I am the groom, but I am not a chatholic. What should I expect and is there anything I need to know about as a non-catholic.
2006-12-08 17:53:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You mean Catholic right?
Your spouse I assume is Catholic, one of you needs to be.
You will have to meet with the priest on several occasions.
There will be classes to take, they can be weekend or just one day, depends on what's available to you. Always different.
Some priest require a exam to be taken by both parties to see if you are indeed ready for marriage, usually takes 30 minutes.
If you or your partner were married before the person will need an annulment.
One of you have to be a parishner at the church for whatever time the church requires, usually 6 months or one full year.
2006-12-08 20:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by LC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is my experience. I am not catholic, but my husband is. We did not have a catholic wedding because his annulment of his first marriage was not final. Once it did become final, we had a co-validations ceremony and were married in the catholic church. We did take marriage prep course, but it only lasted a few weeks. It was almost the same as the meetings we had with the protestant minister who married us. I did not have to say I would raise my children "catholic". I did say I would not stand in the way of them being raised catholic and I did not have to convert.
Personally, it was helpful to attend the classes. I had a better idea of what to expect: genuflecting, the eurcist, no flowers in the church during lent, etc. I also got to ask a few questions that cleared up some misconceptions I had about catholics. Even my husband who was raised in a strong catholic family learned a little.
Good luck
2006-12-08 18:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by kitzyababa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some classes that you will probably have to take, although I believe that six months worth sounds a little long. You will NOT be expected to turn Catholic, that poster is full of bologna. Normally, a Catholic wedding ceremony is conducted during a special mass. The mass itself has the usual amount of standing during certain times and kneeling during certain times which is normal for a Catholic mass. The mass + ceremony will probably be 30-40 minutes long.
2006-12-08 18:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by KT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your marriage is best viewed authorized should you've filed the right bureaucracy to acquire a wedding license, then filed the license inside the designated period of time... OR if ordinary legislation marriage exists on your state, and also you meet the standards. If your earlier marriage was once legally annulled otherwise you have been divorced, then what the church believes is inappropriate, due to the fact you'll legally marry one more. Were you required by way of the county clerk to furnish a divorce/annulment decree proving your restored non-married repute whilst you filed on your moment marriage license? If you will have under no circumstances filed for a wedding license, then even now you will not be legally married.
2016-09-03 09:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to go through 6 months of counseling and be willing to become Catholic. Then expect a lot of kneeling and rising and a LONG ceremony!
2006-12-08 17:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by mommy2one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st of all i dont think they allow that. they usually want you to be batized and a bunch of stuff. but if they do, its pretty easy nothing weird, just listen and answer the easy questions. the priest tells you what 2 say!!!
2006-12-08 17:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by dodger805 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wont be able to have a catholic wedding unless you have catholic lessons.
2006-12-08 17:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by iyamacog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋