Marriage Scenario

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Thinking ahead and here’s my question: I’m a widower now and I’m engaged. If my fiancé and I got married civilly while we save up for a Church wedding; could we still receive Communion?
 
I hope you will permit me to ask a few questions here, as I would if you came into my office and asked the same thing. Why do you need to get married civilly first? And what is there to save for vis-a-vis a Church wedding? Are you planning on living together before being sacramentally married? I guess I would want to know the particulars of the situation before I gave an answer.

Also, after reading your other thread, my condolences on the passing of your ex-wife. May she rest in peace.

-Fr ACEGC
 
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Well, Father; my fiancé lives in the Philippines and we have to apply for the 90 day K-1 visa.We’re applying for the K-1 visa because we heard that it was easier than the spousal visa. I found out that it takes 6 months of marriage prep before the Church will marry us. In order to meet government requirements; we’ll have to get civilly married before the 90 day’s is up.

As for living together; yes, we intend to live together before we are married by the Church. From what I gather; would a priest refuse to marry us because we’re living together?

As for the Church wedding; mainly we’re saving up for the reception.
 
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I’m confused. In another thread you said you needed an annulment:
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That’s the sticky part. I’m not yet annulled; though my priest assures me that my annulment should be granted.
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My ex wife died Tuesday night. I no longer need the annulment. Unfortunate way to be free to marry in the Church.
 
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