Wedding Service. Church legislation discourages Sunday weddings so that all Sunday Masses there are 10 in Malate will be for the whole community.
It can accommodate guests maximum and is fully air-conditioned. Basic Requirements 1. Canonical Interview to be conducted by a Malate Priest at least two to four months before the wedding. The Parish staff will schedule this interview upon the submission of requirements 2 at least four 4 months before the wedding.
Marriage License from the City or Municipal Hall of the Groom or the Bride with a validity period of one hundred and twenty days. If possible, it should be submitted during the canonical interview. Publication of Wedding Banns and Freedom to Marry: These documents are prepared by the Parish office and will be given to the couple after the canonical interview. The banns will be published in the parishes of the couple for three 3 consecutive Sundays.
Pre-Marriage Seminar to be scheduled by the Parish staff before or after the canonical interview — not later than 2 months before the wedding, scheduled on Sunday from 8:am- 1pm. Please be punctual. Additional Requirements 1. A Foreigner who will marry a Filipino Citizen should secure the following: a. Contact person is Ms. Joy Almodiel. This will show the freedom of the concerned party to marry.
This form will be submitted to the Chancery office, Arzobispado de Manila, for approval. Reminders 1. Notify the Parish office at least two 2 weeks before the wedding if you have your own priest, or organist and soloist. Provide your own commentator and reader. Avail of the Sacrament of Reconciliation confession in any church before the wedding. Be punctual on your wedding day. The whole entourage should assemble fifteen 15 minutes before the scheduled time. Ceremonies that begin late may have to be shortened.
