A Covenant of Life and Love
A civil marriage is a contract: "I give 50% if you give 50%." A sacrament is a covenant: "I give 100%, even if you give nothing." It mirrors the love of Christ for the Church. It is indissoluble ("what God has joined, let no man put asunder").
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Get Pro for $49 One-time payment. Lifetime access. No subscription, no recurring charge. 30-day money-back guarantee.Marriage has two ends: Babies (Procreation) and Bonding (Unity). The Church teaches that we cannot separate them. This is why contraception is rejected; it breaks the procreative power. Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the alternative, working with the body's natural rhythms rather than suppressing them.
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Start Now Discount applied at checkout. Your matchmaking consultation is included.Jesus said, 'What God has joined together, let no one separate' (Matthew 19:6). A valid sacramental marriage between two baptized persons is indissoluble. Civil divorce may be permitted for safety or legal reasons, but the marriage bond remains. An annulment declares that a valid marriage never existed due to impediments present from the beginning.
NFP is a natural method of spacing births by observing the wife's fertility signs. Unlike contraception, NFP respects the natural design of the body and keeps the marital act open to life. Modern NFP methods (like the Creighton Model or Marquette Method) are 98-99% effective when used correctly.
Yes, with permission from the bishop (called a 'dispensation'). The Catholic party must promise to do all in their power to raise children Catholic. Mixed marriages (Catholic and baptized non-Catholic) are valid. Marriages to unbaptized persons require an additional dispensation from 'disparity of cult.'
Spouses have a job, this page says: to get each other to heaven. That job is done in ordinary evenings, and it needs a form. Catholic/Christian Pro gives you guided prayers for a couple and for a family to pray together at morning and night, a daily audio devotional, in-depth Bible studies on Ephesians 5, Matthew 19 and Tobit, teaching on the vows, on NFP and on forgiveness inside a marriage, worship playlists, and full offline access. $49 one-time, lifetime access, no subscription and no recurring charge, with a 30-day money-back guarantee if it does not help you pray. Your parish, the sacrament of matrimony, Mass and confession are free and always will be; Pro is audio and study material, and it buys you nothing before God. A family that keeps meaning to start praying together usually keeps meaning to. Start today.
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