Marriage Preparation Course
In-Person Marriage Preparation Course
The next in-person marriage preparation course will be held on November 15 AND 22, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 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
**The online course remains available. See the section below for info.**
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 if participating in person, 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.
Online Marriage Preparation Course
Please click here to enroll in the course. Your registration will be processed during regular business hours (8:30 am - 4:30 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday). Please allow 48 hours for a response.
Course Goals for Engaged Couples
This online course is designed to increase 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 will give you opportunities to discuss these and other significant issues in the context of the Catholic Church’s teachings as you prepare for a life of married love together. It seeks to provide you with ideas that will inform and inspire you as you grow in understanding and knowledge of the vocation of marriage, and of each other. Love calls you together and to be open. True openness will strengthen your love and also your faith in God and in each other.
Course Structure
The course consists of several modules on relevant subjects such as personality differences and communication, finances, spirituality and faith, sexuality, and children. It includes individual and couple activities and assessments, video presentations, and quizzes.
The course is fully asynchronous, which means couples can start and complete at their own pace.
The cost is $80 per couple. This fee includes access to the course, which is hosted on Canvas, as well as one copy per couple of the booklet The Order of Celebrating Matrimony: Liturgy Planning Guide.
If you have any questions, please contact us.