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Marriage as a Sacred Institution

Marriage as a Sacred Institution. Kori da Silva Marques. What has happened?. Cont …. Cohabitation Statistics. 53% of first cohabiting unions result in marriage.

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Marriage as a Sacred Institution

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  1. Marriage as a Sacred Institution Kori da Silva Marques

  2. What has happened?

  3. Cont…

  4. Cohabitation Statistics • 53% of first cohabiting unions result in marriage. • People with low levels of religious participation and who rate religion of low importance are more likely to cohabit and less likely to marry. • Marriage no longer signifies the beginning of sexual relationships,the beginning of childbearing or the point in which couples establish joint households.

  5. Why do People Cohabit? • Fear or disbelief in long-term commitment • Desire to avoid divorce • Want to test out the relationship • Reject the institution of Marriage and this is an alternative.

  6. What we have bought in to. • Germaine Greer The Female Eunuch • Sex has become recreational: we have given into the “almighty orgasm” • Procreative power loss: given into the use of contraception. • Children and pleasure: women have become much more attached to the male rather than the children.

  7. Today’s Marriages • Are disposable • Lack honor • Do not stand the test of time • No longer a process • All about the glitz and glamour

  8. Decrease in Marriage

  9. Marriage as a Covenant • Covenant in the Old Testament • God chooses Abraham to be father of a Great Nation (God’s covenant with Israel) • Hosea and Gomer Hosea Husband Yahweh Gomer Wife Israel

  10. So, what’s so cool about marriage? • Brings about the fullness of creation. We are creative beings through our counter parts. • We get married to “save the world” by preserving humanity. • Helps one get to know themselves better • Brings about authentic love. • Solo • Counter point • Intimacy

  11. Solitude and Self- Disclosure Sydney Jouard: “Perhaps the most important reason for self-disclosure is that without it we cannot truly love. “ –The Transparent Self. Erich Fromm: “The ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love” – The Ability To Love.

  12. The Catechism says… • The consent by which the spouses mutually give and receive one another is sealed by God himself. From their covenant arises, “an institution, confirmed by the divine law,…even in the eyes of society.” The covenant between the spouses is integrated into God’s covenant with man: “Authentic married love is caught up into divine love” 1639

  13. St. Thomas Aquinas • Love and Charity – teleous by which we can be united with God through human love. • Conjugal Love: First movement of the will. Eternal bond between man and woman. Expressed through matrimony. • Facets of Love: • Liquefactio • DelectioFruito • Langor • Fervor

  14. A Sacred Marriage Offers… • Friendship • Ecstasy • Passion • Pleasure

  15. Conjugal Love is… • Human • Gentle Affection • Whole of Life • Uniquely Expressed • Equal Dignity • Available • Sensitive to Change • Loyal, Service, Obedience (Must be mutual) • Forgiving

  16. Did you know… • Up until the 16th century love had nothing to do with marriage. • 2 Adjectives for marriage: • Primary (Procreation) & Secondary (Love) • 1917 Marriage is a contract • 1930 Pope Pius, love is a means to reach perfection. • Vatican II removes the 2 adjectives, neither is more important than the other.

  17. Essentially…

  18. Marriage should be exciting

  19. Marriage is an adventure

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