I was very anxious on what will
happen in the Canonical Interview and the Pre Cana Seminar. Because what I know
is that couples do get rejected by the church if they do not ‘pass’ the
interview and the seminar. I tried to
refresh on my Religion subject back in elementary. The kind of stuff that I
would recite to myself before I go to sleep back when I was in grade 3: The 10 Commandments, The 7 Mortal Sins, The
Blessed Sacraments, The Beatitudes to name a few..
The interview and seminar, much
to my surprise, were very easy going and light!
In the interview, Fr Joseph, did
ask some questions (not the Beatitudes! =P ) about our Catholic
life. But more important than the questions, he gave us pieces of advise that
could really hold Jen and I together. He
shared on the importance of communication and patience.
The Pre Cana seminar was ok too.
Although, some parts became boring, it was definitely worth the time. Two
couples, who were married for some 40 years or so, talked about married life. It's funny that they are not trying to show us that they are a perfect couple.
Quite the contrary, they shared to us the flaws in their marriage and how they
overcame obstacles through the years.
Honestly these two sessions
countered the pessimistic opinions some people told us of marriage =). It
neutralized remarks like:
1)
‘Sigurado na ba kayo jan?’
2)
‘Kailan ang
Sakalan?’
3)
‘Sa umpisa lang
yan masaya!’
4)
‘Hindi yan parang
mainit na kanin blah blah…’
I learned , one has to pack a lot
of optimism… it gets rarer along the way.
