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The Sacrament of Matrimony
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What is Marriage?"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament."
"Holy Scripture affirms that man and woman were created for one another: "It is not good that the man should be alone." The woman, "flesh of his flesh," his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by God as a "helpmate"; she thus represents God from whom comes our help. "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh." The Lord himself shows that this signifies an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the Creator had been "in the beginning": "So they are no longer two, but one flesh."
–Catechism of the Catholic Church (1601, 1605)
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Embrace Your Vocation
Couples must contact the parish office at least six months prior to the anticipated wedding date to make marriage arrangements.
Marriage sponsor couples are needed to assist engaged couples prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage. Contact the parish office at 317-255-4534 for more information.
CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE
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