Marriage

Congratulations on your engagement. At Donnybrook Parish, we lookforward to helping you prepare for the celebration of your marriage and for your future together. We hope that this time of preparation will be a happy time for you.

The months coming up to your marriage can be very busy. It can be difficult to find the time and space to reflect on what your marriage is all about. Christian marriage is a Sacrament. In other words, it is one of the ways in which Jesus Christ continues to be present and active among his people. By choosing to celebrate your marriage as Christians, you commit yourselves to making your own love a sign of Christ’s love, for each other, for your children, and for the community in which you live.

The Bible tells us that God is faithful, and that he never takes back his love, even when his people let him down. Your day to day acceptance of one another; your care for each other, year in and year out; your life long fidelity – all of these are ways of making the love of Christ really present to each another and in the world around you.

The Bible speaks to us of a God who wants to share his love; a God who gives life, and cares for it. Love grows when it is shared. You may be blessed with children, who will depend on you for care (both material and spiritual). Your acceptance of the children God may send you, and your care for them, is your participation in the creative love of God.

You will find below two information booklets, one for parishioners of Donnybrook Parish and one for visitors from other parishes who have chosen to celebrate their marriage in Donnybrook. Please select the one which applies to you, read it carefully, and don’t hesitate to contact us with any further enquiries you may have.

Marriage Information Booklet – For Parishioners

Marriage Information Booklet – For Couples From Other Parishioners