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And Yahweh the Lord said, It is not good for the man to
be alone, I am going to make a helper for him, and his
counterpart. And the rib which Yahweh the Lord had taken
from the man, he made into a woman and he brought her
to the man. And the man said, This is now bone of my
bones, and flesh of my flesh. She is called woman (Ishta)
because she was taken out of man (Ish). For this cause a
man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his
wife, and they shall become one flesh.
-Gen. 2: 18, 22-24
And Jesus answered them, and said, For this cause a man shall leave
his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become
one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God
has joined together, let no man separate. They said to him, Why then
did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and put her away.
Jesus replied to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses
allowed you to put away your wives, but it was not so from the
beginning. And I tell you whoever put away his wife except in the case
of adultery, and marries another, commits adultery, and who ever
marries her who has been put away commits adultery.
-Mt. 19: 4-9
MARRIAGE
A civil contract between a
man and a woman.
HOLY MATRIMONY
A sacrament of the church.
A contract between man,
woman and Christ.
Lasts until the death of one
or the other partners.
Has much higher standards
than a civil marriage.
MARRIAGE AS A
SAVING GRACE
THE COUPLES
REFLECT THE
FATIHFULNESS
OF GOD TO HIS
COVENANT AND
CHRIST TO HIS
CHURCH
SACRAMENTAL MARRIAGE AS A
LITURGICAL ACT
IT MUST BE CELEBRATED
IN THE PUBLIC LITURGY
OF THE CHURCH
THE PUBLIC CHARACTER
OF THE CONSENT
HELPS THE FAITHFUL
TO REMAIN FAITHFUL
EFFECTS:
Christs love sanctifies the love of the
husband and wife.
Once the marriage is consummated, an
irrevocable, perpetual, and exclusive bond
results between the spouses who freely
consented to become lifelong partners.
Their relationship is covenantal, not
simply contractual, in which the Lord
showers His graces to perfect their love
and strengthen their unity.
EFFECTS:
A major fruit of their life in common is
the welcoming of children God may send
them. Their life together, along with their
efforts to rear and educate their children
in a family setting, is the primary means
for a married couple to attain holiness.