The Sacramental Bond of Marriage and Parental Duty
A Vatican Catholic perspective outlines marriage as a sacrament linking spouses to Christ, making parents ministers to each other and to their children. It stresses that priests witness the rite while couples give grace, and that church and state roles support parents in educating and sanctifying their children for a divine and worldly life.
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Pilgrimage Group Plans European Shrine Tour
Our Sunday Visitor invites travelers on a three week Christmas pilgrimage leaving New York December 13. The itinerary covers Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Paris Lourdes Rome Montserrat near Barcelona and tours of Paris Nice Madrid and Toledo with a Spiritual Director and travel escort. Send postcards to Travel Dept Our Sunday Visitor Huntington Ind.
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Sacramental Matrimony and Sacred Love Teachings
The sermon reflects on St Paul’s view of marriage as a divine, sacramental union. Husbands must love like Christ, giving themselves for their wives, with the marriage bond seen as a supernatural, grace-filled covenant. Parents likewise bear a sacred role, making their union indissoluble through grace.
The Sacrament of Unity at Mass
The Mass binds believers in Christ as a source and principle of union with God and with each other. Jesus prays for unity in the Last Supper, making the Mass the medium through which believers are one in God. God the Father is the light and link shaping human fellowship beyond ego.
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