Couples who wish to marry in the Church, are required to contact the St. Cecilia Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to the date they wish to marry. Please do not set a date and time with a caterer until you have set the date with one of our priests.
"But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife),and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10)
MARRIAGES DURING THE SEASON OF LENT AND THE TRIDUUM
Marriages during the season of Lent are not to be encouraged. However, if a marriage does take place, there should be a marked moderation in festivity. No flowers are allowed in the sanctuary during the Lenten season except on the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday, April 3, 2011) and the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19, 2011). The celebration of marriage (and the convalidation of marriage) is not permitted during the Easter Triduum (RM, 11).