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    • Our History
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
    • Becoming Catholic
    • Parishioner Registration
    • Mass and Penance Times
    • Employment Opportunities
  • SACRAMENTS
    • Baptism
    • Penance
    • Eucharist
    • Confirmation
    • Matrimony
    • Holy Orders
    • Anointing of the Sick
  • FORMATION
    • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
    • Faith Formation (CCD)
    • Youth Group
    • Become Catholic (OCIA)
    • Encounter the Eucharist
    • Eucharistic Adoration
    • Spiritual Direction
  • HEALING
    • Annulment
    • Bereavement
    • Sick and Homebound
    • Prayer Chain
  • STEWARDSHIP
    • Parish Organizations
    • Altar Servers
    • Gifts of Time and Talent
    • SCRIP
    • Food Pantry
  • GIVE
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Matrimony

Sacred Scripture begins with the creation and union of man and woman and ends with "the wedding feast of the Lamb" (Rev 19:7, 9). Scripture often refers to marriage, its origin and purpose, the meaning God gave to it, and its renewal in the covenant made by Jesus with his Church. Man and woman were created for each other.
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By their marriage, the couple witnesses Christ's spousal love for the Church. One of the Nuptial Blessings in the liturgical celebration of marriage refers to this in saying, "Father, you have made the union of man and wife so holy a mystery that it symbolizes the marriage of Christ and his Church." 

​The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenant, which is more than a contract. Covenant always expresses a relationship between persons. The marriage covenant refers to the relationship between the husband and wife, a permanent union of persons capable of knowing and loving each other and God. The celebration of marriage is also a liturgical act, appropriately held in a public liturgy at church. Catholics are urged to celebrate their marriage within the Eucharistic Liturgy.

~from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

We kindly recommend allowing at least 6 months for marriage prep. For more information about marriage prep, please contact the church office at (815) 844-7683 or send us an email. We look forward to walking with you in this beautiful Sacrament!
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
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FR. DAVID SABEL, ADMINISTRATOR
FR. DAVID WHITESIDE, PAROCHIAL VICAR

119 E. HOWARD ST., PONTIAC, IL 61764
PHONE (815) 844-7683  FAX (815) 842-4345
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  • ABOUT
    • Our History
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
    • Becoming Catholic
    • Parishioner Registration
    • Mass and Penance Times
    • Employment Opportunities
  • SACRAMENTS
    • Baptism
    • Penance
    • Eucharist
    • Confirmation
    • Matrimony
    • Holy Orders
    • Anointing of the Sick
  • FORMATION
    • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
    • Faith Formation (CCD)
    • Youth Group
    • Become Catholic (OCIA)
    • Encounter the Eucharist
    • Eucharistic Adoration
    • Spiritual Direction
  • HEALING
    • Annulment
    • Bereavement
    • Sick and Homebound
    • Prayer Chain
  • STEWARDSHIP
    • Parish Organizations
    • Altar Servers
    • Gifts of Time and Talent
    • SCRIP
    • Food Pantry
  • GIVE
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    • Bulletins and Newsletters
    • Calendars
    • Totus Tuus
    • Baby Bottle Fundraiser
    • Flocknote