Marriage- Part of God’s Plan for Man From the dawn of

creation, it has been part of God’s plan for man.

God Himself is the author of marriage.

Marriage as a Sacrament

Sacramental Celebration of Marriage

”to be of one heart and one soul, from this day forward. For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.”

Marriage as a Sacrament

On- going married life of the couple

“Marriage is a process, not a state, a beginning, not an end, a threshold, not a goal or a diploma.”

Marriage in the Church

Not merely some social custom or personal preference or even of financial considerations. Rather, it is the solemn entry of the spouses into a binding commitment before God and the Christian community.

Marriage Love

“Without love the family cannot live, grow, and perfect itself as a community of persons.”

Marriage Love

Marriage love of Christians is fully human.

“Conjugal love involves a totality in which all the elements of the person enter namely: appeal of body and instinct, power of feeling and affectivity, aspiration of the spirit and the will. It aims at a deeply personal unity, the unity that, beyond union in one flesh, leads to forming one heart and soul.”

Marriage Love

“I want you- to flourish, to become your truest,

fullest self.”

Why Marry?

Positive Needs1.Desire to share love2.Desire for intimacy3.Desire to build a family

Why Marry?

Negative Needs1.Premarital Pregnancy2.Sense of pity or gratitude3.Disappointment

Compatibility in Marriage

1. Religion2. Culture and Race3. Socio- economic status4. Education5. Age

Offenses in the Sacrament of Marriage1. Adultery2. Divorce3. Polygamy4. Incest5. Live In or Free Union6. Trial Marriage

Sacrament of Holy Orders- The sacrament of “apostolic

ministry”. Through it, the mission entrusted by Christ to His apostles continues to be exercised in the Church to the end of time.”

Sacrament of Holy OrdersOrder in the Church- the group or

body of those who carry on certain functions, such as teaching, sanctifying, and governing.

Ordination- the sacramental act by which one is integrated into the orders of bishops, of priests, and of deacons.

New Testament Priesthood Disciple Apostle Presbyter Presider at the

Eucharist

Orders

Episcopate/ Bishops Priesthood/ Priests Diaconate/ Deacons

Effects of Holy Orders

1. Configures the ordained to Christ by a special grace of the Holy Spirit.

2. Confers an indelible spiritual character