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The Catholic Church believes and teaches that the mutually free consent of a man and a woman to enter into a marriage, and the subsequent consummation of that marriage, give rise to a bond that is an irrevocable covenant guaranteed by God’s fidelity.
married life, and who are accompanying and assisting those who are called to the vocation of marriage. Our pastoral letter presents those beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church—informed by human reason and enlightened by Divine Revelation—that summarize and express God‘s plan 4 FC, no. 3.
Marriage is a commitment between a man and a woman to share their entire lives in an intimate way. It is a commitment by each to join their lives together forever to encourage the other to grow in holiness, to remain completely faithful to one another, to receive God's gift of children and raise them lovingly in faith.
The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Marriage and Family. The Catholic Church encourages couples to intelligently and freely decide how many children they can responsibly care for. The Church teaches couples must take into consideration very serious factors, such as: physical health, psychological health, economic ability, and social conditions.
Marriage preparation constitutes a providential and favourable period for those oriented toward this Christian sacrament, and a Kayrós, i.e., a period in which God calls upon the engaged and helps them discern the vocation to marriage and family life. The engagement period is set within the context of a rich evangelization process.
This is by no means a complete summary of what the Church teaches on Marriage and the preparation for the Sacrament, however, it gives us some insight into how to approach the important task of preparing of engaged couples for Catholic Marriage.
In the Eucharist Catholic couples meet Christ, the source of their marriage. This encounter moves them to reach out in love to the broader Church and to the world.
