In a Catholic Wedding, must the best man/maid of honor also be Catholic. My best friend is jewish, I would really like for her to be my maid of honor. Is this possible?
My bf and I are both very religious. We want to be married in a Catholic Church.
2007-06-03 19:25:04 · 16 answers · asked by Answer Girl 2007 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Nope!
Mazel Tov!
2007-06-04 06:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the best man and maid of honor do not need to be Catholic. They are witnesses for the State and the priest is the witness for the Church.
The ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony are the man and woman exchanging vows to each other.
2007-06-04 01:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiance is Catholic, and is sitting right here. We both agree that it should be perfectly fine for her to be your maid of honor. Just remember to give her an idea of whether or not you're taking communion at the wedding, so that she'll know what to do during that time, and at some point before the wedding, take some time to try and familiarize her with what will be happening. :) Good luck, and congratulations.
2007-06-04 00:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too am catholic...your best man and maid of honor do not have to be catholic to participate in the ceremony. The church is fairly easy going and you go through everything at rehearsal so they too know what is going on during the ceremony.
2007-06-03 19:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they don't have to be Catholic. My hubby & I are both practicing Catholics and had a full mass at our wedding.
My best friend was my MOH at my wedding, and she does not practice any religion. What happened at our wedding (for my MOH, as well as other members of the bridal party who weren't Catholic) is that the entire bridal party went through the communion line (at the request of our priest to keep everyone in order), however when they got to the altar, if the did not wish to take communion, they simply held a finger to their lips (like they were making a gesture to "shush" someone) and returned to their seats. It was pretty much a non-issue.
Hope that helped!
2007-06-04 02:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by sylvia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your best friend will be okay.
The Code of Canon Law says that two adult witnesses, in addition to the priest, are required for a valid marriage.
Requirements for witnesses may change from diocese to diocese so you will have to ask the priest or parish wedding coordinator for details.
It is recommended (but not required) that witnesses be
+ Men and women who will take a personal interest in the spouses and aid them by advice to live the marriage vows
+ Practicing Christians whose own style of life can be an example to the new spouses
With love in Christ.
2007-06-04 17:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, she does not have to be a Catholic. My sister had a Catholic wedding. I was her matron of honor and our auntie was the maid of honor (she's our age). Neither one of us are Catholic and the priest was okay with it.
2007-06-03 19:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The religion of your bridal party is not relevant, unless it matters toyou... or to them. We are having a Catholic Wedding. My Maid of Honor is not Catholic... and one of my bridemaids is actually a Jehovah's Witness.
2007-06-04 01:53:22 · answer #8 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's fine. The religion of the attendants isn't an issue at all. However, prepare those members of the wedding party who aren't Catholic by telling them what the ceremony will be like so they won't be uncomfortable with not knowing what is going on.
Congratulations to you!
2007-06-04 00:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the best man/ maid of honor do not need to be catholic. They are only witnesses to your matrimony doctrine.
2007-06-03 19:31:45 · answer #10 · answered by *star chick* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our bestman was not Catholic. The only thing with that is that when it is time to take communion just make sure the priest knows that he is not to be included in that. Also, when you do confession a few days before, you also notify them that he won't confess. My sister's bestman was also not Catholic. It's not as big of a deal as alot of people think. Good Luck!
2007-06-03 19:45:51 · answer #11 · answered by ediabullo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋