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sacrament
of
MATRIMONY |
6 months prior to the
wedding date.
Please
contact the Parish
Center for procedure. |
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IMPORTANCE
AND DIGNITY OF
THE
SACRAMENT OF
MATRIMONY
1. Married
Christians, in
virtue of the
sacrament of
matrimony,
signify and
share in the
mystery of that
unity and
fruitful love
which exists
between Christ
and his Church;
they help eache
other to attain
to holiness in
their married
life and in the
rearing and
education of
their children;
and they have
their own
special gift
among the people
of God.
2. Marriage
arises in the
covenant of
marriage, or
irrevocable
consent, which
each partner
freely bestows
on and accepts
from the other.
This intimate
union and the
good of the
children impose
total fidelity
on each of them
and argue for
and unbreakable
oneness between
them. Christ
the Lord raised
this union to
the dignity of a
sacrament so
that it might
more clearly
recall and more
easily reflect
his own
unbreakable
union with his
Church.
3. Christian
couples,
therefore,
nourish and
develop their
marriage by
undivided
affection, which
wells up from
the fountain of
divine love,
while, in a
merging of human
and divine love,
they remain
faithful in body
and in mind, in
good times as in
bad.
4. By their very
nature, the
institution of
matrimony and
wedded love are
ordained for the
procreation an
education of
children and fin
in them their
ultimate crown.
Therefore,
married
Christians,
while not
considering the
other purposes
of marriage of
less account,
should be
steadfast and
ready to
cooperate with
the love of the
Creator and
Savior, who
through them
will constantly
enrich and
enlarge his own
family.
5. A priest
should bear in
mind these
principles of
faith, both in
his instructions
to those about
to be married
and when giving
the homily
during the
marriage
ceremony. He
should relate
his instructions
to the texts of
the sacred
readings.
The bridal
couple should be
given a review
of the
fundamentals of
Christian
doctrine. This
may include
instruction on
the teachings
about marriage
and the family,
on the rites
used in the
celebration of
the sacrament
itself, and on
the prayers and
readings. In
this way the
bridegroom and
the bride will
receive far
greater benefit
from the
celebration.
Introduction of
RITE OF MARRIAGE
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