Saint Mary: Year of the Domestic Church
The witness of marriage is a witness of the love that Christ has for his bride, the Church. From the beginning to the end of scripture, we see the importance of marriage. We see the marriage, the union of God and his people throughout the Old Testament. In Christ, we see the sacrificial love of God who lays down his life for his bride. And in the Eucharist, we participate in the wedding feast of the lamb; the eternal wedding banquet of heaven.
Christ’s death on the c ross demonstrates the selfsacrifice that unifies God with his people and husbands with their wives. We see love outpoured and new life given. The Catechism of the Catholic Church “It is by following Christ, renouncing themselves, and taking up th tells us eir crosses that spouses will be able to ‘receive’ the original meaning of marriage and live it with the help of Christ (CCC 1615).”
The witness of marriage is an outward sign of the eternal love of God, and our journey toward eternal life with him. If yo u are married, in what way do you and your spouse demonstrate God’s love to each other? If you are not married, in what ways do you demonstrate God’s love to your neighbor?
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