On the Way to Marriage
Partners for Life
• Person with whom your whole meaning, life history and destiny will be shared with. ... Worst formed with less than 6 months
• Some people marry a “childhood sweet heart”, most go through several relationships before finding the right person
• Cohabitation – living together before marriage, research shows this doesn’t improve marriages. ... Communication is the best way for a couple to see if they want to get married. ...
• Couple considering marriage should ask the following questions to screen out a potential wrong choice and to establish communication as a solid foundation. ... Do we agree about the roles men and women play in marriage? ... What part would children play in our marriage? ... Does one of us insist on having our way all the time? ...
Creating New Life
• Conceiving children
Strengthening Individual Identities
• Marriage is intended to strengthen individual identities, not to turn two identities into one
• Nourish each others gifts
Calling Forth the Best in Each Person
• Put aside the masks they previously hid behind. ...
Supporting the Journey in Faith
• Faith journey can’t be traveled alone, needs the support of a community, found in this case in marriage.
Marriage as a Covenant of Love
• Covenant – deeply personal, solemn promise made between persons.
A Symbol of God’s Faithful Love
• God will always be there, a symbol of this love can be found in the sacrament of marriage, when two persons freely give their love to each other forever.
• Marriage also symbolizes the love of Christ for the church.
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