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I am jewish, FI is Catholic. We are having a rabbi and monseignor (??). I am told we will have to do some sort of interfaith precana. What is it???
Posted by carlsbride
It is sort of a pre-marital counseling for couples who wish to get married in the Catholic Church - or in your case - have your marriage recognized by the RC Church. Since you will be going to the special inter-faith session - it is probably on a weekend, you will meet with married couples and other engaged coupels and discuss issues related to being married - finances, children, sex, family, arguing, religion.
Posted by aliwnec10
what about if you're getting married on the beach by a priest and you're both Catholics?
A RC priest in good standing with the church would not officiate at a marriage ceremony on a beach. If this is what you are doing then your marriage would not be recognized by the church. Pre-Cana is required for marriages recognized by the RC Church.
Posted by carlsbride
Posted by aliwnec10
what about if you're getting married on the beach by a priest and you're both Catholics?
A RC priest in good standing with the church would not officiate at a marriage ceremony on a beach. If this is what you are doing then your marriage would not be recognized by the church. Pre-Cana is required for marriages recognized by the RC Church.
Okay stupid question... but what does it mean if your marriage isn't recognized by the church? Is this a big deal? Keep in mind we're not religious. Is this basically just a blessing on your marriage?
Posted by aliwnec10
Posted by carlsbride
Posted by aliwnec10
what about if you're getting married on the beach by a priest and you're both Catholics?
A RC priest in good standing with the church would not officiate at a marriage ceremony on a beach. If this is what you are doing then your marriage would not be recognized by the church. Pre-Cana is required for marriages recognized by the RC Church.
Okay stupid question... but what does it mean if your marriage isn't recognized by the church? Is this a big deal? Keep in mind we're not religious. Is this basically just a blessing on your marriage?
Not being recognized by the church means that in the church's eyes you aren't married. But if an RC priest marries you and signs the license I beleive that is recognize dby the church. I would ask him, cause I believe the priest signature is what makes it legit for the church.
Posted by aliwnec10
Posted by carlsbride
Posted by aliwnec10
what about if you're getting married on the beach by a priest and you're both Catholics?
A RC priest in good standing with the church would not officiate at a marriage ceremony on a beach. If this is what you are doing then your marriage would not be recognized by the church. Pre-Cana is required for marriages recognized by the RC Church.
Okay stupid question... but what does it mean if your marriage isn't recognized by the church? Is this a big deal? Keep in mind we're not religious. Is this basically just a blessing on your marriage?
It's a big deal if you believe in the Church's teachings about marriage and if your faith is important to you. If you don't care than it doesn't apply to you.
No - it would not be a blessing on your marriage (from the Church's standpoint) - only a Priest, Bishop and maybe a Deacon can do that.
Where does a Monseignor fall in the Cathollic Church?
Posted by LisaJill
Where does a Monseignor fall in the Cathollic Church?
That is what i thought! I am sooo confused. I did a search and there are a lot of postings. Peole do it, I just can't figure out why. I am not bound to anything I discuss with a priest... i am jewish! LOL
that is the most rediculous thing ever! that's like saying 'Christian Bar Mitzvah'
Posted by LisaJill
That is what i thought! I am sooo confused. I did a search and there are a lot of postings. Peole do it, I just can't figure out why. I am not bound to anything I discuss with a priest... i am jewish! LOL
Posted by dleeny
interfaith pre-cana??there is no such thing!
what is pre-cana
It just sounds like a 'scam' to me since pre cana isn't free. did they tell you that you 'HAD' to take it or they wouldn't marry you?
Posted by galbano
Posted by dleeny
interfaith pre-cana??there is no such thing!
what is pre-cana
Actually there is--I took an interfaith precana through the diocese of Rockville Centre. If you look on their website it is there. They talk about the usual stuff in addition to raising your children as an interfaith family. My DH and I actually got a lot out of it.
my DH is Catholic, I am Jewish. we looked into what is involved in having our marriage recognized by the Catholic church and discovered that DH would have to write a dissertation to the church and make a sizeable donation. At which point he decided he wanted a Jewish wedding
Posted by klingklang77
there is an interfaith marriage preparation course. i dont know if it is called precana exactly, but if they are getting married in a catholic church and one of them is catholic, something has to be done.
also about the confimation question someone said earlier, i think you have to recieve it to get married in a catholic church. that is what i thought, but maybe they have changed things now.
Posted by klingklang77
there is an interfaith marriage preparation course. i dont know if it is called precana exactly, but if they are getting married in a catholic church and one of them is catholic, something has to be done.
also about the confimation question someone said earlier, i think you have to recieve it to get married in a catholic church. that is what i thought, but maybe they have changed things now.
