Sacrament of Marriage
Congratulations!
Engagement can be one of the most exciting times of your lives – and rightfully so. You are preparing not just for a ceremony but for a lifetime together as husband and wife. By professing your vows before Christ and the Church, your two separate lives will become a single, intimate union, indissoluble until death.
Because of the sacredness and the seriousness of this sacrament, the Church offers you tools to lay a solid foundation to help you not only survive in marriage, but attain all the joy and fulfillment for which your sacramental union was designed.
The Diocese of St. Augustine requires at least 8 months of marriage preparation before the actual wedding. This means that the date set for your wedding must be at least 8 months from the date of your first meeting with the priest or deacon, regardless of how long you have been engaged prior.
Meet with Father Ron. He will set a course of marriage preparation for you and provide you the necessary materials, forms, and resources.
Pre Nuptials Classes
Pre Cana is a one-day marriage preparation class offered by the Office of Family Life. It follows a structured schedule and is presented to groups of engaged couples. It is designed to supplement, not to replace, the less structured, personal meetings that each couple should also have with the priest or deacon who is assisting them to prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony.
FOCCUS is a self-diagnostic instrument
designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship. It is not a test nor meant as a predictor of success or failure in marriage. It is a tool to help couples name and work through issues before marriage.
The Diocese of St. Augustine requires every couple getting married in the diocese, of child-bearing age, to complete a full course of NFP instruction.
A full-course of instruction includes an introductory session as well as several follow-up sessions. Classes are not offered by the diocese directly but through independent instructors. Yo
The Diocese of St. Augustine requires every couple getting married in the diocese, of child-bearing age, to complete a full course of NFP instruction.
A full-course of instruction includes an introductory session as well as several follow-up sessions. Classes are not offered by the diocese directly but through independent instructors. You will need to contact the instructors for more information about schedules or cost.
Information provided at Pre Cana and Engaged Encounter does not satisfy the requirement.
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BELOVED invites all couples to experience firsthand the wonder, mystery, and joy behind that first "I do" ... whether you said it last year or many years ago.
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