Celebrate a sacrament and lock the act
Once the ceremony has taken place, you need to confirm the celebration in Cathedra Manager. This action generates the official register number, produces the definitive PDF record and locks the file to guarantee its integrity.
Step 1: Launch the celebration
- Open the record (status In preparation or Complete).
- Click the Celebrate button.
- A summary appears: check the information before confirming.
- Click Confirm celebration.
What happens at celebration
- The status changes to Celebrated.
- A unique register number is automatically generated and recorded on the act.
- The date of celebration is logged.
- The record is locked: no edits without an explicit unlock.
Print the official record
- From a celebrated record, click Print record.
- Choose whether to include internal notes or not.
- If your parish has configured a custom PDF template, the record is generated with that template.
Unlock an act (Administrators only)
- Click Unlock act (visible only to Administrators).
- Enter an unlock reason (minimum 10 characters).
- The record reverts to Complete status and becomes editable again.
- Each unlock is recorded in the audit log.