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[quote=Anonymous]1. Do priests ever bless a couple?  Not sure what you mean?  Everybody gets blessed at Mass. A couple could ask for a priest’s blessing on them both outside of Mass. But something that might be interpreted as “matrimony-lite?”  No. Sometimes people refer to having the marriage “blessed” when they have a non-Catholic marriage “convalidated” to be considered a sacramental marriage.

2. Can a Catholic and a Jew be married in a Catholic Church. Yes, but it would require a dispensation from the local bishop, and the ceremony would have to be Catholic with the vows received by the priest. The Catholic party would have to promise to do all they can to have the children raised as Catholics.

3. Can a Catholic marry a Jew at a wedding venue that is not a Church. Yes, but a dispensation as to place from the local bishop would be required. It depends on the jurisdiction, but this one would likely face opposition and at least some places won’t grant the dispensation. Marriage is a sacrament and ordinarily take place in the parish church of one of the parties.

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