Did You Marry in a Catholic Church? If not, You Can and Should!

[Heggie_Boo]

When I was growing up, my Catholic family said nothing about how to marry through the church. Mind you, my own parents didn't get married in the church but had it convalidated after (my mom called it, getting it "blessed" and I was embarrassed when I was corrected by a priest later in life, like that's the most I knew!) but they didn't even mention about needing to get a dispensation beforehand. Now I'm trying to get mine convalidated or whatever we're able to get so I can get back to my Catholic roots and start raising our kids Catholic and even bring my husband to the faith if he feels led.

[Salamander]

That was a beautiful video. Thank you Father.

[gwendolynkatz]

Your thoughts have been very helpful ✝️❤️. Grace of the sacrament of marriage through the eyes of God .

[TriciaPalmer-mzjw]

Please also include radical sanation for retroactive canonical effect if it applies to that couple. Thank you!

[wakeupnsmellthecoffee]

Where can one find where the Church law/Canon law mentioned in the video. I’d love to get more info, this is very interesting information. God bless you

[markford]

Convalidation was one of the most infuriating things I’ve ever experienced in my life. Most because my now ex-wife was terribly uncooperative. It’s like they make up these rules without thinking of any of the real world implications.

[alicevill]

I went through an annulment a few years ago. Then after years decided to get married again in the Catholic church. He was not baptized I was so we had to go through alot of red tape for it to be valid. He had already been civil married but she was catholic so we got all this got figured out. 2 years after my marriage I am now have to seperate from him. Because he abused my girls. So I'm so hurt that I don't even want to go through all the divorce an annulment again!. Please pray for me and help me out with this situation. What should I do. For now there is only seperation I'm moving out. This just happened 3 months ago. But the abused happened 6 years ago. I want to do what pleases the Lord I have forgiven him and my girls are working on that too. They are adults now.

[rogersmead_hobbies]

Thank you Father, you’re the first person I could find that explains what to do if you got married without a dispensation.

[Roblobster]

I guess one thing I am confused about after watching this video is that can’t you follow the Lord God and do your best to serve him unless you are doing it the Catholic Churches way? To someone who isn’t exposed to the Catholic Church but reads scripture and devotes time to prayer and trying to be the best Christian that doesnt count cause it’s not the specific Catholic way?

[HardestTargett]

We got married in a Christian church but the Catholic Church we visited last Sunday said we are fornicating until we are married in a Catholic Church but I was baptized catholic. Christian is mentioned in the Bible several times but catholic isn’t mentioned once.

[sweetsighsu]

Unfortunately, my husband got prostate cancer after we were civilly married for 5 years. We went through the classes for annulment for past marriages which were annulled. Even though we told the priest about him being impotent because of the cancer he failed to tell us that we could never be married in the site of God. We live as brother and sister aka no sex. It's hard and hurts beyond understanding. My husband still went through RCIA and became catholic despite our marriage never being allowed.

[Vasudeva.]

So I’m in OCIA first day yesterday and my wife from civil marriage was baptized as baby by parents her parents are now Jehovah witness and say not remember what church baptised in as baby. I am not catholic ….trying to be but my wife not want to join church again as of now but willing to marry in church. Will I need her baptism certificate and what if we can’t find the record all we know is she may have been baptised in CA.

[FlashByz]

My husband, baptized Catholic, was previously married outside the Catholic church. I want to convert to Catholic, was also previously married outside the church. My husband and I were married outside any church at all, no blessings of any kind. What order would I need to convert, get annulments, etc? Would we be allowed to get married in the Catholic church after all that is done? I think renewing our vows correctly would be amazing!

[FThunderjet]

I was married 52 years ago on the beach at Ocracoke, NC. Does the Catholic Church consider my children and grandchildren illegitimate?

[JGULLIF]

after listening to this I still don't know why anyone would go through that .... i bet it doesn't happen much.

[andrescervantes]

Thank you for all this knowledge Father! I know you mentioned being in a valid marriage is a church law and requirement for those of us who are baptized Catholic, but is there a specific book or chapter in our bible where god demands this from us?

[merzinaclement]

Dear Fr, I want to know if the couple is Roman catholic and is pregnant before marriage and wants to get married in the church before the baby is born. Will the priest get them married asap ?

[mayra]

I dont have all my sacraments
But im married by civil court I was told by the receptionist that I would have to get marry by the church first in order to get my sacraments. Is that right? I thought sacraments like the first communion and confirmation.

[belenequihua]

I’m a baptized, communion and confirmation Catholic, and my fiance is non-Catholic he is Muslim. Can I still marry at a Catholic Church for my part? And take holy communion for my part?

[felipeelbrujosanchez]

Hi father, I'm a bit confused, I hear you say that you need 2 witnesses and a priest or decon and in the church for it to be valid, now I also heard that if you were married in a protestant church it is also valid you Just need to be baptized, is this true?