Theological
Orientation
The sacrament of marriage is a contract implying total and
permanent commitment between a man and a woman; it is a
covenant based on fruitful love; it is a sacrament bringing the
ongoing power of the Holy Spirit to the relationship and
signifying the union of Christ with the Church.
The commitment of marriage implies mutual support and
affection and total faithfulness to one another in body and
spirit. As the couple grows together through life, their love
will be directed toward fruitfulness, family, and hospitality
toward others.
It is primarily in the family, the “domestic church”, that
faith is expressed and nourished. Marriage rooted in the grace
of baptism grows strong in the light of the family’s daily
living of the Christian life.
Our parish community supports the role of the family by being
a worshiping, believing, serving community and by providing
ongoing spiritual formation for all.
Procedures
Weddings
are generally celebrated on Saturdays at 10:00 AM, 12:00
Noon, and 2:00 and 6:30PM. Weddings are not celebrated during
Lent, except in emergencies.
Weddings
can be celebrated in the Daily Mass chapel or in the large
church.
The couple generally prepares for marriage in the parish
where at least one of them is a
registered, participating member.
The couple contacts the parish office at least
four to six
months
before the proposed date of the marriage (321) 773-2783.
NOTE: If one or other of the couple has been previously
married, and
if an annulment
is needed,
the annulment process will be completed before marriage
preparation begins.
At the couple’s first appointment, elements of the
preparation
process
will be explained. These include: the
FOCCUS assessment; the
Engaged Encounter or
Pre-Cana seminar/retreat; meeting with the priest or deacon
who will preside at your wedding; planning the liturgy; and the
required paper work, including a recent copy of each one’s
Baptismal certificate (if applicable).
A
date
for the wedding will be confirmed on the parish calendar when
the
FOCCUS and Pre-cana or Engaged Encounter
assessment are completed.
Love is
always patient and kind;
it is never
jealous;
love is never
boastful
or conceited;
it is never
rude or selfish;
it does not
take offense
and is not
resentful.
Love takes no
pleasure
in other
people’s sins
but delights
in the truth;
it is always
ready to excuse,
to trust, to
hope,
to endure
whatever comes.
Love does not
come to an end.
-1 Corinthians 13: 4-8
