CANONICAL REQUIREMENTSSacraments:•Baptism•Confirmation•Reconciliation•Holy Eucharist•Pre-nuptial interview for sufficient instruction in the Christian doctrine•Pre-Cana seminarDocuments:

–Baptismal certificate–Certificate of Confirmation–Certificate that the couple completed a family planning seminar–Duly approved marriage license from the civil registrar

Publication of Wedding Banns

STATE REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO NEW FAMILY CODE (Art. 2 and 3)

Essential or intrinsic requirements:Male and FemaleAt least 18 years of ageNot under legal impediment to marry*If either of both parties are 18-21 years of age, parental advice is requiredConsent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer

Formal or extrinsic requirements:Authority of the solemnizing officer

Incumbent members of the judiciaryAny priest, rabbi, imam or minister of any church or religious sectConsul-general, consul, vice consul of the Philippines (if abroad) Mayor

At the point of death by either or both parties

Captain of a ship at sea or pilot of a plane in flight (if parties are passengers)Military commander if parties are within the zone of military operations

Valid Marriage License

FAMILY AND PERSONAL PREPARATIONS

Spiritual: Inviting Christ to be the guest of honor and witness to the wedding. Attending a pre-Cana conference or pre-nuptial seminar.Psychological: For the “everydayness of marriage”, knowing each other well, knowing each other’s relatives and friends.Economic: Consider what the couple can afford.Physical: healthy and capable of becoming parents of healthy children.

RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

2 aspects of parenthood 1. Paternity and Maternity- the co-creation with God of new life.2. Fatherhood and Motherhood- providing all that is necessary for the sustenance and development of this new living human persons brought into the world.

Means of Planning the Family (Natural)

The Mucus Examination MethodThe Basal Body Temperature Method (BBT)The Sympto-thermal MethodBreastfeeding