| |
| | Christ Made Marriage a Sacrament |
 | | Regarding Holy Orders, we read in the Constitution Lumen gentium: "Those among the faithful who have received Holy Orders are appointed to nourish the Church with the word and grace of God in the name of Christ"; regarding Matrimony we read: "In virtue of the sacrament of Matrimony by which they signify and share (cf. |
 | | In fact, we read in Gaudium et spes: "As for the spouses, when they are given the dignity and role of fatherhood and motherhood, they will eagerly carry out their duties of education, especially religious education, which primarily devolves on them" (Gaudium et spes, n. |
 | | But light is shed on this exhortation by Lumen gentium, which says: "In what might be regarded as the domestic Church, the parents, by word and example, are the first heralds of the faith with regard to their children" (Lumen gentium, n. |
| www.deacons.net /Pope/Marriage.htm (1239 words) |
|