Marriage Information

Question 1

What percentage of canadians will participate in marriage at sometime in their lives?

Answer 1

90%

Question 2

What percentage of canadians will choose another vocational calling thats not marriage?

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

What is the current average age of marriage for women?

Answer 3

31.7 years old

Question 4

What is the current average age of marriage for men?

Answer 4

28 years old

Question 5

What is the engagement period?

Answer 5

An average of 1 year period, seen as a trial before mariage and a period to plan the wedding. Couples discuss the following (in private or in mariage classes):
- money
- intimacy
- in laws
- friends
- recreational pursuits
- sexual expression
- independence
- children

Question 6

Three types of mariage: common law

Answer 6

• verbal agreement
• private
• more impulsive and less planned
• unity and fidelity based on the desires of the couple (1st 12 months)
• independence- no strings attached

Question 7

Three types of marriage: civil

Answer 7

• legal contract
• public to society
• governed by marriage laws
• unity and fidelity based on the desires of the couple
• independent except for legal ties that can be dissolved

Question 8

Three types of marriage: Sacramental

Answer 8

• verbal, legal and a covenant of love to live as husband and wife as a sign of God’s love.
• public to society and the christian community.
• sacred, permanent bond until death
• unity and fidelity based on the covenant of marriage, faith and the support of the faith marriage
• personal freedom with a commitment to grow together and support each other’s individual growth.

Question 9

The church sees marriage as. . .

Answer 9

a promise of faithfulness
a contract that is legal and binding
a convenant between two people

Question 10

the 7 sacraments

Answer 10

sacraments of initiation:
- baptism
-confirmation
sacraments of belonging:
- eucharist
- priesthood
- marriage
sacraments of healing:
- anointing of the sick
- reconciliation

Question 11

grace

Answer 11

the presence of god’s love in our lives

Question 12

sign

Answer 12

refers to any object that represents something else

Question 13

symbol

Answer 13

this is much more powerful and personal than a sign but it also refers to any object that represents something else. It takes on an emotional attachments and represents something by its inherent nature (wedding rings)

Question 14

ritual

Answer 14

takes symbols that much further by adding movements and gestures

Question 15

requirements for a catholic marriage

Answer 15

1. interview with a priest
2. engaged encounter
3. pre-marital inventory
4. paperwork
5. marriage celebration