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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.
What else can I help you with?
Can a non-Catholic father walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding in a Catholic church or does he have to be Catholic?
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.
Can a Roman Catholic divorced bride and Protestant Groom get married in a church of her selection?
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.
What is the work of the Catholic Church?
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.
Can a Roman Catholic groom marrying an un-baptized bride remain in The Church without having a church wedding or blessing?
Regardless of who they are marrying, Catholics are obligated by their religion to be married in a Catholic Church by a Catholic priest.
Can a divorced non Catholic bride marry in the Catholic church?
Yes sure ANSWER: after she resolves (through the annulment process) her 1st marriage.
Why is being one such an important and necessary part of the Church?
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.
When you get married in the Catholic church do you best man and maid of honor have to both be Catholics?
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.
What was the connection between Christ and the 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.
Can a Catholic participate in the wedding of a Catholic in a Baptist Church?
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.
What will happen on the day of the wedding ceromony?
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.
How did the Catholic Church came to the us?
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.
Does the Catholic Church have the authority of coining religious rules?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, and His Bride. It is headed by the Holy Father, who is the Vicar of Christ on earth. As such, it has all the authority of God, as Jesus, Himself, promised, "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven." However, revelation was complete with the death of the last apostle, therefore the Catholic Church cannot just make up something out of nowhere, it must be contained in the deposit of faith.
