YOUCAT Lesson 416
YOUCAT the catechism
for Catholic youth
416 What are the essential
elements of Christian marriage?
(1)
Unity:
Marriage is a covenant that by its very nature brings about bodily,
intellectual, and spiritual union between a man and a woman;
(2)
Indissolubility: Marriage lasts “until death do
us part”;
(3)
Openness to offspring: Every marriage must be
open to children;
(4)
Commitment to the spouse’s welfare. [2360-2361,
2397-2398]
RoseMarie and Don L. Bragg in 2008 on
their 40th wedding anniversary.
….. 416
If one of the two spouses deliberately excludes one of the
four points listed above at the time of their wedding, the sacrament of
Matrimony does not take place. 64, 400
“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most
vehement flame. Many waters cannot
quench love, neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, it would be
utterly scorned.” Song of Songs 8:6-7
“Today, the need to avoid confusing marriage with other
types of unions based on weak love is especially urgent. It is only the rock of total, irrevocable
love between a man and a woman that can serve as the foundation on which to
build a society that will become a home for all mankind.” Pope Benedict XVI, May 11, 2006
[2360-2361,
2397-2398]
III. THE LOVE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
2360 Sexuality is ordered to the conjugal love of man and
woman. In marriage the physical intimacy of the spouses becomes a sign and
pledge of spiritual communion. Marriage bonds between baptized persons are
sanctified by the sacrament. –Catechism
of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
2361 "Sexuality, by means of which man and woman give
themselves to one another through the acts which are proper and exclusive to
spouses, is not something simply biological, but concerns the innermost being
of the human person as such. It is realized in a truly human way only if it is
an integral part of the love by which a man and woman commit themselves totally
to one another until death." (Familiaris Consortio 11.)143 –CCC
Tobias got out of bed and said to Sarah,
"Sister, get up, and let us pray and implore our Lord that he grant us
mercy and safety." So she got up, and they began to pray and implore that
they might be kept safe. Tobias began by saying, "Blessed are you, O God
of our fathers. . . . You made Adam, and for him you made his wife
Eve as a helper and support. From the two of them the race of mankind has
sprung. You said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; let us make a
helper for him like himself.' I now am taking this kinswoman of mine, not
because of lust, but with sincerity. Grant that she and I may find mercy and
that we may grow old together." And they both said, "Amen,
Amen." Then they went to sleep for the night. (Tobit 8:4-9.)144 --CCC
IN BRIEF
2398 Fecundity is a good, a gift and an end of marriage. By giving life, spouses participate in God's fatherhood. --CCC
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