Marriage is a “covenant or partnership of life between a man and woman, which is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. When validly contracted between two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament.” ~ Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1601
In addition to exploring the parish-based marriage resources on this site, we encourage you to spend some time at the diocesan marriage site as well as at the Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth site of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), including the USCCB's initiative For Your Marriage.
All of these resources can assist you both in preparing for your marriage and in caring for your marriage, because "a wedding is for a day, but a marriage is for a lifetime."
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