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Urgent Message
Urgent Message
Are you interested in joining one of our Parish committees?
Please contact the Parish Office.
Are you interested in joining one of our Parish committees?
Please contact the Parish Office.
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
404 HUDSON ST HOBOKEN, NJ 07030
Marriage
Questions about Marriage at SPP?
For more information, please contact Gina Andreano at the Parish Office.
What is Marriage?
Two Become One
Ss Peter and Paul or in a different church, there will be much to do over the next year to prepare and with proper planning and the right prioritizing, you will celebrate not only a great ceremony but a wonderful life together.
Marriage as A Sacrament:
Sacraments are outward signs instituted by Christ to give grace. The Church believes that one of the strongest images we have to exemplify how God loves, cares and deals with us is in the sacrament of marriage. We believe that in this sacrament a man and a woman become one in body, mind and spirit in a union that is permanent, exclusive and open to life. Sacraments are very special moments in the life of every Catholic and in the life of the whole church as well. In the Catholic Church, it is not the blessing of the priest or deacon that makes the sacrament become a reality, rather it is the giving and receiving of the Consent of the couple. The celebration of the sacraments is never a private ceremony but rather moments in time where the entire faith community celebrates with the couple.
A Prayer for Couples
Preparing for Marriage
Please make our relationship a great and holy adventure
May our joining be a sacred space
May the two of us find rest here, a haven for our souls
Remove from us any temptation to judge one another or to direct one another
We surrender to You our conflicts and our burdens
We know You are our Answer and our rock
Help us not forget
Bring us together in heart and mind as well as body
Remove from us the temptation to criticize or be cruel
May we not be tempted by fantasies and projections
But guide us in the way of holiness
Save us from darkness
May this relationship be a burst of light
May it be a fountain of love and wisdom for us, for our family, for our community, for our world
May this bond be a channel for Your love and healing, a vehicle of Your grace and power
As lessons come and challenges grow, let us not be tempted to forsake each other
Let us always remember that in each other we have the most beautiful woman, the most beautiful man
The strongest one
The sacred one in whose arms we are repaired
May we remain young in this relationship
May we grow wise in this relationship
Bring us what You desire for us
And show us how You would have us be
Thank you, dear God
You who are the cement between us
Thank You for this love. Amen.
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