EDITED: Anyone know how long it takes [for radical sanation]?

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I should perhaps practice patience… and in a way i am I’m not pestering Fr. to see. But on average how long does a radical sanation take to completion?

It’s only been 1 month, or rather amazingly we started this a whole month ago.Depends on my mood:thumbsup:

At the last meeting, Fr. said that he had to fill out one form, and write a letter then send it in. I don’t recall if he needed me to sign anything. I do remember him saying if he needed anything further it should be able to be handled over the phone.

I’m a little frustrated, I’m ready to move forward. Return to confession. Anxiously awaiting communion. But it seems there is no point in going until this is all settled. Obviously I can confess to relations with the husband, but since it would only happen again, it invalidates everything:blush: to refrain from them, would make the household miserable:shrug:. It has been over 15 years since the civil ceremony, he’ll take exception…lol. If I go, I just have repeat each and everything, don’t I? I struggled hard the first time, and since found out since it wasn’t complete it was not valid, I don’t want to go through this over and over… Or since I have started the process, does that change things? Can/should I continue going confession, and have it valid?
 
Wish I knew what ‘radical sanation’ means.
I am sorry I have never heard of this.
Could it be a kind of exorcism?
 
Mostyn said:
Wish I knew what ‘radical sanation’ means.
I am sorry I have never heard of this.
Could it be a kind of exorcism?
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Im with you, never heard the term.

I googled it and apparently its some sort of a re-instituting of a marriage without the couple having to actually renew or some sort of alternative to that, or…to be honest I just skimmed the definition and saw where it said “consult canons xxxx - xxxx”.

I saw the word canons and thought, “just ask the priest about it”. This sounds like its pretty canon-lawyer type of territory. 😛
 
I don’t know how long it actually takes. I am sorry but I am assuming it could take a while. Have patience and know that God will help you in this time. Truly unite your suffering to Christ on the Cross and you will know his love. It also may help if you rename the thread title to something like Radical Sanitation as it will attract people who are more experienced in the Canonical work.
 
The term “radical sanation” has to do with fixing an invalid marriage when certain conditions exist that make convalidation difficult. It can take quite a while Because of the steps that must be followed and each situation is different depending on the circumstances.
 
My radical sanation was granted in September of last year. It took almost 2 months from the time all of the paperwork was sent to the diocese for us to get the answer.

Those 2 months seemed like an eternity!
They were also a time of deep personal & spiritual growth. 🙂

Prayers for you & your husband- hang in there!!
And to quote my spiritual director (who helped me with the process),
“If it’s worth having, it’s worth waiting for!!” 😉
 
At at Diocese or Parish, December is so crazy busy. Contact the Tribunal office at the Diocese, ask to have an advocate assigned to your case and they will help you with information on the progress.
 
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My radical sanation was granted in September of last year. It took almost 2 months from the time all of the paperwork was sent to the diocese for us to get the answer.

Those 2 months seemed like an eternity!
They were also a time of deep personal & spiritual growth. 🙂

Prayers for you & your husband- hang in there!!
And to quote my spiritual director (who helped me with the process),
“If it’s worth having, it’s worth waiting for!!” 😉
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Thank you! It does seem like it may be an eternity, but I’m happy to wait. I was curious as to a timeline. I was concerned it would be a year or so. Anything under a year is a bonus.
Castello said:
At at Diocese or Parish, December is so crazy busy. Contact the Tribunal office at the Diocese, ask to have an advocate assigned to your case and they will help you with information on the progress.
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Thank you. I’ll wait on calling for a bit, and see how it proceeds. It is still early, I guess, and as you mention, December was really busy. Ironically, Fr. had openings to see me for more than one meeting, he commented on that too, since initially he didn’t expect much to get done on our end prior to Christmas. But we got all the paperwork done other than the letter that he had to write.
 
cominghomeCC said:
I should perhaps practice patience… and in a way i am I’m not pestering Fr. to see. But on average how long does a radical sanation take to completion?

It’s only been 1 month, or rather amazingly we started this a whole month ago.Depends on my mood:thumbsup:

At the last meeting, Fr. said that he had to fill out one form, and write a letter then send it in. I don’t recall if he needed me to sign anything. I do remember him saying if he needed anything further it should be able to be handled over the phone.

I’m a little frustrated, I’m ready to move forward. Return to confession. Anxiously awaiting communion. But it seems there is no point in going until this is all settled. Obviously I can confess to relations with the husband, but since it would only happen again, it invalidates everything:blush: to refrain from them, would make the household miserable:shrug:. It has been over 15 years since the civil ceremony, he’ll take exception…lol. If I go, I just have repeat each and everything, don’t I? I struggled hard the first time, and since found out since it wasn’t complete it was not valid, I don’t want to go through this over and over… Or since I have started the process, does that change things? Can/should I continue going confession, and have it valid?
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I believe it depends upon what kind defects are to be addressed with the retroactive sanation. For some, there was a celebration of the marriage in the Catholic Church, after all normal conditions were met, but some faculty, permission, or dispensation was not properly obtained. Another is where the celebration was not in a Catholic church, and without the approval of the Church, in which case, various forms may be needed as would apply for a normal marriage in the Catholic Church: witnessed forms for freedom to marry, bride and groom forms, dispensation request.
 
UPDATE - the radical sanation was granted!!!

We started the process in early December. However, I didn’t follow up and our last meeting was at the beginning of March.

I received the phone call today, that everything is in good order, and I’m ‘officially’ married in the eyes of the church. :crossrc:

I’m so absolutely thrilled.

Next thing is getting to confession in the morning, and I’m in good shape for Divine Mercy Sunday!!! What a wonderful time to return fully to the church.
The Radical Sanation process is as follows:
  1. you need to meet with your parish priest.
  2. paper work to retrieve from various sources.
  3. another 2 to 3 meetings required.
  4. priest needs to write and send in a letter.
So, truly from start to end, it only took 8 weeks, however, we had several interruptions which made the process just shy of 4 months.
 
Congratulations!!! 😃
God bless!
cominghomeCC said:
UPDATE - the radical sanation was granted!!!

We started the process in early December. However, I didn’t follow up and our last meeting was at the beginning of March.

I received the phone call today, that everything is in good order, and I’m ‘officially’ married in the eyes of the church. :crossrc:

I’m so absolutely thrilled.

Next thing is getting to confession in the morning, and I’m in good shape for Divine Mercy Sunday!!! What a wonderful time to return fully to the church.
The Radical Sanation process is as follows:
  1. you need to meet with your parish priest.
  2. paper work to retrieve from various sources.
  3. another 2 to 3 meetings required.
  4. priest needs to write and send in a letter.
So, truly from start to end, it only took 8 weeks, however, we had several interruptions which made the process just shy of 4 months.
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Great News. Congratulations and a prayer of thanksgiving - Joe K.
 
cominghomeCC said:
UPDATE - the radical sanation was granted!!!

We started the process in early December. However, I didn’t follow up and our last meeting was at the beginning of March.

I received the phone call today, that everything is in good order, and I’m ‘officially’ married in the eyes of the church. :crossrc:

I’m so absolutely thrilled.

Next thing is getting to confession in the morning, and I’m in good shape for Divine Mercy Sunday!!! What a wonderful time to return fully to the church.
The Radical Sanation process is as follows:
  1. you need to meet with your parish priest.
  2. paper work to retrieve from various sources.
  3. another 2 to 3 meetings required.
  4. priest needs to write and send in a letter.
So, truly from start to end, it only took 8 weeks, however, we had several interruptions which made the process just shy of 4 months.
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I am happy for you both. They may or may not notify you with something in writing. If you need a marriage certificate for some reason, the marriage should be recorded at the parish that did the submission, filed using the date of the grant of the retroactive convalidation. (The Chancery also should have a record.) It is a new marriage from the date of the grant, using the prior and continuing consent from before, with retroactive canonical effects. The canonical rights may be important for inheritance rights, etc., and originally also for legitimacy of children, no longer an issue with the current canon law.
 
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