l• - - ~

- … ·•..•• ·- , “’ • • • .,_ • ., • ’ .. t’ . • .. • ., ’ • ••.

On October 21 , 1970

international Marriage Blessing Ceremonyat Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul.

This marriage blessin~ ceremony is the first international blessing ceremony. The 539 couples from Korea, the 235 couples Japan, and the 16 couples from the United States, Europe and other 10 nations were matched. From this blessing ceremony, the era of the international marriage blessing has been begun.

Sunhak’ Institute 0£ History ·

True Parents mentioned that the international marriage

blessing ceremony of 777 couples completed the path which allows all nations to go toward God by creating the ideal family.

The 777 couples also called 3. 7 family. 3. 7 family means that 3 x 7 = 21 which stands for the 21 years indemnity course when overcame the difficulty. With this foundation, the 777 couples are free from the realm of accusation.

~f:jP.--~~ . . ,._t;””’”’”’----- ,l’I. If .I )

“…;.;;;;;;::::., ’ :,r~

:::>-, -i• ;(t 0 .,-1 J<… -<Ii’ ~ .t ~

.,;’1 ~ ~1 ,~,., fa ~ / ~ ~I v ~ ·-”~ _.. ~ ,;, ‘i. % u I “’’1- ~-

The 777 couples presented the house and the Lincoln vehicle which was not sold in Korea, but only in the US

to True Parents. True Parents drove the Lincoln vehicle

during the speal<:ing tour.

The Korean society had an interest in the 777 couples marriage blessing ceremony because it is the most latest large international marriage blessing. Two days before the blessing ceremony, some blessing candidate couples appeared on the Korean TV program ‘Lim Taekgeun Morning Show’.

• With the Blessing of 777 couples, · ~ , we entered the era of rriage >

..,..·:. .• · that transcends race. Thus tl1e -Unification Church is not a churcl1 l ,.’•• )’ ’ .L, ·’’ . foundation by connecting tl1e --·~~, >

I people of the world together. Tl1is ’ ’

~’ - ,,,, Blessing marks tl1e beginning of a new era transcending races and ‘I , i· ‘’ ’ tribes in wl1icl1 a new nation oftl1e t, 17 ’ world can be for1ned. From that • • I’Ii ti1ne, the Unification Church >

began its work worldwide.

Tiue Pare11ts ‘Vilords [CSGS.2.4:18]

~~~ t12.l~A~~, .!i!.:i:!. Report of Cheong II Guk Providential History

~ 2tQ.1 AtJt1 ~5f:I Sunhak Institute Of History