Catholic Pre-cana.

I would reach out to your priest immediately! They will be able to tell you what your options are. I’m pretty sure last summer their were online options.

View Quoted Comment We did! He says that there may be another session in the fall. So it’s really frustrating and not very helpful…..

Https://www.archgh.org/offices-ministries/pastoral-educational-ministries/family-life-ministry/marriage-preparation/


Try this link. My diocese is offering an online option and our priest has said we can do either online or in person.

View Quoted Comment That doesn’t help with an August wedding! I hope you get this all straightened out.

View Quoted Comment Thank you. I am so fearful we won’t be able to get married in church..

I’m not sure of any online offerings, but even if you find one I would be sure to clear it with your priest because not all archdiocese will accept the same pre-cana courses.

I would ask your priest. We did pre-cana one on one with a priest. We also had the option to go on a weekend retreat if we wanted. You should be able to work something out if you and your fiance can be flexible

View Quoted Comment Did you mention your wedding date to him? Also is he the pastor at the parish or an associate? You can appeal to a superior

It's pretty standard to set the wedding date at least 6 months (some dioceses require a year) in advance to complete pre-Cana. PP are right, you HAVE to talk to your priest about this. We did Better Together through Dynamic Catholic, because there were no in person sessions due to covid. But your parish/diocese may not accept that.

View Quoted Comment We set up our date with our priest last October. He and priest mentioned not having to do it because of COVID. But the church we are having the ceremony at (within the Diocese does require). I asked hubby to set it up and he waited to long. Men ugh lol.
I contacted and heard back from our priest who will administer our sacrament and he says he is going to iron things out.
Also spoke with the priest who’s church offered the Pre-Cana for our diocese (online but closed the dates available) and he says he will try to figure something out to help us. 😅😅😅😅😅😅Nothing like the potential threat of not being allowed to get married in church on your wedding day 85 days out.

As the non Catholic spouse in my marriage, if my DH hadn't done the prep work I'd say okay, we can get married in my church then 🤷🏻‍♀️ y'all have to do what works for you but a lot of men on these boards need to step up