Marriage Preparation

Prince Albert Marriage Preparation

Dear Lovers,

That’s who you are...Lovers, and Marriage Preparation is specifically for you as lovers. It is intended for those, who want to build the best relationship you can, prior to the day you marry. The program is designed for couples who are willing to devote some time to discuss issues related to the quality of your prospective, lifelong relationship.

The purpose of this program is to provide you with opportunity to dialogue and learn how to:discover more about yourself and your future spousehelp you better evaluate the quality of your relationship;facilitate the development of marriage“skills” that will help you journey betterthrough marriage;provide you with useful information on responsible parenthood;invite you to...

Marriage in Christ booklet

A booklet, "Marriage in Christ" (June 2000), outlines the Marriage Guidelines for weddings in the Diocese of Prince Albert. The booklet is especially helpful for young adults, engaged couples and their parents, and priests and laypersons involved in marriage preparation.

"Marriage in Christ" includes suggested Scripture readings and is available at parishes or from the Diocesan Pastoral Centre for $3. Following are excerpts from the booklet.

Marriage as Sacrament

The essential element of the Sacrament of Marriage is the baptized man's and woman's mutual and irrevocable consent to be united as married partners for life in a way which fosters their welfare as individuals and their union as a couple, and is open to giving life to and nurturing children.

To enter such a relationship permanently, one must be free to do so -- psychologically, emotionally, and physically. Mutual consent is at the heart of marriage itself and of marriage as a sacrament...

Catechism References

The Unity and Indissolubility of Marriage

Conjugal love...demands indissolubility and faithfulness in definitive mutual giving; and it is open to fertility.

- p. 4 (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1643)

The unity of marriage, distinctly recognized by our Lord, is made clear in the equal personal dignity which must be accorded to man and wife in mutual and unreserved affection.

- p. 4 (Catechism, no. 1645)The Fidelity of Conjugal Love

The most important reason for fidelity is found in...

Reasons for a Church Wedding

In the Catholic Church marriage is a sacrament. A sacrament is an encounter with God; the sacrament of marriage is God's encounter with you, the couple, and the celebration of God's presence in the midst of the assembly -- the family and friends who have come to celebrate with you.Sacraments are never private affairs; they are public celebrations of the love of God for his people. The sacrament of marriage is not just the union of two people; it is also a reverencing of the Christian life...

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