12687 California Street, Yucaipa, California 92399, United States
Marriage / Matrimonio
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT!
We at St. Frances Church are grateful to be a part of your preparation for a lifetime of shared, mutual love in the Sacrament of Marriage. You will be meeting with a dedicated and faith filled team of people who will help you prepare for married life and assist you with planning your wedding celebration.
Beginning your Journey with Christ
Marriage as a civil contract is an agreement between a man and a woman of sufficient age that binds them together for as long as they mutually agree to fulfill the obligations of husband and wife to and for each other.
The Sacrament of Matrimony signifies a covenant with Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other as Christ loves 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.
The Christ-like relationship established in the Sacrament of Matrimony is one that relates the man and the woman not only to each other, but also to God and the Church as a sign of God’s everlasting love and fidelity. The Church celebrates the beginning of marriage with great joy and surrounds the ceremony with appropriate signs of the sacred covenant entered into by the newly married couple is the celebration of the Eucharist with the parish community. Couples preparing for marriage are strongly urged to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation early and to extend their invitation to all Catholics attending the wedding, especially the witnesses and attendants, on the day of the marriage.
For additional information, please contact: Margo – Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 – 12:30 and 1:30 – 5:30 Phone: 909-797-2533 ext. 225
