The Sacrament
of
Matrimony
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Objectives
History
definition
passages that will support
form and matter
graces and effects
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History of Matrimony
14th Century (when Christianity was recognized
as the accepted religion in the Roman Empire)
there was the possibility of a liturgical blessing
during the household wedding.
9th century this mutual consent had to be given
in the presence of witnesses but remained a civil
and familial ceremony.
As the Church’s influence grew, the marriage
ceremony shifted from the home to the front
entrance of the church, and finally, to the
assembly
History of Matrimony
Middle Ages that the Church first named
marriage as one of the seven sacraments and
took its theology of marriage from St. Augustine,
who saw marriage as a symbol of the insoluble
(unsolvable) union between Christ and the
Church.
Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), marriage as
a community of persons within which the
spouses give and accept each other.
The idea of ‘contract’ was replaced with that of
‘covenant’, while retaining a strong emphasis on
marriage being a symbol of the love between
Christ and the Church.
Definition
“Marriage is a lifelong partnership of the whole of
life, of mutual and exclusive fidelity, established by
mutual consent between one man and one woman,
and ordered towards the good of the spouses and the
procreation and education of offspring. (CCC 1601)
Indissolubility: The bond of marriage, once validly established,
is permanent and cannot be dissolved. This reflects the
permanence of Christ’s union with the Church (CCC 1614).
Fidelity: Marriage calls for mutual fidelity and self-giving love
between spouses, which mirrors Christ’s faithful love for the
Church (CCC 1644).
Openness to Life: The spouses are called to be open to the gift
of children and to raise them in the faith. Children are seen as
a blessing and the natural fruit of marriage (CCC 1652).
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Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
Old Testament Passages
This passage emphasizes that God created humanity in His image, male and female, and blessed them, highlighting the
divine purpose of marriage.
Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
This emphasizes Man shall leave his parents and unite with his wife, becoming one flesh. It underscores the intimate
bond and unity intended in marriage.
Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
Tobias and Sarah pray for God's blessing on their union, illustrating the sacredness of marital love and the desire for
divine guidance.
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In what passage that you
struck the most?
Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
New Testament Passages
This passage describes the relationship between husbands and wives, comparing it to Christ's relationship with the
Church. Husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially, while wives are encouraged to respect their husbands.
Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
New Testament Passages
Jesus affirms the sanctity of marriage by stating, "What God has joined together, let no one separate," reinforcing the
permanence of the marital bond.
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be supported by a passage?
Passages that will support
The Sacrament of Marriage is deeply rooted in biblical scripture, reflecting God's design for human relationships. Below
are key passages that support the understanding and significance of this sacrament.
New Testament Passages
This chapter emphasizes love as central to Christian life, asserting that without love, all actions are meaningless.
Forms and Matter
Form - the nature or essence of a thing; the internal Matter - a specific material or gesture (matter)
specific principle of the distinctive nature or used in the sacramental rite. (Catholic Journal)
activities of any created being. (Catholic Culture)
Form Matter
The mutual consent of the couple and "I take you…” (spoken as a vow) or “I do”
their promise to live together as (spoken as an affirmation of the vow
husband and wife in a lifelong union. recited by the representative of the
Church).
Graces and Effects
By reason of their state in life and of their order, [Christian spouses] have their own special
gifts in the People of God.
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Who is the source of
this Graces?
"Just as old God encountered his people with
a covenant of love and fidelity, so our Savior,
the spouse of the Church, now encounters
Christian spouses through the sacrament of
Matrimony."
Who is the source of
this Graces?
Christ dwells with them, gives them the strength
to take up their crosses and so follow him, to rise
again after they have fallen, to forgive one
another, to bear one another's burdens, to "be
subject to one another out of reverence for Christ,"
and to love one another with supernatural, tender,
and fruitful love. In the joys of their love and
family life he gives them here on earth a foretaste
of the wedding feast of the Lamb.
Effects
From a valid marriage arises a bond between
the spouses which by its very nature is
perpetual and exclusive; furthermore, in a
Christian marriage the spouses are
strengthened and, as it were, consecrated for
the duties and the dignity of their state by a
special sacrament.
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For you, what are the effects of this Sacrament
of Marriage?
Effect/s
The Marriage Bond
Effects
The consent by which the spouses mutually
give and receive one another is sealed by God
himself. From their covenant arises "an
institution, confirmed by the divine law, . . .
even in the eyes of society." The covenant
between the spouses is integrated into God's
covenant with man: "Authentic married love
is caught up into divine love."
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