Marriage

Marriage

"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptised persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a Sacrament"
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1601).

Love and bear fruit...

If one were to ponder on the Trinity, Love and relationships, then The Holy Trinity can be clearly seen as a perfect example of family unity. God made us  in our human nature, to love and to bear fruit in terms of both our humanity and our Spirit.. Marriage is God's way of uniting a loving couple in a holy and spiritual way. The perfect response is for us to bear fruit; children who are a manifestation of love (his love) in the most beautiful way!
They become one flesh...

Holy Scripture teaches us that man and woman were created for one another: "It is not good that the man should be alone..." The woman, "flesh of his flesh," i.e., his counterpart, his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by God as a "helpmate;" she thus represents God from whom comes our help. "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh." The Lord himself shows that this signifies an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the Creator had been "in the beginning:" "So they are no longer two, but one flesh
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 1605).

ST PETER'S UPDATE

Marriage Preparation for Couples.


While the Covid times prevent us having many face to face meetings, and the group Marriage Preparation Courses are not running, we offer you a wonderful Online Course,


Watch, listen and read.
Anywhere, anytime.


FORMED provides the very best Catholic content from more than 60 organizations to help parishes, families and individuals explore their faith anywhere. Supporting thousands of movies, children’s programs, ebooks, audio, parish programs and studies direct to your browser, mobile or connected device.


Once you go to www.formed.org you enter the world of the Augustine Institute of the USA. We are impressed with their Sacramental preparation. At the moment you can sign up for SEVEN DAYS free trial then if you wish pay 9.99 for a whole month.

Go to SACRAMENTS then a subset is the beautiful Marriage Preparation

Course called Beloved.


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