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To celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Joseph, couples should make arrangements by registering their marriage intentions at the rectory/parish office one year in advance.
The wedding date should not be set until our Pastor and office have been consulted. Please call our office to establish a meeting. We look forward to celebrating your marriage at St. Joseph Parish!
1. A New Look at Marriage In Today’s World - Video Clip
2. Finding Out If You’re Really in Love - Video Clip
NEW***** Marriage Preparation Brochure from the Diocese of Norwich- Click HERE
THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
1601 "The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament."84
I. MARRIAGE IN GOD'S PLAN
1602 Sacred Scripture begins with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God and concludes with a vision of "the wedding-feast of the Lamb."85 Scripture speaks throughout of marriage and its "mystery," its institution and the meaning God has given it, its origin and its end, its various realizations throughout the history of salvation, the difficulties arising from sin and its renewal "in the Lord" in the New Covenant of Christ and the Church.86