Every couple marrying in the Catholic Church are required to give a minimum of three months notice to their priest and complete a Pre Nuptial Enquiry Form. The form is completed a meeting with local priest of each party.

There are at least three forms that you need to get before going to meet your priest.
1. A recently issued copy of your Baptismal Certificate
2. A recently issued copy of your Confirmation Certificate
3. A Letter of Freedom from each parish you have lived in since you were 18.

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Marriage is a solemn legal contract and it is vital that all the necessary preliminaries for a marriage be completed in order that the marriage is legally valid. The marriage provisions of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 became law on 5^th November 2007.

This legislation brought about major changes in the procedures for solemnising and registering marriages in the Republic.

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 Unity Candle Ritual

One way that couples can be creative in their wedding ceremony is around the Unity Candle ritual.

Normally an individual candle is lit by the bride and groom at the start of the ceremony. Then when they have become husband and wife, they return to the altar to light the centre candle. At this point couples can decide to keep all three candles lighting or blow out the individual candles.

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Mortgage types:

Annuity: This is the most popular choice of mortgage. Each repayment covers the interst owed plus the capital borrowed. The amount goes down each year. It is a slow process as the Interest owed is based on the capital borrowed. It could take ¾ of the mortgage term to pay ½ of it off.

Endowment: Not a popular option anymore but they still exist. The mortgage is not repaid until the end of the term. The mortgagor does make Interest only payments and also makes a payment into an investment fund that should, upon  the end of the mortgage term, mature, hopefully to the extent that will allow the mortgage capital to be repaid.

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Every couple who completes our course will be offered a free session with our financial guru Noel Morgan. 

Noel will be able to put your mind at ease that as you go into marriage you are getting the most out of all your insurances, pensions or mortgages or if you don't have them, he can show you which policies are best for you. 

The single greatest cause of marital breakdown today is money. If you were hit by a car or an an illness after marriage, what would you do? How would you pay your share of the mortgage, the hospital bills, your outstanding debt? Noel will make sure that you have these possibilities covered. 

This service is completely free. You do not have to pay Noel anything....ever! 

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We've put together a book on Sex & Marriage that's yours to download for free.

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This is a copy of the Religious content from the course packaged as a PDF for your convenience.

The Churches Teachings as a PDF 3.5MB