Transcript MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS

MEETING JESUS IN THE
SACRAMENTS
CHAPTER 9
THE SACRAMENT OF
MATRIMONY
Helping Each Other
Grow in Love
God established marriage for:
UNITY
PROCREATION
The focus of Matrimony for those who receive this sacrament is on
others, not themselves.
Ultimately, the purpose of marriage is to help couples and through
them, and their children, attain eternal life.
An Intimate
Communion
Man and woman have
been created as one, to
be one.
Original Sin ruptured
this original
communion.
Man and woman pledge
to love each other in
Christ.
Scriptures read during
the Ceremony begin
with the creation of man
and woman and end
with the wedding feast
of the Lamb.
Understanding the
Sacrament of Matrimony
“It is not good for the man to be alone.”
The Chosen People longed for the unity and
indissolubility of marriage.
Old Testament speaks of the sacredness of
marriage in Ruth, Tobit, and Song of Songs.
The history of marriage is affected by human
sinfulness.
Marriage in the
New Covenant
 Christ taught that marriage was originally meant to be
indissoluble.
 Moses allowed divorce because of the “hardness of
hearts” of the people. Polygamy was considered a form
of adultery.
 St Paul: relationship between a husband and wife takes
on the same intimate relationship that Christ has with
the Church – mutual gift of self.
 Aquinas and Scotus: bride and groom are the ministers
of the sacrament.
 Council of Trent: marriage confers grace.
 The Protestant reformers did not accept marriage as a
sacrament.
 The Church does not accept divorce but can declare a
marriage null or grant an annulment – it’s a declaration
that what appeared to be a valid and binding marriage
was not in fact one because there was a defect in the
vows.
The Sacrament
of Marriage
Today
Vatican II: only
marriage between
baptized Christians
can be a sacrament
Christian marriage is
to help both spouses
grow in spiritual
perfection
It is the means
through which the
couple serves the
Church and society
Celebrating the Sacrament
of Matrimony
Rite for Celebrating Marriage During
Mass
Rite for Celebrating Marriage
Outside Mass
Rite for Celebrating Between a
Catholic and an Unbaptized Person
The Church strongly
recommends and often
requires engaged
couples to attend a
marriage program before
getting married.
Homework
 Holy Couple Research due Friday
 Notebook Test – Friday
 Test, Chapter 9 – Tuesday, February 24
Notebook Test Checklist
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Booklet on Getting Married in the Church
Worksheet: Getting Married in the Catholic Church
Marriage Preparation Packet
Chapter 9 Notes
Chapter 9 Guided Reading Worksheet
Handout: What Is Marriage
Chapter 8 Test
Chapter 8 Study Guide
Handout: Qualities of A Bishop
Chapter 8 Notes
Journal Reflection
Imagine that you found your
spouse cheating on you. How
would you react? Would you still
work-out your marriage? Why or
Why not?
Celebrating the Sacrament
of Matrimony: Marriage
Consent and Vows
Free Consent
Exchange of Vows
 Have you come here freely
and without reservation to
give yourselves to each
other in marriage?
 Will you honor each other
as man and wife for the rest
of your lives?
 Will you accept children
lovingly from God, and bring
them up according to the
law of Christ and his
Church?
 I, N., take you, N., to be my
wife/husband. I promise to
be true to you in good times
and in bad, in sickness and
in health. I will love you and
honor you all the days of my
life.
Celebrating the
Sacrament
of Matrimony
 Blessing and
Exchange of
Rings
 Nuptial
Blessing
 Holy
Communion
 Blessing at
the End of
Mass
The Graces of the Sacrament
of Matrimony
The loving and faithful relationship between a husband and
wife is now the visible sign of the loving and faithful
relationship between Christ and his Church.
The graces of the sacrament help the spouses grow in love
and holiness as they meet the challenges of daily life.
Communion
between
Spouses
In marriage, man
and woman
become one.
True communion
between spouses
is always fruitful.
If sexual intimacy
is to image God, it
must always be
faithful.
Communion in Christ
Christian spouses
share in the life of the
Blessed Trinity so that
they may be
transformed by
holiness and become
more divine.
Marriage becomes a
way of discipleship.
Family Communion
Matrimony helps Christian families mirror the love between
Christ and his Church so completely that the family
actually becomes a domestic church.
The Graces of the
Sacrament of Matrimony
 Christian families can
promote faith and
evangelization, both at
home and with others.
 Christians families can help
serve the needs of the
parish.
 Husbands and wives
participate in the
development of society by
educating their children.
 Christian families participate
in politics, especially with a
view to promoting and
safeguarding family values
in society.
 Christian families work to
build a more just and
peaceful society.
Christian Marriage: A Sign of God’s
Eternal Covenant with Humanity
Matrimony is “a covenant
by which a man and a
woman establish between
themselves a partnership
of their whole life.”
“What God has joined
together, no human being
must separate.”
Openness to
New Life
Both husband
and wife are open
to the fertility that
can result from
their sexual
union.
Natural Family
Planning: a
Churchsanctioned
method for
spacing
pregnancy.
The Unity of
Marriage
In marriage the
physical intimacy of
the spouses becomes
a sign and pledge of
spiritual communion.
Sacramental marriage
is an efficacious sign
of Christ’s presence.
Sacramental marriage
is a sign of the future
union between God
and humanity.
Margaret of Scotland
An outstanding
example of a wife and
mother who
understood that
marriage is a
Sacrament at the
Service of
Communion.