Thursday, April 1, 2010

Evaluation 4.2

Thank you for participating in this theological reflection on your marriage. Your marriage is a sacrament in the Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, "Sacraments are "powers that come forth" from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church" (1116).

Your sacramental marriage gives you grace (power) to live your married life. Because you sealed your love in a covenant with God, the Holy Spirit (God) is at work in your life and marriage everyday. Make use of this power/grace by calling on God each day in prayer as individuals, couples and as families. Allow Christ to help transform your love for your spouse into a supernatural love.


"The couple needs to remember they have entered a relationship between persons. They come to one another with two loves, the one commanded by Jesus and the one caused by their attraction to each other. They are challenged to unite their personal love with Christ's love. Their human love will survive more effectively the cultural challenges they face, as well as the psychological and economic ones, when it is merged with the powerful love of Christ, who wants them to succeed and whose divine grace is ever at their service." (United States Catholic Catechsim for Adults, 286)

Thank you for participating in this marriage reflection blog! I hope it serves as a blessing to you and your marriages.

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