A Nuptial Mass is highly recommended for a marriage when both parties are Catholic. It is allowed if at least one of the parties is Catholic. Since the non-Catholic party (unless Orthodox) may not receive Holy Communion, many pastors discourage a Nuptial Mass unless both may receive.
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The present rules for a nuptial Mass are; first, that it may not be celebrated in the closed time for marriages, that is from AdventSunday till after the octave of the Epiphany and from Ash Wednesday till after Low Sunday.
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Response to Nuptial Mass & Non-catholic bride ... Whenever attending a Nuptial Mass, I offer my Holy Communion for the happy, holy marriage of the couple being united. Therefore, I feel the couple is receiving the graces of my Holy Communion.
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The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic trad...
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And now you've been invited to a Catholic wedding complete with nuptial mass. Intimidated? Don't be. ... It's not required for us to be married during a Mass; ... The Mass is divided into five parts: gathering and entrance rite, Liturgy of the Word, marriage rite, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and concluding rite.
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Nuptial Mass: Mass celebrated at weddings. Page scans include illustrations, maps, and images from the original Catholic Encyclopedia ... Mass, NUPTIAL, "Missa pro sponso et sponsa", the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It is composed of lessons and chants suitable to the Sacrament of Matrimony,
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If you are attending a Catholic nuptial Mass on a Saturday at 4 p.m. or later, you've just landed a twofer: It's a full Mass, and while it's sort of distracting (you are thinking about your friends getting married, and probably not as focused as usual on the words that the priest is saying), it still counts.
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Does a Saturday evening nuptial Mass fulfill the Sunday obligation? Ask an Apologist ... My wife and I have been invited to a Catholic wedding that is being held on a Saturday evening at 7 P.M. Does attendance at the wedding Mass satisfy our Sunday obligation to attend Mass?
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The text presented here is a sample of the typical Catholic wedding ceremony Inside of Mass. Couples have options as to prayers, readings, vows and blessings and inclusion of ceremonies of other traditions. Please consult with your priest or deacon to further customize the ceremony.; ... NUPTIAL BLESSING A; O.My dear...
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