What Are The Catholic Views On Marriage?

By Mark Gibson


Catholics view marriage as a gift from God. A lot of teachings about marriage are done in the church. They teach about marriage in the following main elements, marriage brings together the husband and wife in mutual love and faithfulness, marriage gives the couple an opportunity to give life, it is a way of responding to Gods call for holiness and through marriage the love of Christ is shown. This article will continue to highlight different dimensions of catholic views on marriage.

As the Catholics, marriage is born from the mystery of Jesus Christ saving the church. It is therefore seen as sacrament. From a marriage love grows between the spouses and in the process children are born. Such gives and opens a door for external life and holiness. The love shared in a family manifests how God loves the world.

Marriage is also seen to have a certain purpose and meaning. First of all, a family is born from marriage. Members of the family form the domestic church or what may be referred to as the church of home. This is the primary church unit where daily love, hospitality, care, faithfulness, sacrifice, prayer and forgiveness starts. If a family is able to observe all he above among themselves, then it will be easy to express the same to the world.

Marriage has another very important part, and that is sexuality. Human sexuality is sacred according to the Catholics. It brings a deep expression of faithfulness and love in a marriage. As per the catholic teachings, it should be filled with openness and full self-giving. Sexuality originated straight from the heart and mind of God hence should be respected and honored by all.

Apart from a marriage leading to formation of a family, it is viewed from a spiritual point. It is a sign of love to people from Christ. It is a practical and strong way of teaching Christians about loving each other. The way a couple treats each other is one of the ways of teaching Christian values to the world.

Prayer is described as the glue that holds and keeps a marriage intact. As a catholic family, prayer should be part of you, it means you are involving god in all your activities. Prayers can be made in a number of ways including, recited prayers, for instance, hail mother of Jesus, spontaneous prayers, those a couple say before going to bed, praying with scriptures and the perfect prayer.

Engaged couples plan a wedding on their own today. If one is a catholic or maybe both, it is advisable to make arrangements to be married in a catholic church. This is a very important decision. It is more than choosing a venue for the event and photo shoots. Prayerful and thoughtful planning in your catholic wedding come with huge blessings to your family.

For a civil wedding to be valid, there are things to be met, as well, for a catholic wedding to be valid, the following must be met, the couple should be willing to marry freely, they should have consent exchanged freely, have the intent of staying in the marriage all through and consent exchanged in the presence of two witnesses and a church minister.




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