His Love is Made Perfect in Us

The MPC course allowed us to openly share issues that were not so comfortable. The sexuality sunday session was very informative. Overall, we felt that it was a very comfortable space where we can learn personal experiences from each other. The sharings from the presenting couple was very interesting and heart warming. Clarissa and myself had a wonderful time journeying with our Presenting Couple as well as with our fellow engaged couples over the past six weeks. Thank you 🙂
Edmund ???? Clarissa
An insightful and powerful 6 weeks experience where we discussed topics in deepening our understanding for each other, rediscovering each other all over again and aligning our goals towards marriage. Our Presenting Couple have been wonderfully patient and generous in sharing their wisdom, tips and stories with us. Thank you so much to you both!
Jun Hao ???? Faith
“At first, we were uncertain and “”gan chiong”” on what to expect in the MPC course. It actually turned out that we felt at ease on the setting via zoom and also the real life topics in discussion. Thanks to our Presenting Couple.
We had truly benefited from the lessons and definitely will practise what we learnt onto our daily lives. We had reaped a fruitful understanding and importance of marriage, and also grow in our faith from these 6 weeks of experience.
Through MPC, a good communications between a couple is not the only receipe to a healthy marriage, it actually encompasses many other things like intimacy, affirmation and etc. We are glad that we made the right decision to join MPC.”
Phelim ???? Nina
We really enjoyed our sessions with our Presenting Couple! Their genuine love for each other is an inspiration for young couples. Through their open and insightful sharing, we learnt the beauty and ugly of marriage which helped us to prepare spiritually. A big thank you to the MPC for putting this together as well!
Ambrose ???? Jennifer
Our Presenting Couple did a great job. We gained a better understanding of each other through this course & we found the sharing sessions very helpful and relatable. The session on NFP also changed our perspective on family planning.
Jean ???? Daniel
“MPC has been very useful and eye-opening for us. Though it focuses on God and the sanctity of marriage it also asks us the right questions as to whether we are prepared for the life ahead together in marriage.
My wife and I has never opened up to each other more than when we were undergoing MPC. It has made us more aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. And it has made us question the meaning and purpose of our marriage.
So thank you MPC for giving us the space and opportunity to confront ourselves and seek God to show us the meaning of our marriage.”
Benjamin ???? Marilyn
We did not know what to expect when we signed up for the course but just like what couples we have spoken with before have shared with us, MPC turned out to be a great experience. To have six mornings “gone” might seem like a big sacrifice but it became something that we look forward to, starting from the simple joy of enjoying a quick breakfast with one another before logging into the session, to listening to the little nuggets of other couples’ relationships. The lessons shared reinforced to us that we are on the right track in terms of our openness with one another as a couple. We look forward to meeting with the rest of the engaged couples and our presenting couples in person in the future.
Lay Peng ???? Justin
We really enjoyed and benefitted from the MPC course. Throughout the six sessions they were kind, understanding, sensitive, patient and knowledgeable, sharing with us their experiences along the way and providing great insight on the topics covered. Along the way, not only did we learn a great deal on the church’s position on marriage, we also walked away with a greater appreciation of each other as a soon-to-be family. The small group discussion format was also very useful in getting multiple perspectives on each subject, creating a good avenue for dialogue and discussion. Truly a wonderful eye-opening experience and thankful for the MPC !
Russell ???? Zhi Han
“Alan: As a non-Catholic, I went into MPC with an open mind. This mindset opened my views on the teachings of marriage from the Catholic point of view as Denise & I persevered to answer the questions set out each week. I appreciate the meaning of the wedding vow, the significance of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and the value of celebrating our marriage in church. I am touched by the sharings of the couples on NFP and the sanctify of life. This MPC experience will stay with me as I enter into marriage life.
Denise: We have definitely grown closer to each other from the thought-provoking questions asked in the workbook that made us share our feelings on marriage. We learnt the significance of the wedding vow and that our love for one another is a testimony of God’s love. These lessons will serve as a strong reminder whenever we face challenges in our marriage.”
Alan ???? Denise
“We were not engaged when we attended MPC. Daniel was patient and waited for both of us to attend the Marriage Preparation Course (MPC) before we took the next step.
During our time together, we’ve often asked one another questions, but the MPC workbook offered more questions that we did not consider. Sometimes, we had to be brave when opening up about real issues, like telling one another about the times we felt that we were listened to by one another.
MPC also gave us the opportunity to revisit our disagreements about finances. Somehow, with God’s grace, after weeks of getting to know one another more deeply in MPC, we could better understand the reasons behind our different decisions.
We are grateful for the group sharings and to learn from the other couples’ experiences. It was also insightful to hear personal and vulnerable stories from our facilitators!
Whilst MPC incorporates a lot of practical advice and information on maintaining a healthy marriage, we also saw that the Sacrament of Marriage sustains a marriage with graces. We appreciated how meaningful and important the Catholic understanding of a Free, Total, Fruitful and Faithful marriage – it is truly how God intended all marriages to be.
We found out that marriage preparation programmes were not available in some countries. We are so thankful for the opportunity to attend MPC in Singapore (and especially online during COVID-19). It was a meaningful start to our lifelong adventure together!
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Daniel ???? Alycia
“We find attending MPC together was helpful in our relationship, as it allowed us to talk abt topics and issues we do not normally talk about.
The discussion was good and we feel blessed from the prayers we received in this journey. As marriage is an important decision, we are glad that we went for this together to build the foundation in our marriage.
Thank you and God bless! ◡̈ ”
Zeren ???? Risela
We signed up for MPC with the intention to learn more about each other and the Catholic teachings on marriage and love, and we ended getting so much more out from it after just six weeks. We learned to love each other better through reconciliation, always being life-giving and developing virtues. We became more intimate and aligned than before after thinking through together various probing questions posed to us throughout the course. We have also become even more excited to start our journey as a married couple after knowing how beautiful a marriage that is guided by the Catholic teachings can be. Lastly, we are truly thankful to our presenting couple, who never made our early mornings a chore to get through and were ever so generous in sharing with us their knowledge and experiences. Seeing them so blissfully married undoubtedly made us aspire to have a marriage like theirs. All in all, we would definitely encourage our friends, Catholic or not, to participate in MPC before they get married.
Victor ???? Sabrina
MPC was an enriching experience between Winston and I, as he is a free-thinker whereas I’m a Catholic. While some topics were like God’s plan for marriage and the gift of self were based heavily on the church’s teachings, there were fundamental key points which could be adopted to those of any religion. The teaching of the 4 pillars of marriage- free, total, faithful, fruitful, helped to frame the later chapters and your comprehension of it will make the later chapters easier to follow. MPC opened up a channel for us to communicate our inner most thoughts and understand each other’s opinions on the different topics. These topics helped us to validate our choices in each other. The understanding of marriage was made even more comprehensive by our presenting couple who were genuine with their sharing and were able to answer our questions about the difficulty of a marriage in a candid and open manner. We felt that without being matched with such a presenting couple, we would not have taken away as much as we wanted to. MPC was a memorable course which will definitely test any couple and their relationship. However, if you remember to constantly communicate with your partner and love your partner despite the challenges, the course will make your relationship stronger.
Winston ???? Catherine
“First and foremost, Edward and I would like to thank God because He invited us by placing in our hearts the desire to attend the Marriage Preparation Course. We committed for and spent six Sundays for this. At first, we were a bit shy because aside from the fact that this was a first time for us, we also didn’t know what to say. We were scared that we will not be able to understand the questions and answer them. However, what we experienced were the exact opposite of our first impression.
After the course, we became totally different individuals from who we were before. We changed a lot- emotionally, physically, and spiritually. God touched us and we believe that the message of this MPC is to remind us that before we enter into our married life, we must be true to ourselves first and to each other.
Communication is one of the most important things that couples must have and prioritise. Whenever we have a problem, we as a couple, must discuss and solve it together.
After a year and 5 months of waiting, we finally see ourselves as the fruits of our labor. We sacrificed a lot to meet the expectations of our mothers and to stay pure in Jesus’ name and sight, and we consider this as the best gift we could offer ourselves.
We promise to apply all the lessons we have learnt from this course- from the first day up to the last- as we journey toward our marriage life. We are hoping and praying that many more couples will join this MPC. We strongly believe that once couples go through this MPC, separation after the wedding will be out of the equation, and that no couple will feel alone whenever there is a problem that would come their way.
God bless,
Edward and Melody”
Edward ???? Melody
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