As
part of marriage preparation Catholics couples are paired with another catholic couple and they discuss how Natural Family Planning works and are available to answer questions.
Intimacy is more than just sex, but discussing your sex life does need to be
a part of your marriage preparation plan.
Part of the marriage preparation process should involve self - reflection: Developing a better understanding of your own desires and needs, as well as your emotional vulnerabilities that will get triggered along the marital journey.
Many churches offer one of these instruments to their engaged couples as
part of their marriage preparation process, and most will be willing to let non-members take it as well.
Ideally you will complete the package at least three months before your wedding as
part of your marriage preparation.
Not exact matches
Dick died in 2002 and I have continued to be a
part of the
Marriage council at our Church and lead couples in preparation for marriage
Marriage council at our Church and lead couples in
preparation for
marriage marriage classes.
[Note: engaged couples do not necessarily choose to become students when they take
part in
marriage preparation programs, but that continues to be the goal
of this model
of marriage preparation!]
Study
of Amoris Laetitia can help us see that
marriage preparation programs and
marriage enrichment for married couples need to become a normal
part of parish life, and the members
of the parish should be the ordinary ministers passing on the experience
of living the vocation
of Christian
marriage to the youth
of the parish.
In the process
of getting to know the couple, it may become obvious to the pastor that the couple has missed out on important elements
of adult Catholic living that ideally would have been
part of their proximate
marriage preparation.
An excellent way to do this is by use
of a
marriage inventory — a personal questionnaire filled out by each
of the couple as a
part of their premarital
preparation.