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Our view of marriage is a reliable spiritual barometer to measure our attitudes toward the practice of the faith. The Catholic faith and families reflect each other and are intertwined. Rules have been given a bad rap since the 1960s. We need reminding why righteous rules are good for us and set us free. Practicing Catholics “play by the rules.”
Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (Jn. 8:32) The Ten Commandments don’t restrict our freedom; the truths of the Ten Commandments express human freedom. Matrimony sets us free to build families in love. Marriage is a covenant that participates in the New and Everlasting Covenant of the Mass. At Mass, the Divine Bridegroom meets His Bride, the Church. This union begets offspring and He sends forth His disciples to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Mt. 28:19) The love that husbands and wives have for one another participates in the life-giving love of Jesus for His Bride and children. A faithful marriage reflects the covenant of the Mass.
Matrimony (marriage) is the union of one man (XY chromosome) and one woman (XX chromosome). Jesus confirms the goodness of matrimony at Cana, and marriage becomes a sign of His continuing presence (cf. Jn. 2:1-12). Jesus reinstates the marriage bond as inviolable: “From the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh... What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” (Mt. 19:6-9) The validity of marriage hangs on their conscious or intuitive—and natural—intentions of fidelity, permanence, an exclusive union (“until death do we part”), and openness to children.
Continued below.
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Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (Jn. 8:32) The Ten Commandments don’t restrict our freedom; the truths of the Ten Commandments express human freedom. Matrimony sets us free to build families in love. Marriage is a covenant that participates in the New and Everlasting Covenant of the Mass. At Mass, the Divine Bridegroom meets His Bride, the Church. This union begets offspring and He sends forth His disciples to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Mt. 28:19) The love that husbands and wives have for one another participates in the life-giving love of Jesus for His Bride and children. A faithful marriage reflects the covenant of the Mass.
Matrimony (marriage) is the union of one man (XY chromosome) and one woman (XX chromosome). Jesus confirms the goodness of matrimony at Cana, and marriage becomes a sign of His continuing presence (cf. Jn. 2:1-12). Jesus reinstates the marriage bond as inviolable: “From the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh... What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” (Mt. 19:6-9) The validity of marriage hangs on their conscious or intuitive—and natural—intentions of fidelity, permanence, an exclusive union (“until death do we part”), and openness to children.
Continued below.
A Concise Introduction to Marriage (with Addenda)
When Catholics – who play by the rules – get married, the marriage bond sets the couple free
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