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The Later Years. Encouragement and Enrichment Good marriages can always be made better! Marital Sexuality The two purposes of marital sexuality: unitive and procreative. Then our children were born, baptized Catholic, received their First Holy Communion and now about to be confirmed. They too had begun to pray for him to convert. He had left his Baptist beliefs and had nothing. He seemed unhappy all of the time, which made us pray harder.
Inviting him to every Catholic occasion. He accompanied us to mass sometimes. But began attending mass weekly with us and becoming more involved as our children are preparing for their next sacrament.
Now after 15 years of marriage he has come to us saying he is converting! He started the classes and will become Catholic this spring. You do have to live by the Catholic church and raise your future children Catholic. Since you already have decided to do that, then you can go forward. I would not pressure him.
All I needed was patience and prayer! Good Luck and congratulations on your engagement. No ceremony, piece of paper, or clergy member of any faith can undo it. Try raising your child with respect for both religons. Reverse baptism? Is this a serious question? Baby baptized. Big deal. Do it secretly. Baby will select his or her own religion if given the freedom to do so. No harm, no foul. Baptism by this means is only valid if the one being Baptized is in danger of death. If not, then a formal Baptism still needs to be done.
Dear father, I am a Hindu and married to Catholic girl and recently we had a child. We enquired a priest for giving baptism to our child.
He said that first I should convert then only they can give baptism to my child. Is there any other way I can give baptism to my son without converting from my religion? Please help me father. This is absolutely ridiculous! One has nothing to do with the other. You should never have to abandon your religion to have your child baptized. That church is backward.
I hope you find a solution. If your local priest has a problem with you not being Catholic, explain that you have no problem and you will help raise the child in the Church. If he still has a problem, it might be an idea to go to another priest or to the bishop, to explain what has happened.
This is not true, please find another Catholic Church to have your child baptized in. As long as one parent is Catholic and both parents consent, you can have your child baptized. Hello, I am a catholic girl studying in university.
And I have no issue with the whole converting thing because I will always be catholic. He is not asking me to convert but his father has a slight issue with this and my mother is worried that I wont be accepted by his family and I know her worries are just any thing a mother would worry about. I want to bring them up catholic and im sure if I talk to him he will let me.
Muslims believe in Allah, a higher power, the creator of everything. Just as Christians worship one God and one God only, so do Muslims. My best friends boyfriend is Muslim and she is Catholic. They would never ask each other to convert or pressure them to do so. Her boyfriend found Allah later in life, he was raised Christian. On the other hand, my best friend knew little about his religion and was happy and eager to learn more about it. My best friend told me in most cases when a non-Muslim woman has a child with a Muslim man the children are raised Muslim.
I was raised Christian and always taught to accept everyone. Also, has your mom asked you to think about converting? How much have you talked to him about his religion and these issues?
How long have you been together, long enough to discuss marriage and children? Sorry, this is not factual. Muslims do not believe in the Trinity, and therefore their Allah is not referring to the God we follow. So you are wrong that he Did,nt Believe on God. I married my high school sweetheart in through JP… And we renewed our vows in in Catholic church.. In we divorced due to circumstances.
You say that you divorced your husband. Did you have an annulment or only a separation of bed and table? You can have a special Mass though to celebrate you coming back together. If you had an annulment, you basically said that your marriage never really existed. In this case, you will have to get married again, but this is also possible. I would recommend you speaking to your parish priest, he will be able to help you. My husband is not sure if he was baptized. They used to attend Episcopalian Services when he was a child.
I am Catholic and our kids were baptized Catholic. We started going to church my husband too on a regular basis for over a year now. I just recently found out that the Catholic Church does not recognize Civil weddings. What do I do to make the Catholic church recognize our marriage?
Does he need to convert or be baptized Catholic? Do we need to get married by a priest? If the catholic church did not want to be recognized as some sort of cult or different, then it should be not different any other church or religion. If one is married, one is married PERIOD; civil or otherwise as long as the person overseeing the marriage was ordained or given the authority by law i. If your husband is not baptised, you will need to ask permission from the bishop to get married.
Speak to your priest about a sanation of marriage. This is something that the bishop can grant that heals the marriage in the root, meaning that it makes it valid in the eyes of the church. You do need to speak with your priest asap as you should not be receiving the Eucharist if you are in an invalid marriage. We are planning to get married next year and I was wondering if its possible to marry in a catholic church? Would the church recognize my marriage?
Hello, so happy that you have chosen to get married in your Catholic Church and have chosen to raise your children that way? Let me try and shed some light on your question. According to Canon law, as long as you get a dispensation from the local Bishop. You can get married in the Catholic Church, a requirement is that you raise your children Catholic, which you two have seemed to agree to. Go see your local Bishop, explain your situation to the Bishop, and that you intend to raise your children Catholic.
Say if your husband use to be Catholic, or another Christian denomination and then became agnostic later. It is advisable to do this before making dates and plans. I hope you and your husband are very happy together, congratulations and my prayers?. Is your fiance baptized even though he is now agnostic?
You need to make an appointment with your priest to discuss this. The quick answer is yes, a Catholic can marry a non-Catholic and even an unbaptized person in the Catholic Church. The only thing is, you cannot have a wedding Mass, meaning no communion can be served. Do I have to become catholic before I can get married to her? No you do not, however, it is recommended so that your children share the same faith. After you have completed all required paperwork and required courses, her pastor may request a canonical dispensation from the bishop for you to marry her.
I am Catholic, my boyfriend of 6 years is not baptised but attends mass with me and is open to my beliefs. We would like to marry in the church; how difficult is it to recieve approval from the bishop? Depending on the diocese, each has their own requirements and checklist.
I would check with your pastor and see. Once you have fulfilled all requirements your local parish and the diocese ask, then your pastor will file a canonical dispensation for you. Some basic requirements may include: baptismal certificate, freedom to marry, marriage preparation, family planning classes, and etc….
If your faith base is the same or different, it is up to you to get married. The only one you should want to approve of your marriage is God. I am jay and i love a girl. I proposed her and still waiting her reply. I am baptized. Is it right for me to love a girl and marry her, as i am baptized.
Really wanna love her and marry her and no one else. Please reply. Furthermore, i heard that she was planning on getting baptized. Can two baptized persons marry eachother please reply. I really need your help. My love is at stake here. Perhaps you should consider enrolling in a faith formation class to strengthen your knowledge of the Catholic faith. The simple answer to your question is yes, the church will allow you to marry.
Hi My name is nagarajan. I am in love with a christian girl. We have a good understanding with each other. I went to her home and spoke with her parents about the marriage. They are fine with me. But my parents not agree since my 2 brothers not yet get married.
But her parents are not keeping well. So we want to get marry now. Now i want to convert as a christian to marry her. Since i studied in christian schools , i am ready to convert as a christian. But i do not know how to proceed. Can anyone help me what should i do to become a christian. One more thing my native is madurai in tamilnadu. But i am currently staying and working in bangalore.
Who should i approach? Please help me as soon as possible. Then u can have a peaceful wedding without spoiling the purity of marriage according to the Bible. Just follow the 10 commandments and you will know for yourself. Do not feel afraid to call or come and speak to a priest at any Catholic Church near you. If you are already enrolled in a faith formation class, your instructor may help you answer most of these questions.
Hello there, I am a confirmed Catholic and my girlfriend is a babtist and I was wondering if we could still get married in the Catholic Church? Could I still get married otherwise? Canonical dispensation for mixed marriage can only be filed by your priest after both of you have fulfill all the requirements which include both of you signing stating that your children will be raise in the catholic faith.
Your first step would be to see where she stands in regards to this issue. I am a baptized Presbyterian, my fiancee a confirmed catholic. I understand that I am allowed to marry inside the Catholic church.
My question is if I am swearing to raise my children in the catholic church by being married in the catholic church. You should ask the priest about it to make sure. Yes, you will be required to state that you will raise your children Catholic. They will ask you and have you sign a paper before the marriage and then the priest or deacon will ask you to verbally agree in front of him and everyone during the wedding.
If you say that you will do this but know that you will nit, you will make your marriage invalid in the eyes of the Church. I am married lady my husband seperated me 3 years back i. Want to get married to my fiancee without divorcee Can the church give annulment without my husband physical presence. Please guide me. What is your question? Are you saying you want a plural marriage? If you marry anyone without divorcing your spouse, you are a bigamist. Neither a judge nor the church can marry you unless you are officially divorced.
You may file for divorce through the court without your husband. They will investigate thoroughly to determine if your previous marriage has ground for annulment. If an annulment is granted, you may be married in church. If it is not granted you may not marry in church but can only do so through civil marriage. Hi guys,Happy to meet people in similar situations. Am catholic and recently got engaged to a man who was Born and raised catholic baptised and received comfirmation.
I really Love him. Will the catholic church accept this? The other issues is my parents ,they are staunch catholics but havent brought myself to telling them the truth,i think they Will freak. What if They say no and church says Yes? Please help me if you know or have any information? The issue with his divorce, I believe he would have to have his marriage annulled by the Catholic Church before marrying you.
That would also be done through the Bishop of your diocese. Your fiance would have to have his previous marriage annulled through the tribunal at your diocese, even if he is not Catholic and even if it was a civil marriage. Once that is completed, you then would have to get permission from your Bishop your priest has to request it to be married in the Catholic Church.
Hi I need a help. Me and my boyfriend are planning to get married next year. I am a roman catholic and my bf is a Taiwanese and he is Buddhist. I want to have a chruch wedding. Will I have the chance to have a church wedding? If yes, what are the requirements do I need to prepare?
Then work with the priest on any further requirements. Hello good evening i have a question, my boyfriend is atheist and i am a Roman catholic , now he plan me to get here in the philippines and marry in USA OMG, what should i do? Marriage is about the end goal, Heaven. Only one person praying for that end goal makes a God-centered relationship incredibly difficult. Pray and look into St. Best wishes.
I was wondering if me and my fiance can get married in the Catholic Church. WE are botth babtised catholics since we were little, but he was previously civilly married to non-believer and then divorced.
Can we get married in the CC? Being an atheist I was never comfortable taking religious vows. What matters is what we think and what the law where we live says. The question was is it considered a valid marriage according to the Catholic Church. Since your wife is Catholic, the answer is no. Interestingly, if you had both been non-Catholic, the Catholic Church would recognize your marriage as valid, should either of you seek to convert in the future.
That seems rather unfair to me, but no one asked me! I am a Roman Catholic. My boyfriend is a Born Again. I am a Methodist married to a former Catholic for almost two years. He refused to seek permission from the Bishop to marry me. He has now left the Catholic church with no prodding from me but of his own free will. We went to Mass and services at my church for 9 months prior to our marriage.
The Catholic church will not leave him alone and continues to hound him to return and repent. My question is what do you have to do to leave the Catholic church?
He was not a cradle Catholic. Your story really touched me. I would suggest you seek out an interfaith minister who could provide both spiritual counseling and, in the event you need an officiant—marry you by incorporating both of your faith traditions in the ceremony. I am finishing my last ordination class and will be ordained an interfaith minister in November of this year.
This is exactly why this kind of ministry is so important. On that most faiths should be able to agree. Blessings to you, and I hope you feel better about your future together. Wrong and wrong. Love is not Love and unequally yoked love is not the true love that God intends for us to have. God wants the BEST for us but we choose to do things our way in our time ex.
Mixing faiths in the sacrament of a catholic marriage. Theres not such thing as a peaceful or fruitful interfaith marriage! This is where temperance, patience, self-control and rational thinking helps us wisely discern the husband God intends us to have.
Sorry to tell you hun but Id advise you to put the emotions on the side as hard as it is and offer everything up to God and ask HIM what his will for you is. The number 1 goal and only purpose for you and your husband is to bring eachother to heaven and holiness, a catholic man can help you do that but a Muslim cannot. Pray to Padre Pio, ask him to intercede for you, to protect your heart and to show you the way. My Advise is to Read Quran and Understand Quran You will find your answer for any question which you have in your mind what ever your religion you have but Quran is Complete book of Allah for Humanity.
Catholic beliefs is near to islam but Consider hazrat Essa Alaisalam as a messenger of Allah not Son. M realy confusd wt to do? If you want to confirm this you can confirm this with a Catholic priest. A force conversion is NOT a valid conversion. So if the two of you decide you want to get married, you can as long as you have discussed all facts and circumstances with the priest.
The bigger question is…do you want to marry into a family like this? They clearly are not aware of the rules and are placing an unreasonable expectation upon you. What does your boyfriend say? All matters must be settled before even deciding on a marriage. Hello, I would like to know if you could give me some advise. Few months ago I met a girl, we had amazing connection, we care about each other, we have great communication… it is going really well. She sees I have good value and respect.
Even if you decide to get married civilly, there are other issues. Are you going to let your wife raise your children Catholic? Whichever way you decide to raise them, will that cause resentment on the part of one or the other of you?
The bigger question is…are the two of you willing to stand up against the wishes of family if you determine that getting married is the right step for you? I am a middle-aged Catholic woman who has never been married. If I were to marry, It would be very important to me to marry in the Catholic Church.
I know that marrying a divorced man would make that impossible unless he were to obtain an annulment. I try to avoid dating divorced men to limit the temptation to make life choices that go against my Catholic values, but I have many questions.
In particular, are there some marriages that the Catholic Church would not recognize? Where can I find guidance about this issue. As I understand it from what a priest told me 20 years ago, a marriage in a registry office would not count as a valid marriage in the eyes of the church and nor would a marriage by someone not baptized.
There may be some other marriage rites that the church would not recognize. Am Catholic and getting a civil marriage to a divorced Hindu guy. I understand that if the divorced preson was married in a non Christian faith buddhism, judaism,, etc than that is not considered a marriage and there is no problem in future to him converting to Catholicism and marrying a Catholic in the Church.
But in the meantime am i allowed to receive holy communion? In my understanding, he has to get an annulment through the bishop and these are not easy and no, if married until you get his annulment, your marriage is not valid until his is annuled only through the church.
Mine was not annuled, we did all we were suppose to do, even though theirs was by justice of peace, Catholic church said not enough evidence as to marriage not working. So, good luck to you.
Im still lost and have tried other churches, but all I could do I guess is divorce my husband now. So I go to church occasionally, last time the sermon was about couples marrying divorced people and how I am going yo hell. So, good luck. My whole life decisions I made and not made, the catholic church was in the middle of, even not divorcing an abusive alcoholic for 13 yrs. Hi my partner and I have lived together for nearly 30 years and have 4 grown up children.
I am currently taking RCIA classes and my partner is catholic. We are getting married in vegas on his 50th birthday. Can I complete my conversion before we get married or do I have to be married before I can be baptised , confirmed and receive communion. My friend was baptized and everything at the Easter Vigil this year and her husband was Confirmed and received Communion. Their marriage was convalidated first. I am a catholic but my fiance is not a catholic and he is willing to get married in the catholic church but my priest said he can not conduct the marriage in the church because I told him I will be joining him in his church.
What should I do? I really want to get married in the catholic church. John Agnes, I need to ask why it is important for you to get married in the Catholic Church if you are not planning on continuing with your Catholic faith? In my opinion and I am facing similar circumstances if you are planning on leaving the Church as you say you are then it would not be correct to be married in the Catholic Church, nor should you desire to.
I agree with what Cat says. I feel that you should make a decision in which faith you wish to continue. I am somehow getting the feeling that you are trying to appease others in the family? It this is the case, this is not the correct decision.
If you plan to join your husband in his church, hopefully it is a true desire on your part…and not because he has something against you remaining Catholic:. Am a non-catholic nd my bf is a catholic. He insist on getting married in catholic church nd i dnt believe in their doctrine nd i dnt want my child to b raised in d catholic faith.
We are kinda addicted to each other.. What can i do plz. I wish you the best but in my situation, we failed. I really thought we would make it, but for me, the pressure to convert was there and I refused.
My ex-inlaws constantly insulted my religion, diet, customs and refused to acknowledge we were an interfaith home. I even went to Catholic school, attended Mass, agreed to baptize the kids and all. I have many Catholic friends who are so much more tolerant so it is an individual thing.
There are extremists in all faiths. My family supported the duality but his family refused to appreciate that another religion existed. I know how it is to love somone so much it hurts! However, our family does not get to see the grandchild in the marriage much.
It is almost like they dont want her to know us and my son does not see it. Jane, Your boyfriend needs to consider your faith needs and what you want for your child is it your child only or yours together? I would put off the wedding until you can come to terms with your religious differences.
Speak to a priest and speak to a marriage counselor. Religion is a very big issue within a marriage when there are differences like the ones you speak of. I wish you luck.
If you cannot come to a serious agreement about where you will be married…and most importantly…how you will raise your kids, I see little hope for this relationship. If your boyfriend absolutely insists on a Catholic wedding…most assuredly he will insist upon the same with your children. And in any case, a priest will not perform a Catholic wedding unless you at least learn about Catholicism and agree to raise the kids Catholic.
At least those were the rules when my father non-Catholic married my mother Catholic. If the rules have changed since, I have not heard so. I am rather confused. Bear with me as I try to explain all this. I was born and raised Baptist. Baptized in that belief in Get married to my first ex husband who was an athiest in He divorces me in because he would rather see someone else and marriage was not what he thought it would be.
That union ended in by the divorce decree. I meet and remarry my current husband who was also divorced in February Now I am still Baptist and he is Pentecostal.
His wife left him she was baptized Pentecostal because she wanted to be with another man. Neither one of us were brought up Catholic. Because of this, I cannot open up the painful past with my ex husband because there was also abuse and alcohol. I cannot visit that again.
So would I have to pay for this tribunal to investigate my old marriage and my current husbands marriage???? My husband is not interested in joining the Catholic church but will visit with me.
He is a truck driver and hardly home. My ex husband divorcing me and a complete stranger having access to his information and bringing this back up is bringing up all these emotions that I buried 14 years ago. Hi Myco, To us catholics, its very important to have a sacramental marriage. Both of you just need to speak to a priest and he will help you get organized for all the things you need.
Totally possible, very common actually! Just need permission from the bishop. As your first marriage was not in the church, I dont think it counts with the church and there is nothing to look into. Jake is wrong. The church does see other denominational marriages as legit. Why is it so hard to just go and talk to a priest. So often I here I think.
There is a difference between I think and I know. Recently my niece was married. She and her new husband decided to get married outside the church. This is a sin in the church. It is also a sin for any catholic to participate in the ceremony. Please, Please, Please talk to a priest. He will clear up any questions you have and tell you what you need to do to set things right.
I am a practicing Catholic and recently married via a civil marriage. I asked my Priest what to do before hand, now married with no answers from Priest I cannot receive communion until we get a blessing from the priest.
This is reason many are leaving the church. I bet our Pope would bless us!!!! I just do not understand why it is so hard for the Catholic Church to accept interfaith relationships. I am in my fifties and not planning on having children my children were all raised in the Catholic Church.
All I need is a blessing to continue in my faithful journey however, I cannot get that therefore I am saying my only option as leaving the church. Wrong, you better check, an annulment must be done before the catholic can participate in any sacraments, no receiving communion, no confession.
Better check, people want to believe this, from one who divorced abd married a divorced man. When my ex passed away, I thought I could receive sacraments, no he still had to get an annulment as in catholic church, even though he married by justice of peace, no go, annulment denied, not enough evidence to the validity or non-validity of their marriage.
You say you are still Baptist? Dioceses often regulate the stipend, or offering to the church, that is customary on the occasion of a wedding. Depending on different areas, this might also include the fee for the organist and vocalist. In a situation of true financial difficulty, couples can come to an agreement with their pastors so that true financial hardship will never prevent a Catholic marriage from taking place. A Nuptial Mass is a Mass which includes the celebration of the sacrament of marriage.
It has special readings and prayers suitable to the Sacrament of Marriage. The Sacrament of Marriage between two baptized Catholics should normally be celebrated within Mass.
If the situation warrants it and the local bishop gives permission, a Nuptial Mass may be celebrated for a marriage between a Catholic and a baptized person who is not a Catholic, except that Communion is not given to the non-Catholic since the general law of the church does not allow it. In such instances, it is better to use the appropriate ritual for marriage outside Mass.
This is always the case in a marriage between a baptized Catholic and a non-baptized person. Church law allows weddings to be held during most days of the year, except the Triduum.
However, many parishes do not schedule weddings on Sundays because of the conflict with regularly scheduled Masses and other parish activities. In addition, some dioceses and parishes do not allow weddings during Lent, a season of penance. What should a couple do when they decide that they want to marry in the Catholic Church?
They should contact their parish as soon as possible and make an appointment to talk with the priest, deacon or staff person who is responsible for preparing couples for marriage. This person will explain the process of marriage preparation and the various programs that are offered.
Why does the church require engaged couples to participate in a marriage preparation program? Marriage preparation offers couples the opportunity to develop a better understanding of Christian marriage; to evaluate and deepen their readiness to live married life; and to gain insights into themselves as individuals and as a couple.
It is especially effective in helping couples to deal with the challenges of the early years of marriage. Depending on the diocese and the parish, several may be available.
Programs include a weekend program with other couples, such as Catholic Engaged Encounter , a series of sessions in large or small groups or meetings with an experienced married couple. Some programs may be offered in Spanish and other languages. Specific programs address particular circumstances, such as remarriage, children brought into the marriage and marriage to a non-Catholic. As part of their preparation, many couples complete a premarital inventory, such as FOCCUS, to identify issues for further discussion.
Marriage preparation programs help couples to understand the Christian and the human aspects of marriage. Typical topics include: the meaning of marriage as a sacrament; faith, prayer and the church; roles in marriage; communication and conflict resolution; children, parenthood and Natural Family Planning; finances; and family of origin.
Most programs charge a modest fee to cover the cost of materials. Programs that require an overnight stay will include an additional cost for rooms and meals. Assistance is frequently available for couples who would otherwise be unable to participate. Peer ministry for married couples is widespread. Many couples meet in parish-based small groups; ministries such as Teams of Our Lady, Couples for Christ, and Christian Family Movement also use the small group approach.
The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program is offered in several states. Some parishes sponsor a retreat day or evening of reflection for married couples. Others offer a mentoring system that matches older couples with younger ones. Throughout the country, many couples participate in Marriage Encounter , which offers a weekend experience and ongoing community support.
Parish priests, deacons and other pastoral ministers are available to talk to couples and to refer them to counselors and programs that can assist them. Retrouvaille Ree-tru-VEYE is an effective program that helps to heal and renew marriages in serious trouble. The Third Option is another program that is available in some parts of the country. An annulment is a declaration by a tribunal Catholic church court that a marriage thought to be valid according to Church law actually fell short of at least one of the essential elements required for a binding union see question 3.
Unlike civil divorce, an annulment does not erase something that was already there, but rather it is a declaration that a valid marriage was never actually brought about on the wedding day. A declaration of nullity does not deny that a relationship ever existed between the couple, or that the spouses truly loved one another. The annulment process examines the events leading up to, and at the time of, the wedding ceremony, in an effort to determine whether what was required for a valid marriage was ever brought about.
While a marriage of 20 years provides evidence that a couple had some capacity for a life-long commitment, the duration of their relationship in itself does not prove or negate the existence of the marriage bond.
Fees associated with the annulment process vary within the U. Fees are typically payable over time, and may be reduced or even eliminated in cases of financial difficulty. Other expenses may be incurred when consultation with medical, psychological, or other experts is needed.
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