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The Christian
Contract of Marriage
Marriage is a legalized contract between a woman and a man by
means of which they confer on each other the absolute and
everlasting right to those physical functions that are
naturally appropriate to produce progeny. Now what does this
indicate?
Matrimony is referred to as the sacrament of humankind. In
order to obtain the blessings that go with it, both parties
need to be suitably baptized and in a reverential state when
obtaining it. In contrast with other sacraments that are
generally carried out by a priest, here the bride as well as
the groom themselves act as ministers of the holy state of
matrimony. Here the priest does not contribute to the
conferring of the outward symbol. He simply serves as the
Church's formal witness of the marriage contract.
The Church needs him to be there, since in his absence, a
Catholic marriage would not be legitimate. A Catholic marriage
that is presided over by a Justice of Peace or perhaps a
minister belonging to another religion is, evidently, a null
and void marriage.
If a Protestant minister conducts a mixed marriage, then this
not just an unacceptable marriage but also involves
excommunication of the concerned Catholic party. In certain
dioceses, this is what is known as a "reserved sin," which
means that it there is no possibility of it being taken away
by the average confessor, but the bishop has to be approached
to deal with such a wrongdoing. In other dioceses, if a
Justice of Peace presides over such a marriage, then a similar
punishment is incurred. The harshness of the punishment
reveals the wickedness of the sin and one is barred from the
sacraments through excommunication until he asks forgiveness.
It is not possible to enter into a marriage contract unless
both parties unreservedly state their marriage compliance in
words or corresponding signs. It should be explicit and
perceptible. This compliance in a marriage is customarily the
"I will" enunciated individually by the bride as well as the
groom.
It is specifically this expression of joint assent that brings
about blessing in the holy state of matrimony. Now a
sacrament, in fact, is an external sign created by Christ to
bestow grace. The articulating of "I will" sincerely by the
bride as well as the groom signifies not only compliance with
the contract but it also is the external representation of the
sacrament.
Now, it not just implies, but also truly fills the recently
wedded couples’ souls with an abundance of sanctifying grace
as well as the extraordinary grace of the holy state of
matrimony.
These exceptional blessings allow the couple to meet all the
commitments of married life.
Nobody knows exactly when Christ set up the sacrament of
marriage. Quite a few people are of the opinion that it was
the famous wedding feast of Cana where this was done and which
He sanctified with His presence.
Still others state that He created it when He declared that
the break-up of a marriage was not permitted. And some others
claim that marriage became a sacrament at the time when He
told His Apostles of matters concerning the kingdom of the
Almighty, in the course of His resurrection and His ascension.
The second view is the more universally acknowledged teaching.
The precise moment when matrimony was established is,
certainly, irrelevant. What is of significance is that Christ
truly did establish it as is absolutely evident from the
earliest Church traditions and schooling of children entailed
some sacrifice on the parents’ part; God caused the appeal
between the different sexes to be a pleasurable experience.
Now in a marriage, "the sexual deed is one of deep enjoyment.
The majority of people in no way would have committed to
marriage if they reflected only on the trials it entails.
However, they tend to fall in love with each other and wish to
bring to completion this love by having sexual relations with
the dearly loved.
In order to carry this out, they enter into marriage, indulge
in sex, and beget a child. Marriage is thus equally a Contract
as well as a Sacrament.
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