I. Marriage in God’s Plan

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

1609
In his mercy God has not forsaken sinful man. the punishments consequent upon
sin, “pain in childbearing” and toil “in the sweat of your
brow,”¹⁰⁰ also embody remedies that limit the damaging effects of
sin. After the fall, marriage helps to overcome self-absorption, egoism,
pursuit of one’s own pleasure, and to open oneself to the other, to mutual aid
and to self-giving.

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
  - Article 7 THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
    - I. Marriage in God’s Plan

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