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Lesson 30

The Sacrament of Marriage

Marriage is the primordial sacrament in which the union of one man and one woman reveals an integral part of human nature that has been inscribed in our very bodies.

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Purposes of Marriage
    :
    The two purposes of marriage that are essential for a marriage to be a marriage. Anything that prevents or diminishes these purposes is contrary to God’s plan for marriage. They are the good of the couple (unitive purpose) and the generation and education of children (procreative purpose). (1660, 1664)
  • Goods of Marriage
    :
    The characteristics of marital love that are reflections of the characteristics of God’s love. Marital love and God’s love is free (freely given), faithful, total self-gift, and fruitful.
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