What is Marriage Preparation in the Catholic Church?
Catholic marriage preparation is the Church’s multi-stage process of helping couples prepare spiritually, emotionally, and practically for the sacrament of Matrimony. It includes remote preparation (your lifelong formation in the faith), proximate preparation (the months of direct Pre-Cana work before your wedding), and canonical requirements that ensure the marriage is valid. It’s not just paperwork and a weekend retreat – it’s the Church taking seriously the fact that you’re about to enter one of the most consequential commitments of your life. ...