Family
Accompanying married couples and families in the faith.
What we offer for families
Formation takes place in the parishes. To take part, speak with your parish priest.
- Marriage preparationFor couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony.Marriage preparation
- Family visitationThe priests and pastoral workers visit the families of the parish, to pray with them and listen to them.
- Blessing of the homeThe priest blesses the home and the family with holy water and prayer. Ask your parish priest.
- Eparchial Family DayOnce a year, families from all the parishes gather with the Bishop to pray, celebrate and share.
Eparchial Family Day
Ask your parish priest how the families of your parish will take part.
Courses for families
Courses for couples and parents, step by step, to follow at home or in the parish.
- The domestic ChurchThe family as the first place where faith is lived, prayed and handed on.Open the lessons
- Theology of the bodyThe meaning of human love, the body and marriage in God’s plan.Open the lessons
- Managing the familyCommunication, decisions together, the household budget and work.Open the lessons
- Raising children in the faithHow parents can teach their children to pray and to live the Gospel.Open the lessons
Getting married in the Church?
Speak with your parish priest at least three months before the wedding, and follow the marriage preparation.
A prayer for our family
Praying at home
Pray together in the morning, at meals and in the evening. Read the Gospel of Sunday with your children, and pray to Mary with Widase Mariam or the Rosary.
Prayers Widase Mariam The Rosary Lessons for children
When the family is in difficulty
No family is alone. A priest can listen to you and help, and CESK supports families in need.