marriage

[alexii11]

My son and his fiancee are both catholics and have made all their sacrements. They have a six month old baby, they would like to be married, however, they do not belong to a church as yet. Is there any way they can married within the next 3 month?

 

[asquared]

your son (not you) and his fiancee need to visit the pastor of the Catholic parish in which they reside geographically and talk to him (not a secretary) about their situation and make arrangments to have the baby baptized and for their marriage. They are already members of the parish in which they reside.

Most dioceses have special marriage preparation programs for couples who have been cohabiting and have children together, or those in civil marriages who have children. Their situation is not uncommon, and the Church wants to do everything possible to help them return to the sacraments and have their family enjoy the blessings and enormous graces of sacramental marriage. They will both need NEW copies of their own baptismal records, so you can help them with that process. They will also need the babies birth certificate (official, not hospital). the baptismal certificate for the baby will contain the parents names as listed on the birth certificate, so if your son has not legally claimed paternity he should do so.

 

[JGheen]

Your son and his fiancée should definitely talk to a priest. However, to address your question, when I was married 2 years ago I seem to recall them saying that the Church requires a 6-month preparation period before they will marry anyone. Perhaps a priest could tell you more.

By the way, if your son (and his family) isn’t really religious and you are trying to promote a religious wedding – know there is an additional option. Civil marriages (if they choose to go that route) can be blessed by the church after the fact. I don’t know all the details about this, but some of my non-practicing friends had their marriages blessed to appease their practicing parents. Obviously, getting married in the church is preferable but their marriage can be recognized and blessed by the Church after the fact too.

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

JGheen:

Your son and his fiancée should definitely talk to a priest. However, to address your question, when I was married 2 years ago I seem to recall them saying that the Church requires a 6-month preparation period before they will marry anyone.

That isn’t the the Church. That’s the diocese that sets those rules. As stated by another poster, those rules have waivers. As stated by you, the best place to check is with a priest.