No, "giving the bride away" is a pagan custom, I believe it was adopted in protestant ceremonies, but it has no place in a Catholic wedding ceremony.
The concept of "giving the bride away" is a throwback to the mediaeval idea that an unmarried woman is the property of her father and that the a married woman is the property of her husband. A bride may well be accompanied into the wedding service by her father, but after that, he plays no further part in the ceremony.
In the ceremony in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the question is asked "Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" and the bride's father or another man answers "I do". This has not formed part of the Catholic ceremony since the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
The concept of "giving the bride away" is a throwback to the mediaeval idea that an unmarried woman is the property of her father and that the a married woman is the property of her husband. A bride may well be accompanied into the wedding service by her father, but after that, he plays no further part in the ceremony.
In the ceremony in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the question is asked "Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" and the bride's father or another man answers "I do". This has not formed part of the Catholic ceremony since the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
Only the brides dad does that job, but maybe
No, "giving the bride away" is a pagan custom, I believe it was adopted in protestant ceremonies, but it has no place in a Catholic wedding ceremony.
If you're referring to him acting as her escort, then no he does no have to be a Catholic, but if you are talking about the 'giving away of the bride' then no need to worry because Catholics don't do this in their weddings because the Bride should be freely giving herself to the Groom.
Yes, as long as she does not choose a Catholic Church. She will have to find a church that will perform an interdenominational wedding of divorced persons. The Catholic Church will not.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and His Bride. As such, It's work is to bring Our Blessed Lord to people and people to God.
Regardless of who they are marrying, Catholics are obligated by their religion to be married in a Catholic Church by a Catholic priest.
Yes sure ANSWER: after she resolves (through the annulment process) her 1st marriage.
Roman Catholic AnswerBecause the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and His Bride as explained in the New Testament. Our Blessed Lord can only have one Body and One Bride and that is His Church.
No. The bride and the groom don't even have to be Catholic as long as the agree to raise their children in the Catholic church. When my grandpa got remarried after his wife died, the woman he married was Lutheran and they were married in the Catholic church.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe same as it is today, Christ is the Head of the Church, which is His Mystical Body. It is also His Bride.
On the wedding day, the bride starts early in the morning with the wedding makeup and hairdo. Bride and groom get dressed at their homes (usually in their parents' homes). The groom, groommen and parents leave for the church. Bridesmaids and bride's mother also leave first to the church. Bride and father come a bit latter as the father leads the bride down the aisle.
yes as long as your not the bride or groomANSWER: MAYBE. If a Catholic priest is a celebrant along w/the protestant minister, then Yes. If not, then actually no. . .b/c the Catholic is committing a grave sin by marrying a non-catholic in a non-catholic church w/out the consent/participation/BLESSING of his/her OWN church -- the Catholic Church. Need to talk w/a catholic priest and or diocese.
When the pilgrims came from Great Britain, many of them were Catholic. They established Catholic churches when they arrived in North America.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church emanated from the side of Our Blessed Lord hanging on the cross, when He was pierced by a sword. The Church comes to us as a gift of God, It is the Mystical Body of Christ, and His Bride.
A Jehovah Witness Wedding is the same in most respects to say a catholic wedding. The only true difference is that the ceremony is not held in a church (never) and their is never a priest but a speaker, from the couples Kingdom Hall. So to answer your question the brides father typical gives away the bride unless the mother does it.