Precana

mable Posted: Aug 31, 2005 11:03 AM

Precana

DOes anyone know about weekend precana??
My FH's mom said it is very romantic but she does not know where they have it, she knew of it years ago...

Swan06 Posted: Aug 31, 2005 11:24 AM

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I hear about Precana a lot. Is it a honeymoon term? Please fill me in Thanks

carlsbride Posted: Aug 31, 2005 12:19 PM

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Posted by Swan06

I hear about Precana a lot. Is it a honeymoon term? Please fill me in Thanks

Pre-Cana is the marriage preparation program that couples marrying in the Catholic church must complete. The title comes from the Bible story in which Jesus attended a wedding in Cana where he performed one of his miracles. The program gives Catholics an opportunity to learn about their future spouse and learn about the sacrament of marriage. The couple usually meets with the priest or a couple from the church three or four times to discuss different topics such as children, money, religion, and other marriage related issues. The couple also takes a questionnaire that helps identify important topics which may not have been fully discussed. Since the Catholic church views marriage as a life-long commitment, Pre-Cana is also a chance for the priest to ensure you are not marrying under duress and that the couple is ready for such a commitment.
HTH

jackiez Posted: Aug 31, 2005 12:21 PM

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Precana is a class that is required by the Catholic Church before they'll marry you. Sometimes it can be a weekend other times it is one night a week over the course of a couple months. They talk about the institution of marriage and how it all fits in with the Catholic Church. (I haven't gone yet, so that's all the info that I have)

Sweetpea130000 Posted: Aug 31, 2005 12:47 PM

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Posted by mable

DOes anyone know about weekend precana??
My FH's mom said it is very romantic but she does not know where they have it, she knew of it years ago...

Ask your church, they should be able to direct you to one.

mable Posted: Sep 01, 2005 06:43 PM

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OK, they never heard of it so thank you...

SFP0214 Posted: Sep 01, 2005 10:28 PM

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You could call the dioscese (sp?) They might know.
Also not every parish requires you to take a questionarre (FOCUS test). It is a parish by parish thing. Mine didn't believe in it.

Soon2BLIgirls Posted: Sep 01, 2005 11:45 PM

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I loved pre-cana! It's a little boring at times, but overall it was a great experience. The best part was when you rate yourself and FH on certain attributes. I'll never forget when I realized that my FH always thought higher of me than I think of myself. Does that make sense???

ffkimmy Posted: Sep 02, 2005 07:38 AM

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I took pre-cana I went once a week to someones house a couple that hosted it. they talked about marriage in general I was worried that we were gonna be praying and all but it wasnt like that at all it was a very relaxed one night a week where we joined 4 other couples getting married. It was very nice.