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advice re church "wedding" after civil ceremony

  • 11-08-2009 9:33am
    #1
    Ex Flex Member
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭


    Hi all

    Thanks for the previous advice re getting a blessing immediately after our civile ceremony which is taking place in dublin.

    For various reasons we havent been able to receive a blessing

    If we are lucky enough to have children, we want to baptise them in the catholic faith and raise them as catholics .

    its my understanding that we can ask for church wedding /mass/blessing which will take place in a church and will be a shortened version of what would happen if we were to get married in a church .

    I was told that one of the reasons behind this was to facilite people who get married abroad who want to "get married" at home.

    I presume this is also available to couples who get married in civil ceremonies first ? Does anybody know how we might go around finding out more information about this ? Do you have to go through the same pre marraige courses etc ?

    Does anyone have any further information on this ?

    Many thanks

    EFM


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  • #2
    postcynical
    Closed Accounts Posts: 341 ✭✭postcynical


    Hello EFM,

    I haven't followed your other requests. There is plenty of information here which might help you regarding the ceremonies:
    http://www.gettingmarried.ie/pages/index.php?nd=31

    AFAIK, if you have been married civilly this does not affect your right to be married in the church. If you are both baptised Catholics, you can have a nuptial Mass (where the Eucharist is celebrated) or if one partner is Catholic it is common to have a ceremony with readings and Christian symbolism but without the Eucharist as the focus.

    I guess the requirements are the same as getting married (that is technically what you will be doing, as the church distinguishes between civil and spiritual marriage).

    Best advice I can offer is to speak with a priest, maybe the priest you had in mind to conduct the ceremony.


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