Marriage
Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Couples must participate in a preparation program. Please contact a parish priest or deacon at least six (6) months in advance.
All Christians are called to their vocations to be of service to others. These sacrament confers a special grace for a particular mission in the Church to serve and build up the People of God.
This sacrament celebrates and witnesses the covenant of love between two people and symbolizes in that union Christ’s covenant of love for the Church. It is a liturgical celebration, held in a public liturgy at church, where a baptized man and woman freely express their consent to marry in front of a priest and two witnesses, and an assembly. A Catholic must seek permission to marry a baptized non-Catholic either in a Catholic Church or a non-Catholic Church. An inter-faith marriage between a Catholic and a non-baptized person necessitates a dispensation; while it is not a sacramental marriage, it is valid.
Couples must participate in a preparation program. Please contact a parish priest or deacon at least six (6) months in advance.
All Christians are called to their vocations to be of service to others. These sacrament confers a special grace for a particular mission in the Church to serve and build up the People of God.
This sacrament celebrates and witnesses the covenant of love between two people and symbolizes in that union Christ’s covenant of love for the Church. It is a liturgical celebration, held in a public liturgy at church, where a baptized man and woman freely express their consent to marry in front of a priest and two witnesses, and an assembly. A Catholic must seek permission to marry a baptized non-Catholic either in a Catholic Church or a non-Catholic Church. An inter-faith marriage between a Catholic and a non-baptized person necessitates a dispensation; while it is not a sacramental marriage, it is valid.
