Marriage
Marriage
"And the Two of Them Become One Body" (Gen 2:24)
The sacrament of marriage is a visible sign of God’s love for the Church. When a man and a woman are married in the Church, they receive the grace needed for a lifelong bond of unity.
The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life. (CCC 1661)
The Church takes the lifelong nature of the Sacrament of Marriage seriously. The Church teaches that a break in this covenant teaching goes against the natural law of God. The Sacrament of Marriage is “unitive, indissoluble and calls us to be completely open to fertility.” Christian marriage at its finest is a reflection of God’s self-giving love expressed between the love of two people.
Get Started
To get started, please call the Parish Office at 225-387-6671.
- We hold evening weddings on Fridays and both morning and evening weddings on Saturdays.
- Weddings during Lent are at the discretion of the priest doing the wedding.
- The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops requires that the marriage preparation process begin at least SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE WEDDING DATE. It is the responsibility of the couple to schedule this process with the priest who will perform the wedding within that time frame.
*Please note, those who are registered Parishioners elsewhere in the Diocese, or not registered in any Parish, are expected to arrange for the priest or deacon at the wedding prior to booking with the Church.
