The Canonical Interview
By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete
As you arrange your wedding banns, you will be asked to schedule a canonical or pre-nuptial interview, or dulog, as...
Pre-Cana Seminar
By Gladys Pinky D. Tolete
After the initial or canonical interview, you could also ask your parish about the schedules of the pre-cana seminar. So...
Sacrament of Confirmation
Canon 1065 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law states that "Catholics who have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation are to receive...
Engagement Encounters
Engagement encounters are no different from the church seminars, except that they take longer than a day and are usually held in retreat houses....
Ninong and Ninang
The typical Filipino wedding is characterized by the long line-up of ninongs and ninangs or the godparents. Their names appear in the invitation under...
Matrimonial Consent
As the bride and groom recite their wedding vows, wedding guests could not help but smile at this affirmation of their love for each...
A Church and a Bamboo Organ
A centuries-old church and the world's only bamboo organ convinces one that this is a special place to get married in. Welcome to the...
Unity Candle Ceremony
Nowadays, more couples are incorporating the unity candle ceremony in the wedding ceremony. What are unity candles? Unity candles symbolize the wedding ceremony's essence:...
Arrhae Ceremony
Sometime after the exchange of vows, the groom presents the arrhae or arras to his bride after it has been blessed by the priest.
The...
