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Lesson 7

The Celebration of Marriage

The Sacrament of Marriage is a sign to the world of God’s love and the means by which Christ sanctifies a couple and leads them to Heaven. The most appropriate place for the marriage rite is within a liturgical celebration, preferably a Nuptial Mass surrounded by Christian witnesses.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Marriage Parts of the Mass Ten Commandments The Church
Essential Lessons
Lesson Vocabulary

  • Nuptial Mass
    :
    (n.): A Mass during which a baptized man and woman are sacramentally united as husband and wife.
  • Liturgy of the Word
    :
    (n.): The first part of the Mass in which we receive the written Word of God. Here, the Scriptures are proclaimed and the priest teaches in a homily. We also join together in prayer for others and profess our faith.
  • Consent
    :
    (n.): Permission or agreement given to do something or for something to happen.
  • Eastern Rite
    :
    (n.): The liturgy of the churches that trace their origin to areas East of Rome, e.g., Melkite, Byzantine, and others, and who are in communion with the pope.
  • Conjugal
    :
    (adj.): Relating to marriage.
  • Difference of Confession
    :
    (n.): An impediment to marriage that arises when one intended spouse is Catholic and the other is of a different Christian tradition.
  • Disparity of Cult
    :
    (n.): An impediment to marriage that arises when only one of the intended spouses is a baptized Catholic.
  • Parish
    :
    (n.): A community of the faithful within a diocese under the pastoral care of a pastor or priest under the authority of his bishop; A local church.
  • Pastor
    :
    (n.): A priest who leads a parish community of the faithful within a diocese, under the authority of his bishop.
  • Diocese
    :
    (n.): A community of the faithful, usually within a geographic area but sometimes constituted as a group of people of the same rite or language, who are led by a bishop ordained in apostolic succession; A particular church.
  • Domestic Church
    :
    (n.): A phrase that describes the Christian family, the original cell of society where we first learn the Faith.

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    Nuptial Mass Readings
    Nuptial Blessing

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