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Lesson 17

The Celebration of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Marriage is ultimately a pathway to sanctity, assisting us in reaching Heaven.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Marriage Salvation History
Essential Lessons

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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Courtship
    :
    (n.): The period in a romantic relationship between a man and a woman during which they discern whether or not to marry.
  • Betrothal
    :
    (n.): The promising of a spouse in marriage.
  • Conjugal
    :
    (adj.): Relating to marriage.
  • Polygamy
    :
    (n.): The practice of taking on multiple wives.
  • Lust
    :
    (n.): A disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure for its own sake, isolated from its procreative and unitive purposes.
  • Complementarity
    :
    (n.): The relationship between two different persons or things in which each complements (enhances, emphasizes, or makes more complete) the qualities of the other, with their union producing something greater than either could be alone. God created man and woman to be complementary to one another to make for a deeper and more profound union.
  • Nuptial Mass
    :
    (n.): A Mass during which a baptized man and woman are sacramentally united as husband and wife.

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