Marriage Vows...can this work?

[kayla]

I’m a catholic and my husband is a presbyterian, this is a second marriage for us both, we were married by a JP 7 years ago.
We would both like to have our marriage vows done in a catholic church.
I’m going to try and have my first marriage anulled.
I have come back to the Catholic faith after being gone for a long while…I realized “how much” I have been missing
I actually look forward all week to being in church on Sunday:thumbsup:
I understand that I cannot receive communion untill I get an anullmen and take my marriage vows in the Catholic church…am i right???
I have been going to confession often and during the communion I walk up to the alter crossing my arms over my chest and just receive a “special blessing” from the priest.
But…ooooh how I miss the Eucharist
Will my current husband have to convert to a Catholic just to have our vows done in a Catholic church?
thanks for all your (name removed by moderator)ut!
~~God Bless
Kayla

 

[RichT]

You will both need to get your first marriages annulled. Your husband does not need to convert in order for you to have your marriage convalidated in the Catholic church. I would suggest meeting with your priest if you haven’t already to get the process started. Good luck and God Bless!

 

[FightingFat]

Hi Kayla

Was your first marriage Catholic? Was your husband Baptised?

Good luck & God Bless!

 

[1ke]

You are correct, you cannot receive the Eucharist until your marriage situation is resolved.

No, your husband does not have to be Catholic for you to marry in the Church once your marriage is annulled.

However, it is not only you who will need to submit your first marriage to examination for annulment, your husband will also. Protestants who are married in their own faith are presumed to have valid, sacramental marriages. If he was baptized and married to another baptized person, he too will have to apply for an annulment in the Catholic Church before he is free to marry.

Let me recommend a book called “Annulment…” by Michael Foster Smith (long title…) you can get it on Amazon and it is a Q&A format and very easy to read. And, then go talk to a priest.