Sacramental Principles Of Marriage In Michael J. Himes The Mystery Of Faith

In chapter two of Michael J. Himes book The Mystery of Faith, he presents the sacramental principle which is stated to be, “the heart of the Catholic understanding of the Christian tradition”(Himes 13). To be able to express this principle it must be, “noticed,accepted and celebrated somewhere sometime”(Himes 13). I believe that the sacramental principle applies to marriage in numerous ways. Over thanksgiving break my grandparents renewed their vows and received a blessing in the church for their 50th anniversary. This proves to me that even over time, marriage is still celebrated within two people. Himes says that, “If grace is God’s love outside the Trinity, then the evidence of grace is the capacity to give oneself away in agape love.