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Should you pay or give a gift to a priest performing a Catholic sacrament of holy matrimony?
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Yes, it is called a stipend or stole fee. You should call the office and ask what the customary donation is. Please note that it is not required, and if you cannot afford it, you give what you can, or be more generous if you can afford that. Priests depend on their stole fees to help others.
The church will require a payment for the wedding - that goes to the parish and not to the priest. In our parish, if the priest has given you exceptional service and worked well with you, it is customary to give him a personal payment, either cash, check,or gift card to a restaurant, etc. I think ont the order 0f $25 to $100 is appropriate. In my experience, I usually get nothing 2 times out of 3, and neither do I ask for anything. 1 time out of 3 I will get $50. It is up to you
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You do not "pay" a priest for performing a sacrament, that is called simony, and it is a sin. Usually you give the priest a "stole fee" or a donation, you can call the parish office and ask what a usual donation is suggested, but such a thing is never required and is entirely voluntary. The parish secretary should be able to offer you suggestions as to how to go about it if you wish to give him a donation.
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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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