"This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:12-13

"Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church." - Pope Saint John Paul II

The Church teaches that "Through the Sacrament of Matrimony Christian spouses signify and participate in the mystery of unity and fruitful love between Christ and his Church." The parish community of St. Anthony of Padua joyfully welcomes couples that want to celebrate their wedding in the Church. If you are interested in getting married at St. Anthony of Padua parish, please contact the rectory at 631-261-1077 for more information.