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Arranging a blessing ?

  • 01-07-2009 01:35PM
    #1
    Ex Flex Member
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    Hi all

    Does anyone have any details/info as to how you arrange to have a catholic priest perform a blessing of our marraige?

    We are getting married in a civil ceremony in Dublin and are looking to receive a blessing.

    Ive asked the GRO and they have basically said its down to the individual priest but they dont have a list of priests who will perform blessings.

    Asked the local parish priest and he wanted to know why we werent getting married in a church and was very unhelpfull .

    Couldnt understand hiS sttitude as he is on the list of registered solemnisers , till I found out that the list is made up of priests nominated by the parish etc , its not actually a list of priests who want to perform the various duties of blessings etc .

    any help would be apprecaited!!

    EFM


Comments

  • #2
    Toots
    Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 17,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭Toots


    From what I hear this could be the attitude you encounter from a lot of priests, apparently it can be quite awkward to get a blessing because you'll have to explain why you're just not having the whole thing in the church.

    Do you know anyone who would be on good terms with a priest? If so, maybe they could put you in touch with the priest and you could ask them. They might do it as a favour to you. I know a guy who got the blessing, but he was actually friends with the priest, so the situation was different.


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