Sacrament OF Matrimony: "The Love of Man and Woman Is Made Holy in The

SACRAMENT
OF
MATRIMONY
“The love of man and woman is made holy in the
Sacrament of Marriage, and becomes the mirror of
your everlasting love.”
THE SACRAMENT OF
MATRIMONY BELONGS TO
THE SACRAMENTS OF
VOCATION AND MINISTRY.
VOCATION MINISTRY
Arising from God’s Serving to build up and
personal call to respond to strengthen the Church in its
the needs of others and of mission.
the Church itself.
Marriage
The Sacrament of human love that
Christ raised to a real effective
symbol of his love for the Church.
CONCEPT OF MATRIMONY
AND ITS SACRAMENTAL
NATURE
Marriage As “Covenant Love”
Marriage is a unique sacrament, it is built into the very
nature of man and woman, with its profound meaning, even
before the teaching of any religion.
It is also unique because other sacraments use material
things like water, wine, bread and oil. In marriage the
“external sign” is the love between spouses.
The Bible reveals this “natural covenant” of love as the
image symbol of God the Creator’s absolute and unfailing
love. Created male and female, human persons are created
through God’s love, in image of God who is Love, and
called to love one another in sharing God’s own love.
As the Third Preface for the
Wedding Mass proclaims:
Father, you created man in love to share your

divine life.
We see his high destiny in the love of husband and
wife which bears the imprint of your own divine
love.
Love is man’s origin; love is his constant calling.
Love is his fulfillment in heaven.
Marriage as a Sacrament
Marriage is seen as:
a) An ongoing saving symbolic action,
b) grounded in the ministry of Christ and continued in and
through the Church, which
c) when proclaimed, realized and celebrated in faith,
d) makes present and actually shares in, God’s love and
faithfulness in Jesus Christ.
Sacrament: Rite and Ongoing
Married Life
The sacrament of marriage begins when a man and
woman stand before God and their fellow men and women,
and freely and publicly declare, in one form or another, to
be 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.
Necessity of the Sacrament of
Matrimony
Today many young adults seem to take Marriage in the
Church as merely some social custom or a personal
preference.
Real Marriage in the Church is the solemn entry of the
spouses into a binding commitment before God and the
Christian community.
Christ is the key to the answer…
For truly believing Christians, the most important
relationship of their lives could not possibly succeed except
through, with and in Christ their Lord and Savior.
It was beautifully pictured in John’s gospel account of
the Wedding at Cana where he saved the married couple
from embarrassment by changing water into wine.
Marriage and family are
founded and given life by love
“Without love the family cannot live, grow and perfect

itself as a community of persons”
What precisely is true love?
It is the deepest, most fundamental reality of human
life. As human persons we all strive for fulfillment through
pursuit of material, psychological, and spiritual goods. But
we find fulfillment only when accepted as a person, only in
personal love. Only such affirms us in our basic human
dignity because it accepts us in our very selves.
“I want you to be – to flourish, to become your truest, fullest
self” (CFC 1909)
EFFECTS OF THE
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
◦ Eternal Union- they are no longer two, but one flesh
through a relationship of indissoluble love
◦ Conjugal Love- a love that has been blessed and
strengthened by the grace of God
◦ Sanctifying Grace- grace needed by the couple to fulfill
their roles as husband and wife and as parents to their
children.
◦ Expansion of the people of God- ordained for the
procreation and education of children
BIBLICAL & HISTORICAL Foundation
of the Sacrament of Matrimony
Defined by the Church as
◦ “truly and properly one of the seven sacraments of the law
of the Gospel.”
◦ “instituted by Christ” and not merely “introduced to the
Church by men.”
“from the beginning of the creation, God made them
male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but
one flesh. Therefore what God has joined them together, let
no man separate.” (Mk. 10: 6-9)
In the early church, Christian Marriage ceremonies
were mostly adaptation from the local customs of the
people. From the Middle Ages until the Council of
Trent, Church leaders and theologians developed rules
to regulate and enhance the meaning and sacredness of
the Matrimonial ceremony.
The marriage rite now found in the Roman Ritual
has been revised and enriched in such a way that the
grace of the sacrament is more clearly signified and the
duties of the spouses are taught. The praiseworthy
customs and ceremonies of the particular region are
retained.
CANONICAL
DISCUSSION
A. The Minister of the
Sacrament of Matrimony
The couple themselves are the ministers of the
sacrament of matrimony through their exchange of consent
and their exchange of vows.
B. The Recipient of the
The sacrament is only for a man and a woman, both
have been baptized and confirmed in the Christian Church.
The sacrament can be received validly by persons in the
legal age.
C. Diriment Impediments
These are the factors which renders a person incapable
of contracting a valid marriage.
1. Non-age
A man cannot enter marriage below 16 years of age nor
a woman below 14 years of age.
The bishop’s conference may establish a higher age for the
lawful celebration of marriage.
Philippine Law:
The civil code of the Philippines (Article 54) provides also the
legal ages as 16 years for male, 14 years for female. In case the
male is less than 20 years and the female is less than 18 years,
it is necessary to have parental consent. Such consent shall be
in writing and under oath. Must be executed by the persons
with legal charge over them. Males above 20 but below 25
years of age and females above 18 but under 23 years of age
shall be obliged to secure their parent’s or guardian’s advice
for the intended marriage. Under the new family code (Article
5) the man and the woman must be at least 18 years old.
2. Antecedent and perpetual
impotence
Antecedent and perpetual impotence to have sexual
intercourse, whether on the part of man of on that of the
woman, whether absolute or relative, invalidates marriage
(can. 1084)
Sterility neither forbids nor invalidates marriage.
3. Previous marriage
A person bound by the bond of a previous marriage,
even if not consummated invalidly attempts marriage. (can.
1085)
It must be noted that a catholic should never get married
civilly since the catholic faith teaches that marriage is a
sacrament and the sacrament is celebrated only when the
canonical processes are observed.
4. Disparity of cult
A marriage is invalid when one of the two persons was
baptized in the catholic church or received into it and have
not by a formal act defected from it, and the other was not
baptized (can.1086)
5. Sacred orders
Those who are in sacred orders invalidly attempt
marriage. (can. 1087) The law on celibacy and the diriment
impediment of sacred orders start binding since the
ordination to the deaconate.
6. Public perpetual vow of
chastity
Those who are bound by a public perpetual vow of
chastity in a religious institute invalidly attempt marriage.
(can. 1088). Public vows are either temporary or perpetual.
A marriage contracted under a temporary vow is only
unlawful.
7. Abduction
No marriage can exist between a man and a woman who
have been abducted, or at least detained, with a view to
contracting a marriage with herm unless the woman, after
she has been separated from her abductor, chooses marriage
of her own accord. (can. 1089)
8. Crime
One who, with a view to entering marriage with a
particular person, has killed that person’s spouse, or his or
her own spouse, invalidly attempt marriage.
9. Consanguinity
Marriage is invalid between those related by
consanguinity in all degrees of the direct line, whether
ascending or descending, legitimate or natural.
In the collateral line, it is invalid up to the 4th degree.
(can. 1091)
10. Affinity
Affinity in any degree of the direct line invalidates
marriage. (can. 1092)
The civil code of the Philippines (Article 82) states that
marriages shall also be void from the beginning: between
stepfathers and stepdaughters, and stepmothers and
stepsons.
11. Public Propriety
The impediment of public propriety arises when a
couple live together after an invalid marriage, or from a
notorious or public concubinage.
12. Legal Adoption
Those who are legally related by reason of adoption
cannot validly marry each other if their relationships is in
the direct line or in the second degree of the collateral line.
(can. 1094)
Signs and Symbol of the
◦ Wedding ring – symbolizes eternal love and fidelity
◦ Chord – symbol of ultimate bond of unity that God bestows
upon the couple
◦ Veil – symbol of purity and faithfulness to their marriage vows
◦ Candles – represents the presence of Christ to fill and surround
the couple leading them to become light for each other
◦ Arrhae – symbolizes the sharing of resources of the couple
Matter & Form of Matrimony
1. Matter – the exchange of free consent and exchange of
their wedding vows
2. Form – the words being said to declare their vows: “I
(person’s name) takes you (spouse’s name) to be my
husband/wife. I promise to be true to you in good times
and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you
and honor you all the days of my life. In the name of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
Rites in the Celebration of the
1. Introduction
2. Declaration of Consent
3. Exchange of Vows
4. Blessing and Exchanging of Rings
5. Blessing and Giving of Arrhae
6. Nuptial Blessing
7. Mass continues as usual.

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