The Sacrament of Marriage Flashcards
(37 cards)
What is the primordial Sacrament?
Sacrament of Marriage (original sacrament)
What was God’s first command to Adam and Eve?
Be fruitful and multiply
What is the basic building block of society?
Marriage
and, by default, the family
What is a covenant and what does it create?
An exclusive and permanent commitment (sacred vow) to faithful love, creating a family relationship
What is the model for the Sacrament of Marriage?
Christ and the Church
What is indissolubility?
The idea that marriage that is consummated cannot be dissolved by human power or by any cause, except death
What is the primary calling of spouses and children?
2 love each other
Who are the primary educators of children in the Catholic faith?
Parents
What is the matter, form, and minister of the Sacrament of Marriage?
Matter: Mutual and free consent of couple
Form: Words of consent
Minister: Bride and Groom
What is the definition of chastity?
The virtue by which a person is free to be loving and is not a slave to his or her drives and emotions
Know what type of chastity is a person called to, based upon their ‘state of life’ or vocation.
Single: abstinence
Married: Monogamy
Consecrated Religious and ordained: celibacy
What is an essential element of the Sacrament of Marriage, which is exchanged between the bride and groom?
The free and mutual consent of the bride and groom
What are the three requirements for proper consent?
may not be correct
Openness to children
Fidelity (commitment to one person)
Permanence
What is a Mixed Marriage?
A marriage between a baptized Catholic and a Protestant
What is a Disparity of Cult?
Marriage between a Catholic and a non-Christian
What is a Dispensation?
The granting of freedom from a church law by the appropriate person
What is an annulment?
The recognition that a valid, sacramental marriage never took place
What problem exists when people divorce according to the Church?
That the first marriage still exists
Know the 6 impediments to marriage.
Age (at least 16 for males, 14 for females)
Consanguinity (blood relation within 4 degrees)
Affinity (in-laws)
Adoption (step-siblings)
Public decency/de facto siblings (cohabitating couples)
Previous bonds (already married to a loving spouse)
What is the Pauline Privilege?
The idea that if two non-Christians marry, one becomes Catholic, and the spouse wants to dissolve the marriage, that marriage will be dissolved when the Catholic remarries
What is the Petrine Privilege?
The dissolution of a valid, sacramental marriage that can only be granted by the Holy See
Short Answer
List the 4 sacramental graces of the Sacrament of Marriage.
Perfects the love of husband and wife
Strengthens their indissoluble unity
Assists the husband and wife to help one another attain holiness
Helps them welcome and care for children
Short Answer
List the two purposes of marriage.
To perfect the union between two spouses
To prepare for procreation and education of children
