Marriage

Marriage

Couples wishing to get married at St. Patrick Catholic Church must make an appointment to see the pastor at least 6 months before the proposed date of the wedding. For a more detailed outline of what’s required, please download our St. Patrick Wedding Guidelines (and share it with your wedding planner), and contact the parish office at (901) 527-2542 for more information.

The celebration of a wedding is a sacred, joyful time for the bride and groom, for their families and friends, and for the local parish community. This celebration of love, of new beginnings, and of promise and hope for the future, makes this a grace-filled time in the lives of all those involved in the celebration. The Church celebrates the sacramental union of its members in the context of our prayer and liturgical life as Christians. This important Sacrament draws us more deeply into the mystery of God’s love for us.

God created humanity out of love and commanded us to imitate this love in their relations with each other. All people are equal in human dignity, and in marriage both are united in an unbreakable bond.

For more information about the Sacrament of Marriage, visit this website:  www.foryourmarriage.org.

“It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him…The two of them become one body” (Gn 2:18; 24).