Explore what lies beyond.
Marriage is a vocation: a response to God's call to love as a sign of Christ's love for the Church. The decision to marry deserves real discernment.
“Marriage is a vocation.”Pope Francis · Amoris Laetitia
Receiving the Sacrament of Marriage in our diocese.
Engaged? Tap each step as you complete it to track your preparation.
Use this guide for your own reflection. Checkmarks are temporary on this page; they do not record completion with your parish or save your progress.
Filling lives with hope.
The Office of Marriage & Family Life Ministry protects and advocates for marriage and family life, offering education for the vocation of marriage at every stage of life, so that Christian marriage becomes part of how families grow into the domestic church.
Mario Orlando & Paola Martinez
Co-Directors, Office of Marriage and Family Life Ministry
1201 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92404
Phone: (909) 475-5390
Email: pmartinez@sbdiocese.org