SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Marriage
The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unit, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1799) CCC 1661.
If you are a registered parishioner of Resurrection and plan to marry in our parish, please call to schedule an appointment 8 - 12 months in advance of your wedding date. (All ceremony dates are tentative until the marriage preparation process is complete.) 1.) Contact the Parish Office to make your first appointment with Fr. Toner. 2.) Meet with the Priest and complete Premarital Inventory Questionnaire, and go over the necessary paperwork. 3.) Meet with the Witness to Love Parish Marriage Prep Coordinator. 4.) Meet with the Priest to follow up on your Inventory.
Witness to Love (WTL) is a virtues-based model of marriage renewal and preparation that integrates modern principles of psychology and the virtues to help couples facilitate and talk about their relationship. All built on the the rock of True Love, "God". Marriage preparation is an important key to a lasting healthy relationship. Click on the WTL link below to learn more.
Contact the Parish Office at 481-7172 or [email protected] for questions and to schedule your appointment with the priest.
Marriage is based on the consent of the contracting parties, that is, on their will to give themselves, each to the other, mutually and definitively, in order to live a covenant of faithful and fruitful love. CCC 1662
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