Does my non Catholic Husband have a sarcrament?

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I am Catholic and my husband and I got married in the Catholic Church when he was a non- Catholic. He was baptized at the time and has since converted to the Catholic Church 3 yrs after we married.

I’m embarrassed to say, but when we got married I didn’t really understand nor really care about the sacraments…all I knew is I wanted to be married and it had to be in the Church because my parents said so. Obviously, that has all changed now, but it got me wondering if my husband has the sacrament of marriage or not. Thanks yall!
 
HoneyBea said:
I am Catholic and my husband and I got married in the Catholic Church when he was a non- Catholic. He was baptized at the time and has since converted to the Catholic Church 3 yrs after we married.

I’m embarrassed to say, but when we got married I didn’t really understand nor really care about the sacraments…all I knew is I wanted to be married and it had to be in the Church because my parents said so. Obviously, that has all changed now, but it got me wondering if my husband has the sacrament of marriage or not. Thanks yall!
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If you got married in the Catholic Church by a Catholic priest and got a dispensation from the Bishop to marry a non-catholic, then your marriage is indeed a sacrament. If one of these conditions wasn’t met, you can certainly make your civil marriage a sacrament by having it convalidated by a priest. I suggest you talk with the priest who married you if you have concerns about the Sacramental nature of your marriage. That is what they are there for. 🙂

Congratulations on helping your husband convert to the Catholic Church! God bless you both!
 
Every valid marriage between two baptized Christians is a sacramental marriage. If he was baptized and you were validly married in the Church, your marriage was the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.
 
In a Catholic marriage the sacrament is carried out by the bride and groom, not the priest, unlike the Eucharist or confession, to give it its old name.You are indeed married, both sacramentally and under law. May it be a happy and long one.
 
HoneyBea said:
I am Catholic and my husband and I got married in the Catholic Church when he was a non- Catholic. He was baptized at the time and has since converted to the Catholic Church 3 yrs after we married.

I’m embarrassed to say, but when we got married I didn’t really understand nor really care about the sacraments…all I knew is I wanted to be married and it had to be in the Church because my parents said so. Obviously, that has all changed now, but it got me wondering if my husband has the sacrament of marriage or not. Thanks yall!
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If your marriage is valid, it’s also sacramental - as pointed out, marriages between baptized Christians are sacramental even if the couple is not Catholic.

Based on what you’ve written, it sounds like you may have a concern about validity - specifically, if you understood what you were undertaking when you married. That would be a question for your priest. The presumption of course is that you are married validly, and the Tribunal would have to declare otherwise if you wished to act as non-married.
 
HoneyBea said:
ok so my husband has this sacrament as well?
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Whatever the status of a marriage is for one person, it is the same for the other person.

If both parties are baptized (not necessarily Catholic) and they enter into a valid marriage, it is a sacramental marriage for both.

If either or both parties are not baptized and they enter into a valid marriage, it is a natural marriage for both.

If the marriage is not valid (for example, one party is already married) then it is not valid for either person.
 
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