Sacrament of Marriage
1 Corinthians 7:2 But because of the temptation to sexual
immorality, each man should have his own wife and each
woman her own husband.
AMORES, VICTOR JR.
BOADO, KATHLEEN JOYCE
BONIFACIO, REMUEL BRIAN
CEIDOZA, FIDEL BRYAN
CUSTODIO, VINCENT JULLIAN
DELA CRUZ, ANDREA LYKA
VILLANUEVA, KIM AERRON
Marriage in the Catholic Church, also
called matrimony, is the covenant by
which a man and a woman establish between
themselves a partnership of the whole of life
and which is ordered by its nature to the
good of the spouses and the procreation and
education of offspring, and which has been
raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a
sacrament between the baptized.
Like the other six sacraments of the Church,
marriage is a sign or symbol which reveals the
Lord Jesus and through which his divine life and
love are communicated. In a sacramental
marriage, Gods love becomes present to the
spouses in their total union and also flows
through them to their family and community. By
their permanent, faithful and exclusive giving to
each other, symbolized in sexual intercourse, the
couple reveals something of Gods unconditional
love.
The sacrament of Christian marriage
involves their entire life as they journey
together through the ups and downs of
marriage and become more able to give to
and receive from each other. Their life
becomes sacramental to the extent that the
couple cooperates with Gods action in their
life and sees themselves as living in Christ
and Christ living and acting in their
relationship, attitudes and actions.
EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE
It unites man and woman in an unbreakable union
until death
It makes Sanctifying Grace grow in their souls
It gives them special helps to perform their duties
as married people and to overcome the difficulties
that may come into their married life.
BIBLICAL FOUNDATION
Mark 10:6-9: But from the beginning of creation, God made them
male and female. Therefore a man shall leave his father and
mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one
flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God
has joined together, let not man separate.
According to Sacred Scripture, God instituted marriage as the
pinnacle of creation. On the sixth day, in the first creation story, the
Book of Genesis tells us: God created man in his image; in the
divine image he created him; male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying: Be fertile and multiply, fill the earth and
subdue it' (Genesis 1: 27-28)
MATTER AND FORM
Form: The "I do", by which both spouses indicate
their mutual consent to the marriage covenant
Matter: Mutual Consent and Covenant to live
together as husband and wife and the
consummation of the Marriage
MINISTER AND RECIPROCAL
In the sacrament of Matrimony, the outward sign is the
exchange of marital consent on the part of a baptized man
and a baptized woman. In other words the couple who are
getting married administer the sacrament of Matrimony to
each other.
The priest cannot administer the sacrament of Matrimony;
only the contracting couple can do that. The priest (or
deacon) is simply the official witness, representing Christ and
Christ's Church. The priest's presence is normally essential;
without him there is no sacrament and no marriage. But he
does not confer the sacrament.
PASTORAL ISSUES
CBCP: Marriage a permanent union of
man and woman
In view of the United States Supreme Court legalizing same-sex
marriage across the nation, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the
Philippines (CBCP) reiterated the Church's teaching about
marriage.
"The Church continues to maintain what it has always taught.
Marriage is a permanent union of man and woman, in the
complementarity of the sexes and the mutual fulfillment that the
union of a man and a woman bring into the loftiness of the
matrimonial bond," said CBCP President Socrates Villegas in a
statement.
Real Catholics Shouldnt Get Married
Outside: Why the Church Should
Reconsider
Beautiful as they are, weddings at the beach, in a beautiful
hotel, or wherever, somehow they always lack something in those
environments. That is the presence, blessing of the one Holy God,
the One who created marriage. This has to take place in the Lord's
House for it is one of the most important acts, sacraments,
decisions and life-changing event anyone could ever undertake.
Therefore, it is only right for this glorious event to take place in the
house of the Almighty, the giver of Life, the joiner of two souls to
become one.
WEDDING SYMBOLS
Ring - symbolizes love and fidelity for the marrying
couple. The rings roundness is said to represent the eternal
love they have for each other.
Veil - veil signifies union and oneness. The two individuals before
the altar will be made as one, sharing one home, one name and one
family. The womans veil is pinned above her head. This means she
must submit herself to the leadership of her husband as was written
in Ephesians 6. On the other side, the veil is pinned on the mans
shoulders symbolizing that he must carry the familys welfare
through his leadership. In the Catholic faith, Christ is recognized as
the head of the church and the church is his bride.
Cord - signifies strength. The man and woman are called to
be pillars of strength and righteousness for their children. It is
from them that the children will draw strength. They are to be
their role model of what is right and wrong.
Candle - symbolize the Light of Christ, the same light they
received at Baptism and now receive again to lead them in
their new life as a couple. It also express the silent promise
that the couple will continue to be light and warmth to each
other for life.
Arrhae/Coins - The groom gives the bride the coins to
symbolize his pledge of dedication to her welfare.
These coins also signify prosperity and wealth. The couple
must aspire to improve their lives and those they love. It
symbolizes fulfillment of their dreams and aspirations.
