Marriage and Marriage Prep

Marriage Prep Program

Congratulations on your plans to be married in the Catholic Church!

The Paulist Center is a site for the Boston Archdiocesan official sacramental marriage preparation program, Transformed in Love. The program begins on Friday evening starting at 7 pm and ending at 9 pm. It continues the following day (Saturday) starting at 9 am with a lunch break at mid-day and continuing in the early afternoon until 4:30 pm. Throughout the year, the marriage preparation program is offered in-person, at the Paulist Center (at 5 Park Street, Boston MA 02108).  When in-person, the program continues Saturday with the 5pm Mass; certificates of completion of the program will be distributed at the conclusion of the Mass. A few times a year, the marriage preparation program is offered online, using the Zoom platform.  Certificates of completion at the online program will be mailed to participating engaged couples. Both days (Friday and Saturday) must be taken at the same time, and both partners need to attend all of the program.

We encourage engaged couples to take this program sooner, rather than later, as the information offered is to assist you in making good decisions in preparation for your life together as a married couple.

Registration

  1. To begin the registration process, click on the link next to the session you are registering for below. (One registration per couple)
  2. As part of the registration form, you will make payment of $250 per couple. The price is the same for either the online or the in-person program.
  3. Registration for an in-person program closes one week before the session. Registration for an online program closes two weeks prior to the session, to ensure that workbooks, which are mailed to you, are received.

Upcoming Dates:

Marriage preparation dates in 2027 will be posted here by early fall 2026.  Online marriage preparation will be offered in the winter, with in-person marriage preparation offered in the spring and fall. Marriage preparation is not offered in July, August or December.

If you have questions about registering for the marriage preparation program, you may contact Sal Whooley at the Paulist Center. For questions about preparation for marriage in general, you may contact Fr. Rick Walsh, CSP.