I. Marriage in God’s Plan
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The entire Christian life bears the mark of the spousal love of Christ and the
Church. Already Baptism, the entry into the People of God, is a nuptial
mystery; it is so to speak the nuptial bath111 which precedes the
wedding feast, the Eucharist. Christian marriage in its turn becomes an
efficacious sign, the sacrament of the covenant of Christ and the Church. Since
it signifies and communicates grace, marriage between baptized persons is a
true sacrament of the New Covenant.112
- 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
- Article 7 THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
- CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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