The next in-person marriage preparation course will be held on November 15 and 22, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Holy Trinity Parish in Nanaimo. Attendance on both Saturdays is mandatory for official completion of the course.
Sign up for the course here: https://in-person-marriage-prep-nov-2025.eventbrite.ca
This course is designed to increase your knowledge of the Catholic Church's teaching on marriage and family, and to deepen your awareness of what a Catholic marriage entails, that is, the free and able consent of both parties to a lifelong, faithful and fruitful union before God. The course content and expectations are comprehensive and also respectful of the engaged couple's privacy. Non-Catholics are welcome to take the course, as are couples who are not yet engaged but considering marriage.
The course consists of several sessions on relevant subjects, individual and couple activities and assessments, and features couples relating their experiences of the joys and challenges of married life.
This is an in-person course. The cost is $125 per couple. This fee includes access to the course, one copy per couple of the booklet The Order of Celebrating Matrimony: Liturgy Planning Guide, and lunch and snacks during the session times.
When you and your fiancé(e) have both completed the course, you can then contact the diocese marriage office (marriageprep@rcdvictoria.org) to receive your joint Certificate of Completion, which is recognized by any parish within the Diocese of Victoria.
NOTE: If you belong to another (arch)diocese, please ask your parish priest whether this course will be accepted in your jurisdiction.
If you have any questions, please email the Marriage Prep Coordinator at marriageprep@rcdvictoria.org.