The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-04-04
parish priest priest duly delegated and two wit
nesses.
MARRIAGE GAWFULNESsl

MARRIAGE (LAWFULNESS)
Regulations are made in the present decree also
Tor the lawfuiness of marriage. The violation of
these is SINFUL but does not affect the VALIDITY of
marriage
marriage is unlawful if celebrated in place
where neither of the parties has a domicie-nor
has resided for one month. A domicile is ones
fixed abode a domicile is acquired bv actual resi-
dence IN a place with the intention of making it
fixed abode. 1t is lost when one ceases to have his
place OF abode there. From the day person enters
upon his or her fixed abode in a place that place
is their domlclle. When person has domicie
IN place or has resided there continuously for a
month, he or she may lawfully contract marriage
there. otherwise marriage is unlawful unless
with the permission of the Bishop or the pastor of
one OF the parties, that is the Bishop or the pastor
OF the place of the domcile or months residence of
either OF the contracting parties. There is, how
ever, an exception to this rule: viz, case of
necessity. When in the judgment of Bishop or pas
tor the necessity is considered grave the marriage
is lawful.
general rule, not to be deviated from unless
Tor just cause requires the marriage to take place
before the pastor of the bride
Where there is domice of either of the par
tles nor any place where they have last resided for
a month, the pastor to whom the parties apply
must except IN case of necessity obtain permits
sion from the Bishop or from the priest appointed
by him to grant such permissions
There are regulations made likewise for the
marriages, be
entered not only in the marriage register of the
parish where the marriage takes place but also in
the baptsmal register of the parish where the par
ties were bepuzed. We strongly urge that persons
baDtized in parish other than that of marriage
obtain their bapisma certificates in order to faci
ltate the performance of the duty of registration
incumbent upon the pastor. The obligation of Sc
curing due registration of the marriage rests in the
exceptional case of death-bed marriages upon the
priest who oticlates and the contracting parties
and IN such wise that one of these is free from
the obligation unless one of the others has COM
piled with it.
If the exceptional case of marriage before any
two witnesses, like obligation rests upon the con
tracing parties and the two witnesses.
The registration of the marriage except in the
two mentioned must be made and signed by
the pastor by the priest who takes his place even
though another duly delegated priest assisted at
the marriage.
To forestaI any doubts or difficulties as to the
validity of the marriage ceremony, we hereby de-
clare that all assistant priests administrators and
substitutes, who shall be appointed by Us in the
future, shall be vested with the full and absolute
power and authority to assist at the valid celebra
ton within the limits of the parishes missions or
stations to which they shall be assigned; and We
grant this power and authority to all assist
ants, administrators an substitutes having fac
ulties in Our various dioceses. But while they are
thus delegated by Us without any restriction in the
snail
ent on the authorization of their respective pastors
for the lawful exercise thereof.
Parties wishing TO arrange for marriage must
prove their domice or their months residence, as
well their freedom to marry, and it is obligatory
on the pastor to see that these three points are
proven
We forbid Catholics to assist as groomsmen and
bridesmaids at non-Catholic weddings without per-
mission of the Bishop; and none but Catholics are
permitted to assist as the two witnesses whose
names are to appear on the matrimonial register
at the marriage of Catholics.
We exhort all whose duty it shall be to perform
the marriage ceremony to insure its conscientious
observance. Let them do all in their power to pro-
mote worthy reception of the Holy Sacrament of
Matrimony by the contracting parties. thorough
instruction in the principal doctrines of our Holy
Faith should be given, and careful investigation
in regard to the existence of any impediments to
marriage should be made by the pastor of souls 1t
happens quite often that Catholics have forgotten
much of what they learned concerning their Faith.
while attending Catholic school, during the
instructions preparatory to First Holy Commun-
ion and Confirmation Experience also teaches
that not unfrequently impediments of which they
are quite ignorant exist between parties intending
marriage. In such cases dispensation should be
applied for before the publication of the banns.
'But something than the observance of
these laws of the Church in relation to marriage is
required" say the Fathers of the II Penary Coun-
ell of Baltimore, I'm order that Christians should
discharge their entire duty when about to enter the
coniugal state It's sacred character, and the obi
cations toward Gods society which it imposes.
should always be kept in mind. Purity of life, and
affection that has better and lasting grounds
than the impulse of passion, the only proper
dispositions for entering upon state of life which
death alone can change, and which involves SO
many important consequences for time and eter-
nifty.
''Who casks Tertulian) can express the happi-
ness of that marriage which the Church approves,
which sacrifice (the Mass) confirms, which blessing
seals-anges announce and the Father ratfesw
Bearing in mind the sanctity of Marriage, and
the time-honored usages of the Church in the ad
ministration of the Sacrament we cannot too
strongly urge upon you the Importance of con-
tracing it before the altar of God with the nuptal