Congratulations!
Dear Bride & Groom,
Here at Our Lady of Mercy, we are always joyful when two people have decided to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony and promise their lives and love to each other.
For many years now, we have been receiving many requests for a priest who can celebrate a wedding in English or both in English and Spanish.
Fr. Ron is an American priest who has been living in Spain for 30 years. He is also in charge of two parishes, Our Lady of Mercy (the English-speaking parish of Madrid) and San Damaso (a local large Spanish parish). Fr. Luis is a younger bilingual Spanish priest.
Both priests have been charged by the Archbishop of Madrid to provide sacramental services in English at Our Lady of Mercy. They are honored to be able to help the English-speaking community in Madrid. At the same time, they must give priority to both parishes (Our Lady of Mercy and San Dámaso) and that precludes travelling to any other parish.
We are hesitant to refer other English-speaking priests (they are usually students in Madrid) unless the couple first offers a fair compensation for their time, effort and travel.
So, please know that Our Lady of Mercy will be happy to help you celebrate your marriage in our parish but we are unable to make arrangements for a priest to preside in another parish.
Please pray for vocations and maybe consider inviting you own priest to come travel along with you.
God bless you and we wish you many happy years together!