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Marriage is called by various

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Etymology:
Matrimonium (Latin) MATRIMONY

matrem- mother
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Matrimony is
A natural and supernatural
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Unique union of man and
woman THEOLOGY
Communion of love and life
Sacrament of Christ s love
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Journey of human and

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School of love and gratitude
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Motives
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vicissitudes of life and the
infirmities of old age, this union is
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a source of mutual assistance and
Bible support.
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The desire of family, not so much,
however, with a view to leave
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Matrimony is
Two-fold
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natural and
sacramental
Natural contract instituted by THEOLOGY
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Not obligatory at all
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 Certificates
Requirements
Marriage License
Pre-Marriage

Matrimony
acrament of
Seminar
Permission from
the couples parish
Marriage Banns
Certificate of No
Marriage
(CENOMAR)
List of names and
addresses of
HISTORY OF HOLY
MATRIMONY
 The marriage of one man to one
woman is the oldest institution on
earth, predating all religion and
government, inaugurated in the
Garden of Eden by the Creator
himself.
The incarnate son of the Creator,
Jesus, said, Have ye not read,
that he which made them at the
beginning made them male and
female, and said, For this cause
shall a man leave father and
mother, and shall cleave to his
wife: and they shall be one
flesh? What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put
asunder
 For 300 years after Christ, the church
viewed marriage as primarily a
private matter not requiring The early church devised
ecclesiastical or state sanction. It liturgies to celebrate the
was understood that marriage Eucharist, Baptism and
predated both religion and the state, Confirmation, but no such
and did not look to either for its liturgy was created for
legitimacy. marriage.
It was not important or
required for a couple to
have their nuptials blessed
by the church. Men and
women of responsible age
could marry by mutual
agreement in the presence
of family and friends as
witnesses.
 The first detailed account of
a Christian wedding in the
West dates from the 9th
century, and it was identical
to the old nuptial service of
Ancient Romelooking to
neither the church nor the
state to authenticate the
union.
The right to marry was
assumed to be a common-
law right from the Creator,
predating the church.
 However, throughout
the Middle Ages,
churches often
recorded the names
and dates of
marriages, as well as
the children of that
union. After printing
became common,
the old family Bible
became the
authentic record of
births, marriages,
and deaths.
 Until 1545, all marriages in medieval Europe,
including Christian marriages, came under the
jurisdiction of common law. Holy matrimony
occurred when two adults declared themselves to
be husband and wife and then consummated the
marriage in a one flesh union. Self-declared
marriages were recognized as valid, even in the
absence of witnesses.
 The concept of a third-party
marrying a couple was foreign to
them. For those living in that time, it
was inconceivable that a man could
have any authority to join a couple in
holy matrimony. God was understood
to be the one who joined together a
man and a woman, and he had
already established the point or kind The couple would publicly promise
of union and its primary purpose themselves to each othercalled a
sexual intercourse. It was understood verbum sap (Latin for no more need
to be within the power of a man and a be said)and then assume the duties
woman to commence a life of union as of husband and wife, and that was
they pleased. marriage. When family structure and
economic conditions made it possible,
there were wedding feasts and
celebrations surrounding a marriage,
but the blessing of an ecclesiastical or
civil authority were unwarranted.
 How did marriage come to be viewed as the domain of the church?
In the sixteenth century, as many Roman Catholics were discovering justification by
faith and leaving the fold to become Protestants, the Roman church launched a
counter-reformation. In an attempt to delegitimize Protestant marriages, the Roman
Church abolished clandestine marriage at the Council of Trent (15451563), ruling
that in the future, a marriage would only be valid if it were performed by a Catholic
priest in the presence of two witnesses. Of course, this transferral of marital authority
into the hands of the clergy did not affect those outside the Roman church, where
marriage by common consent continued to be the norm.
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Luke 16:18
Everyone who divorces his wife and
marries another commits adultery, and
he who marries a woman divorced from
her husband commits adultery.
Mark 10:11
And he said to them, Whoever divorces
his wife and marries another commits
adultery against her.
Matthew 19:9
And I say to you: whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immortality, and
marries another, commits adultery.
Matthew 19:5-6
For this reason a man shall
leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, and the
two shall become one flesh, So
then they are no longer two but
one flesh. Therefore what God
has joined together, let not man
separate.
Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, It is

not good that the man
should be alone; I will make
him a helper fit for him.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your own
husbands, as to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of
the temptation to
sexual
immorality, each
man should have
his own wife and
each woman her
own husband.
 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient and kind; love

does nit envy or boast; it is not
arrogant or rude. It does not
insist on its own way; it is not
irritable or resentful; it does not
rejoice at wrongdoing, but
rejoices with the truth. Love
bears all things, believes all
things, hopes all things, endures
all things.
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SIGNS & SYMBOLS
IN THE
Sacrament of
Matrimony
1.) White gown
traditional vestments of
the bride; symbolizes
inner beauty and purity.
2.) Bridal procession
symbolizes the
transfer of the parents
rights over their
daughter to the groom.
The groom will now be
the protector and
3.) Flower girls
symbolizes youth and
innocence. It shows a
picture of the transition
thereof from a young girl
to a stunning bride. It
represents the existence
of children in the
wonderful bondage of
love.
4.) Veil
emphasizes the
union and mutual
surrender of the
couple to one
another. This veil is
laid over the head
of the bride and the
shoulders of the
groom.
5.) Joining of hands after expressing their marital
consent, the bride and the groom are asked to join their
hands and say: Grant us oh Lord, to be one heart and
one soul from this day forward, for better or for worse,
for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death
do us part. The joining of hands symbolizes their mutual
self-donation. As husband and wife they belong to each
other and become one body, heart and purpose.
 6.) Arrhae/Coins
signify the sufficiency of
material possessions
that a family should
have in order to take
care of their temporal
needs.
7.) Bible symbolizes the
husbands acceptance of the
role being the spiritual
leader of the family. In the
bible it is said that the
fathers (husbands) should
lead the family spiritually
8.) Candles represent
Christ, the light sent by
the Father to show us the
way to salvation.

9.) Rings symbolizes their

pledge of mutual love and
faithfulness. They have to wear
their rings all throughout their
lives as a sign of mutual love
and unbroken loyalty.
10.) Cord the word comes
from the Latin jugum
which means yoke. A
yoke means two things:
something that has to be
carried and also something
that unites those who carry
it. Marriage is a yoke that
binds together a man and a
woman and which has to be
carried by both the
11.) Bridal bouquet
Flowers symbolize sex
and fecundity.
Consequently, the
bridal bouquet
symbolizes joyful
lovemaking and
fertility. Throwing the
bouquet is a recent
innovation. Whoever
catches it will be the
12.) Nuptial
blessing the Church
gives the newly wed
the nuptial blessing
so that they may be
reminded of their
duties and prays for
help from the Lord so
that they may keep
them.
13.) Sharing a
kiss the
ceremonial kiss
that concludes the
wedding ceremony
is said to represent
the couple sharing
and joining their
souls.
14.) Dove
Wedding doves are
released during or
after a ceremony
because the birds
represent fidelity.
When doves find a
mate, they remain
with the mate for
life.
15.) ConfettiConfetti
symbolizes the future
fertility and prosperity of
the couple. During the
early period they used
rice, wheat or birdseeds
on this tradition.
16.) Matrimony and
EucharistIt is the
Eucharist as bread from
heaven that provides the
newly wed the food to
make their spiritual life
grow and with the strength
they need to keep their
duties imposed upon them
by the sacrament of
matrimony.
17.) Wine wine is
symbolizes the cup
of life. As you share
this wine, you
promise to share all
that the future will
bring.
18.)Cake Once the
cake has been cut, the
groom will feed his
bride, and then the
bride will go second.
This ritual symbolizes
their commitment to
provide for each other,
and contains the
meaning of good luck
and fortune.
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