Licit and Valid

 BASIC R.C.BELIEF

LICIT

Lawful, permitted. A Sacrament may be valid but not licit (accomplishing a sacramental effect but contrary to the laws of the Church, as in some mixed marriages.)

VALID

Conforming to conditions essential to sacramental efficacy: proper rite, intention and status of minister, moral fitness and intention of recipient.

A validly ordained priest may perform a sacramentally valid marriage of Roman Catholic and a non-Catholic even if the requirements are not met and the ceremony is not licit (lawful).