I know that it's Super Bowl Sunday and I should be mentally preparing myself for a big Steelers win (or studying in the meantime), but I had to post a quick item of good news.
CHRISTOPHER DOES NOT NEED TO GET CONFIRMED BEFORE WE GET MARRIED!! Now, I know I may be a little too excited about that - but it's a pretty big deal. It's church law in Roman Catholicism that both the bride and groom must be baptized, but only one needs to be Catholic in order to receive the sacrament of marriage. Although the Vatican says it's ok, I have found that certain churches require both participants to be Catholic and confirmed as adult members of the church.
Now, being the good Catholic girl that I am - I have received all scheduled sacraments to date: baptism, reconciliation, communion, and confirmation. Thankfully, Chris is a cradle Catholic so he was also baptized, and received first reconciliation and communion in the Catholic Church. Yet he skipped that pesky sacrament to become a full member of the church. I wasn't worried until I started reading through my Catechism book and noticed that some churches require confirmation. After going through MONTHS of classes serving as Suzie's sponsor, I was dreading the thought of doing it all again. Looks like we got off easy on this one. :)
We will still have to go through pre-cana classes (marriage prep) through the church which is totally fine. I'm just happy that this is one less thing I have to worry about.
P.S. We are getting married in Charlottesville at our church in town: Holy Comforter. I'm hoping to get downtown one of these days to get some photos of the church - it is gorgeous. It's small - holding 210 MAX - but it feels more like home than any other church besides Saint Matt's in Dauphin. Father Dennis will be marrying us - he jumps up and down. I heart him. :-) More to come later - I'm off study/get ready to go to Julie and Steve's for the big game.
CHRISTOPHER DOES NOT NEED TO GET CONFIRMED BEFORE WE GET MARRIED!! Now, I know I may be a little too excited about that - but it's a pretty big deal. It's church law in Roman Catholicism that both the bride and groom must be baptized, but only one needs to be Catholic in order to receive the sacrament of marriage. Although the Vatican says it's ok, I have found that certain churches require both participants to be Catholic and confirmed as adult members of the church.
Now, being the good Catholic girl that I am - I have received all scheduled sacraments to date: baptism, reconciliation, communion, and confirmation. Thankfully, Chris is a cradle Catholic so he was also baptized, and received first reconciliation and communion in the Catholic Church. Yet he skipped that pesky sacrament to become a full member of the church. I wasn't worried until I started reading through my Catechism book and noticed that some churches require confirmation. After going through MONTHS of classes serving as Suzie's sponsor, I was dreading the thought of doing it all again. Looks like we got off easy on this one. :)
We will still have to go through pre-cana classes (marriage prep) through the church which is totally fine. I'm just happy that this is one less thing I have to worry about.
P.S. We are getting married in Charlottesville at our church in town: Holy Comforter. I'm hoping to get downtown one of these days to get some photos of the church - it is gorgeous. It's small - holding 210 MAX - but it feels more like home than any other church besides Saint Matt's in Dauphin. Father Dennis will be marrying us - he jumps up and down. I heart him. :-) More to come later - I'm off study/get ready to go to Julie and Steve's for the big game.
GO PITTSBURGH!!
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