Meeting With Catholic priest to start marriage prep classes

Our initial meeting with the preist was just standard get to know you questions. Where we were from, how we met, if we were both Catholic, and if one of us wasn't were they baptized in the church. Asked if we were interested in the full mass or just the ceremony. He then gave us a copy of the Myers Briggs personality test for us to fill out for next time and explained the different Pre-Cana classes with us. The whole thing has been painless and easy...even the classes!

^^^^ same for us! Basic questions.. birthdays, parents, religion... it is after that you will have to take a FOCCUS test and then go over the answers with your priest.. we are in the middle of that right now... I find it very helpful.. it's almost like pre marriage counseling... it brings up questions you may have not discussed in depth with each other. Our last meeting was a bit more awkward for us... we had to go over questions regarding sex with or priest. I think our next step will be a class and retreat. Good luck! And don't worry, the first meeting is easy!

He'll ask general questions(where is the wedding, date..etc) You'll need your Baptism certificates and sacraments. It won't be very in depth. Your Pre-Cana classes and mentoring will be more lengthy and deeper.

The retreat was my favorite part of all this! It gave my FH and I a deeper understanding of our relationship and I truly brought us closer together!!

Do you guys live with each other? If so, is he willing to marry you?

Our journey to marry in the church has been kind of rough, but that's mostly because my fiance is Atheist.

For the first meeting, it will be general info. Make sure you have copies of your baptism/sacrament certificates for their file. They'll go over the paperwork with you and get you set up with your FOCCUS test, classes, etc.

We are living together and he's still marrying us no issue. First meeting is easy get to know you stuff. Then classes and retreats, FOCCUS testing etc. we really enjoyed our time meeting with our priest it was great insight into our relationship. Our strengths and weaknesses. I'm so glad they require this as a helping tool.

We do not live together, no.

It is a very informal meeting. My priest mostly wants to make sure the couple is willingly entering into the union. It's pretty stress free. But for us it felt like a big official exciting step

Ours was fine, our first meeting had some weird questions like "Are you currently living with your significant other's sister/brother/mother/father" and "is he/she related to you?" and weird ones like that that probably aren't applicable to most people.

I'd say the hardest part so far was that our dioceses mandated NFP classes to get married, and those classes cost money and time neither I nor FH currently have... bleh.

Our diocese, while it also needs baptismal certificates, doesn't want them any sooner than 6 months in advance, idk why though or if its universal. We did need to know our dates of baptism though for the form! We're not super far into the process ourselves though, and I totally sympathize with the nerves!

I have known my priest for years. He met with us both separately to ask demographic questions and reminded us that "this is for real, forever." That was it. We will meet with him again in January to finalize our ceremony. ETA: He also filled out paperwork for dispensations for a mixed marriage and to be married outside the church.

Questions most likely will be: Do you both want children? If so, how many. Just so you both are on the same page. What financial shape are you/do plan on being in? Budget, etc. How will you both handle hard times? Those were some of the questions my priest just asked us. No worries though. It's supposed to make you more aware of each other. The meeting is a positive thing!

It was painless. He asked us questions and filled out a sheet as we answered. Asked about if we wanted a full mass or ceremony. We then went over what sacraments we had and where we got them. The Sister at the church looked them up for us, so we didn't have to worry about bringing anything. He gave us a book that I can't remember the name of, but it gave us fill in the blanks for readings and our vows to make it easier for us! He did not ask if we lived together at all. He is very young (late 20's), so he is more lenient than I feel like our old priest was

The meeting went really well! I look forward to the wedding

We just met with a priest a few days ago. He separated us and asked us questions and that we promise we must tell the truth. He then asked if I promised that I wasn’t infertile and that I would provide children for my husband. Did anyone else get asked this? Felt a little weird about it

Never fear, when I went through the Catholic marriage classes I misread a question on the "test" and answered that I thought it was ok to cheat on your spouse. As long as you don't do that (needless to say, it didn't go over well with the priest) you're golden!

As to the classes, back when I did it, there were a few sessions with a married couple just to discuss things and let us know what married life was like, and then a few sessions with the priest, to let you know what the married life in the church is like.

The "test" is more of a questionnaire to see if you and your spouse are on the same page with things. Questions cover things like children, family dynamics, your expectations... common sense stuff. You'll do fine!