2365. Fidelity expresses constancy in keeping one’s given word. God is faithful. the Sacrament of Matrimony enables man and woman to enter into Christ’s fidelity for his Church. Through conjugal chastity, they bear witness to this mystery before the world.
St. John Chrysostom suggests that young husbands should say to their wives: I have taken you in my arms, and I love you, and I prefer you to my life itself. For the present life is nothing, and my most ardent dream is to spend it with you in such a way that we may be assured of not being separated in the life reserved for us…. I place your love above all things, and nothing would be more bitter or painful to me than to be of a different mind than you.149
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225. What is the relationship of the sacraments to Christ?
357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
98. What does the virginal conception of Jesus mean?
256. In what does the essential rite of Baptism consist?
66. In what sense do we understand man and woman as created “in the image of God”?
298. When did he institute this sacrament?
390. What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
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How to be generous and share with those in need?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
Christ’s Return: What Do We Know and What Do We Hope (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)?
