Marriage
Marriage is one of the seven sacraments that Catholics follow. It is a public sign that one gives oneself totally to this other person. It is also a public statement about God: the loving union of husband and wife speaks of family values and also God’s values (American Catholic.org). Marriage is about showing respect, friendship, honesty, love together, and if God allows; expanding your family by giving birth to a child.
“For many years there had been no ritual ceremony, what we have come to know as a wedding today. Christian couples were married in the same way as any other couples in their culture; what made it a Christian marriage was that the two persons were Christian. Common Law marriages were also recognized as true marriages. …show more content…
When the father of my son found out I was pregnant, he pretty much vanished. I didn’t hear from him for quite some time. I was extremely hurt because at 16 I believed everything he said to me about being a family, getting married and all the good things a teenager wants to hear. He was of course 4 years older than me, so at that time I thought he was sincere. When he left I was really hurt. It took me a very long time to move forward and trust anyone else again. My view about serious relationships and marriage were not good. I felt that men were liars and that I would never get married because I would never trust …show more content…
The third was a charm. He was a Catholic youth coach who had no children, never been married, and loved sports, and most importantly we loved together. It was no longer about what he wanted but about what we wanted and we both believed and loved our God. We began to talk, then date, and 9 months later he asked that I marry him. What I once thought would never happen it happened, when I was not looking. I was scared to get married, so we waited for a couple of years, but during that time, we knew we wanted to get married through the Catholic Church. We met with our father at our parish, we attended various marriage retreats, where we learned more about each other, finances, and the importance of marriage. Like Bishop Barron mentions in his video, we were asked the same thing by our father, “Why do you two want to get married through the Catholic Church?”, his response states that it should be “Because we love God together, God has his purposes to draw us together so we can accomplish a mission.” This is exactly what I experienced with my husband. Everything that I was taught in the Catholic Church all made sense. It was about Friendship and meeting that one person who would be honest and love you and your God the same way. We moved forward to get married through the Catholic church in 2009 and have been happily married
Marriage is one of the seven sacraments that Catholics follow. It is a public sign that one gives oneself totally to this other person. It is also a public statement about God: the loving union of husband and wife speaks of family values and also God’s values (American Catholic.org). Marriage is about showing respect, friendship, honesty, love together, and if God allows; expanding your family by giving birth to a child.
“For many years there had been no ritual ceremony, what we have come to know as a wedding today. Christian couples were married in the same way as any other couples in their culture; what made it a Christian marriage was that the two persons were Christian. Common Law marriages were also recognized as true marriages. …show more content…
When the father of my son found out I was pregnant, he pretty much vanished. I didn’t hear from him for quite some time. I was extremely hurt because at 16 I believed everything he said to me about being a family, getting married and all the good things a teenager wants to hear. He was of course 4 years older than me, so at that time I thought he was sincere. When he left I was really hurt. It took me a very long time to move forward and trust anyone else again. My view about serious relationships and marriage were not good. I felt that men were liars and that I would never get married because I would never trust …show more content…
The third was a charm. He was a Catholic youth coach who had no children, never been married, and loved sports, and most importantly we loved together. It was no longer about what he wanted but about what we wanted and we both believed and loved our God. We began to talk, then date, and 9 months later he asked that I marry him. What I once thought would never happen it happened, when I was not looking. I was scared to get married, so we waited for a couple of years, but during that time, we knew we wanted to get married through the Catholic Church. We met with our father at our parish, we attended various marriage retreats, where we learned more about each other, finances, and the importance of marriage. Like Bishop Barron mentions in his video, we were asked the same thing by our father, “Why do you two want to get married through the Catholic Church?”, his response states that it should be “Because we love God together, God has his purposes to draw us together so we can accomplish a mission.” This is exactly what I experienced with my husband. Everything that I was taught in the Catholic Church all made sense. It was about Friendship and meeting that one person who would be honest and love you and your God the same way. We moved forward to get married through the Catholic church in 2009 and have been happily married