Ministry Resources

Marriage Pathway


If you offer marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, or marriage retreats at your parish, this pathway is for you!

Marriage preparation offers parishes the opportunity to share with couples the Church’s beautiful teaching on the Sacrament of Matrimony. More than a wedding or a ritual, matrimony is the call to love one’s spouse in the same way that Christ loved his Church—with self-sacrifice, the full embrace of the other, and the openness to sharing that love with children, who are gifts from God.

The Augustine Institute provides your parish with resources for marriage preparation and for renewing the Sacrament of Matrimony with your married parishioners.

Recommendations for Pre-Cana Classes (and Marriage Enrichment)

Additional Recommendatons on FORMED:

Best Practices  

Marriage Enrichment: Invite couples to meet regularly to watch/discuss Beloved and other videos on FORMED. Beloved can also be used as a retreat for couples in your parish or diocese.

Marriage Preparation: Use any of these formats below with Beloved as your video and discussion component:

  • Large-Group/Parish-Wide Study: Offer Beloved as a large-group session and open it up to the entire parish. Use the promotional materials for Beloved found at leaders.formed.org. under Resources. Break into small-group discussions after the videos to discuss.
  • Participant Guides: Order full-color guides for each participant at Catholic.Market at 60% off for FORMED parishes.
  • One-Session Parent Meeting: Use all three sessions of Beloved in a two-hour meeting that includes group discussion between sessions.
  • Two-Session Parent Meeting: Study Session 1 and Session 2 of Beloved in a 90-minute meeting, followed by Session 3 and the Bonus Session for couples in a second 90-minute meeting.
  • Three-Session Parent Meeting: Devote a 60-minute meeting to each of Beloved’s three sessions.
  • Reverse Classroom: If you plan to have couples watch Beloved at home before the first class, have a married couple in the parish call and congratulate the engaged couple and then explain how to subscribe to FORMED.

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