1603. “The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws…. God himself is the author of marriage.”87 The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. These differences should not cause us to forget its common and permanent characteristics. Although the dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity,88 some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. “The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life.”89
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133. How does the Lord Jesus now reign?
565. Who can educate us in prayer?
562. How is Christian prayer Marian?
279. What are the essential and necessary elements for celebrating the Eucharist?
175. In what does the mission of the Apostles consist?
399. Do we have any responsibility for sins committed by others?
332. Who can confer this sacrament?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is community in the midst of suffering, according to Job 42:10-11?
The Story of Moses: How did God choose and prepare Moses to lead his people? (Exodus 1-4)
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
How can we flee the appearances of evil, as described in 1 Thessalonians 5:22?
What is the importance of being faithful to sound doctrine?
The Creation of the Universe and Man: What Does the Book of Genesis Teach Us? (Genesis 1:1-31)
