The love of the couple should overflow into their children. But care should be taken to make sure that it is a shared. love. The selfless love which bound the couple together now makes itself felt in the family through the selfless love towards their children and the selfless love of children towards one another.
The ultimate goal of Christian economy of salvation is the building up of the Kingdom of God.The sacraments of the Church are the means for realizing this objective.The sacrament of matrimony has a particular role in the realization of this objective.My task is to place before you this specific role which this sacrament in the Church and in the world with a view to facilitate the coming of the Kingdom of God.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Love nourished by prayer
Communion with Christ who initiated the couple into the Trinitarian family must be nourished by a life of prayer which should characterize their life together.
An atmosphere of love nourished by daily prayer which keeps alive the divine presence in their midst is a very important means to build up a Christian family.
Christian marriage is located within the great mystery of the union of Christ with the Church (Eph.5:32).
The sacredness of marriage comes from the fact. The content and dynamics of this Mystery is God's love translated into human love. The heart of the sacrament of matrimony is precisely here.
Marriage is a natural sacrament of divine love.
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