Marriage Preparation Course

Upcoming Courses:

• December 12-15, 2024 (Dickinson, TX) | Mr. Tomy Arackal (713) 398-0567
  
• December 20-22, 2024 (Lemont, IL) | Mr. Thomas (Lalichen) Alumparambil (312) 636-5904
  • To register for Chicago course, please click here.
    
• February 6-9, 2025 (Florida) | Mr. Jose Prakash: (954) 540-7286 or Sr. Jolly Maria: (954) 600-7569
  • To register for Florida course, please click here.
    
• March 14-16, 2025 (Chicago) | Mr. Thomas (Lalichen) Alumparambil (312) 636-5904
  • To register for Chicago course, please click here.
    
• April 25-27, 2025 (Dallas) | Mr. Jokutty Joseph (214) 507-9892  
  • To register for Dallas course, please click here.
    
• October 16-19,  2025 (California) | Mr. Francis Thomas – (949) 280-0109 or Fr. Christy Joseph
  • Registration will open in March 2025!
    

For more information, contact:

Name	Phone Number
Fr. John Melepuram	(215) 808-4052
Fr. Melvin Paul	(410) 206-2690
Mr. Thomas Moolayil	(630) 779-0140
Mr. Thomas (Lalichen) Alumparampil	(312) 636-5904

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The preparation for marriage leads to married life, through the celebration of the sacrament, which is the culmination of the journey of preparation which the spouses have made and the source and origin of their married life.

In the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, a man and woman by their irrevocable personal consent enter into a covenant by which they establish between themselves a partnership for their whole life. This covenant is, by its very nature, ordered toward the good of the spouses and to the procreation of children. Through the sacrament, the spouses are united by God after the pattern of Christ’s indefectible union with the Church and so are consecrated and strengthened by sacramental grace.

In a sacramental marriage, God’s love becomes present to the spouses in their total union and flows through them to their family and community. Within the tradition of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church, the priests are witnesses to the mutual consent given by the spouses, and for the validity of the sacrament, their blessing is necessary.

One of the most excitements about being married is realizing that it will take many years of loving and living to learn to know each other. A good marriage will have unimagined joy, unexpected depths of love, and unanticipated experiences and trials—all of which have the capacity to bind and build a couple into a growing oneness. Problems the families may encounter in the areas of sex, finance, occupation, children, culture, health, substance abuse, communication, and fidelity are discussed in this session.

MAIN TOPICS COVERED

• Sacramental Dignity of Marriage
• Marriage in Bible
• Marriage and Canon Law
• Intimacy
• Catholic Parenting
• Responsible and Prudent Parenthood
• Natural Family Planning
• Moral Challenges in Married Life
• Conjugal Psychology
• Family and Family Prayer
• Communication
• Problems in Family Life
• The celebration of Marriage