Catholic Wedding Vows

Catholic Wedding Vows are a great traditional way to express your love for one another. Often Catholic Wedding Vows are very formal and exact. Even if your religion is not Catholic, these vows are very affectionate and sentimental. The bride and the groom both take the same vows of lifetime commitment to one another.

Traditional

Usually Catholic vows are taken when the wedding is performed in a church with an actual minister and involved the whole formal agenda including many readings from the bible. Sometimes the couple may opt to have passages read out by friends and family regarding the sentiment of marriage from the bible.

The traditional vows are said as following by both bride and groom with the groom going first:

“I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.”

You can however still have more personal and affectionate speeches for each other prepared and read in addition to your traditional vows. In any case, the couple follows the lead of the minister who asked them in turn to pledge their love and commitment to one another.

The Church

It is not to be forgotten that Catholic Wedding vows are not just vows for one another but in the eyes of God and his preaching. When you decide on catholic vows you need to take into consideration your commitment to the laws of your church especially in relation to having a family and raising children and your commitment of fidelity.

You may, if you wish and have discussed this with each other, make a pledge as part of your vows in relation to your future intentions of family. Remember that you asking the Lord to accept your union as a genuine and loving one:

“May the Lord in His goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with His blessings. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder."

These as well as your own individual vows are the strength upon which you and your partner have chosen to begin your lives together. They should be fully considered and taken seriously as a solemn promise to GOD and his teachings.

Resources

There are a variety of online resources, particularly from the Catholic Church themselves explaining the meanings of the Catholic wedding vows. Your minister should be able to fully help you realize what the best combination of vows for you and your partner are and can give you some guidance as to what you should include.

A little tip is to write the vows down and have them printed on nice card to slip in your purse or pocket in case your nerves get the better of you at the last minute and you need to revisit the wording for some confidence.

Whatever your intention for your own vows the thing to remember is that you are also pledging a commitment to your church and God. There exist a number of very strict vows taken not just in respect of your union but that in the eyes of God.

The Internet is a great source for searching for any samples of catholic wedding vows, each with it’s own degree of religious commitment. May God bless your union and the sacrament of your marriage.