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Catholic AnswerA member of the clergy (bishop, priest, or deacon with permission from the pastor), two adults, one male, one female, both free to marry (not already married, and not bound by a vow of celibacy, etc.), and two witnesses. Depending on the diocese, the couple must have received premarriage counseling. Both of the people getting married should be in a state of grace (i.e. they both should have been to confession). Answerthe Sacrament of Matrimony worthily it is necessary to be in the state of grace, and it is necessary also to comply with the laws of the Church.
If the couple is Catholic it is necessary to be in a state of grace. (no sins, and have gone to confession.)
To be unwed in the eyes of the Church (never been married, or all previous marriages annulled), and to be in a state of Grace (no mortal sin).
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by a priest
If and when you get married in a church
yes.
Matrimony, sometimes styled Holy Matrimony.
To the best of my knowledge the only other name for the sacrament of matrimony is the sacrament of marriage.
a sacrament of service
No.
The liturgical color for matrimony is white.
a sacrament of service
Roman Catholic AnswerAll of the sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ while He was on earth, including matrimony.
The sacrament of matrimony is a ritual.
While the priest or deacon witness the matrimony, in the Western Church (i.e. Roman Catholics), the minister of the Sacrament of marriage is the couple themselves. They do so by their mutual consent. In the East however, due to the different development of the theology of matrimony, the presiding priest or bishop is the minister of the sacrament.
The 7 sacraments... Sacrament of baptism sacrament of confirmation sacrament of holy eucharist sacrament of penance sacrament of extreme unction sacrament of holy orders sacrament of matrimony