weddings

“The happy day,” Joaquin Sorolla (1892) “The wedding march,” Theodore Robinson (1892) “Civil wedding,” Albrecht Anker (1887) “The Departure of the Newlyweds,” Jehan Georges Vibert (1873) “The Spanish Wedding,” Marià Fortuny (c. 1870) “Abruzzo wedding,” Pasquale Celommi (19th century) “Before the wedding,” Bengt Nordenberg (1870) “The newlyweds,” Silvestro Lega (1869) “Abschied der Braut von den Eltern,” or “Farewell to the bride by the parents,” Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller (1863) “Abschied der Braut” or “The Farewell of the Bride from Her Parents Home,” Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller (1860)

Catholic with a small c, my catechism taught me, means universal. Our Faith’s long history, unique claim to the Truth, and geographic spread make it an ideal and never-ending source of visual projects…The increased availability of Latin Masses is undeniable; what is similarly consoling is the rise in other traditional sacraments, such as weddings. While it is impossible to do any comprehensive project on traditional weddings (for one thing, there is no central place where globally churches report sacramental data), social media makes it easier and easier to notice trends.

On March 25, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith issued Quo Magis, which, among other things, added an optional preface (de Nuptiis) to the traditional wedding Mass (Missa pro Sponso et Sponsa).

The Rite of Marriage was codified in the 1614–15 Rituale Romanum by the Council of Trent. The 1962 Rite of Marriage is identical to the one found in the 1615 Rituale and is spartan.