TRANSITIONING FROM SINGLE TO MARRIED LIFE
THE ICOUPLE MENTOR JOURNEYI
Transiting from single life to married life is a change that is very demanding. The Couple Mentor Journey (CMJ) programme gives you and your partner the tools you need to make your marriage the best that it can be. Learn from your couple mentors too as they share how they strive to live out love and responsibility everyday of their lives. Build a firm foundation for a thriving family and make friends for life in this six-session, one-on-one couple journey.
Pope Francis shares in his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (AL) that ‘the Church looks to the families who remain faithful to the teachings of the Gospel, encouraging them and thanking them for the testimony they offer. For they bear witness of marriage is indissoluble and perpetually faithful.’
Amoris Laetitia 86 (AL86)
WHEN TO ATTEND CMJ?
Come for CMJ after your initial marriage preparation * up to the first 10 years of your marriage (better so, within the first 5 years of your marriage). CMJ as a programme augments the initial marriage preparation received and helps carry younger married couples through the first years of their (often trying) married years.
*Couples planning to get married should participate in Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) and/or Marriage Preparation Course (MPC) for their initial marriage preparation.
CMJ is available at the parish level. With couple mentors from your parish, you will have the opportunity to develop a sense of belonging to the larger parish community.
Find out more about the journey by proceeding to the Couple Mentees page for more information and registration at your parish.
“The catechumenal pathway does not conclude with the celebration of marriage. In fact, the entire process should not be understood as an isolated act, but rather as the entry in to a “permanent state”, which therefore requires a unique ”ongoing formation” involving reflection, dialogue, and help from the church. For this reason, the first years of married life need to be “accompanied”, and newlyweds should not be left in solitude.”
Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life (2023)
A proposal of the Holy Father Francis for a “marriage catechumenate”
CMJ IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING PARISHES:
Should your parish not be listed here, rest assured we will assign you a couple mentor from the parish closest to you.
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City District
Church of St. Bernadette
Church of St. Joseph (Victoria St)
Church of St. Peter & Paul
Church of St Teresa -
Serangoon District
Church of St. Anne
Church of St. Francis Xavier (SFX)
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM)
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) -
North District
Church of Christ the King
Church of the Holy Spirit
Church of the Risen Christ (RC)
Church of St. Joseph - Bukit Timah (SJCBT) -
East District
Church of Divine Mercy
Church of the Holy Family
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) -
West District
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Church of the Holy Cross (HC)
Church of St. Ignatius (St. Iggy's)
Church of St. Mary of the Angels (SMOTA)
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