The Sacrament of Marriage or Matrimony is one of two of the Sacraments at the Service of Communion.  The other is the Sacrament of Holy Orders.  Botth Holy Orders and Matrimony are "directed towards the salvation of others."  Each of these Sacraments "confer a particular mission in the Church and serve to build up the People of God." (CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1534)

"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament."  (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601)

Congratulations on your engagment!  We're thrilled to walk with you in faith and to help you prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage and your married life together.  Couples who desire to be married at St. Pius X should contact the parish office at least SIX months in advance to begin the marriage preparation process.  The parish number is 651-429-5337.

"This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh." - Genesis 2:23

"Love alone brings a human being to full awareness of personal existence. For it is in love alone that man finds room enough to be what he is." - Dietrich von Hildebrand, Man, Woman and the Meanring of Love 

To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom. - Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited