Marriage is an image of God’s unconditional love and covenant with His Church. God created man and woman out of love and calls them to love. The Sacrament of matrimony reveals the mystery that men and women are made for each other. The Sacrament of Marriage gives sacramental grace. Jesus gives the spouses grace to take up their crosses and follow Him in marriage. By this grace, spouses learn to lay down their lives for each other and for their children.
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What are marriage vows and why are th...
Public exchange of vows is an essential part of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Church calls the exchange of vows consent—that is, the act of will by which a man and a woman give themselves to each other, and accept the gift of the other. The marriage can’t happen without this declaration, or vow...
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What's the difference between divorce...
Since Matrimony is a sacrament given by Christ to his Church, the Church has the authority to determine if a marriage is valid or not based on a set of criteria: the spouses were free to marry, they freely exchanged their consent, they had the intention to marry for life, to be faithful to one an...
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