“So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13, New American Bible, Revised Edition)

The Catholic Sacrament of Marriage

Jesus’s first miracle was at the wedding at Cana, where he turned water into wine: …Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs[g] in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him… (John 2). This is very telling about how God feels about marriage. 

When you receive the sacrament of marriage you are inviting God into your union. With God on your side you can surely build a beautiful future together. 

Don’t forget, the evil one’s first attack on humanity was against a husband and wife. Why didn’t he go after Adam when he was alone? Perhaps he hates the spiritual strength marriage can bring. God created spouses to be each other’s spiritual helpers:

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Genesis 2:18, NABRE).

As a Catholic, on your wedding day, you are really making a promise to God, to help your spouse attain holiness. You promise to sacrifice your will to support your spouse in fulfilling his or her, God-given responsibilities, even if they inconvenience you and vice versa! 

Just one spouse living in God’s grace is not good enough in God’s eyes. That’s not the promise made at the altar.

If one spouse is doing bad, the other must be strong enough to lovingly confront the wayward spouse (with God’s help) to steer him or her back toward God’s plans for them. 

When a man becomes a husband, he gains the  spiritual authority to bless his wife. HUSBANDS, USE YOUR AUTHORITY! 

Our Heavenly Father is loving and good to us. Did you know, when a Catholic couple receives the sacrament of marriage they get an extra guardian angel? 

Good luck to all the couples out there and may your extra guardian angel guide you both on your journey together! 

Sincerely,

Laura

Father Corral blessed their union. Thirteen silver arras (coins), were presented to and blessed by him. The arras, a Spanish wedding tradition, represented Eric’s trust in Laura, and his pledge to care for her and the home they will build together. 

“A house and wealth are an inheritance from parents, but a prudent wife is a gift from the Lord.” (Proverbs 19:14)

Eric and Laura spent months with Father Corral, preparing for their special day. On this day, Father reminded them to:

Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.

“Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:21-22)

Love one another in Christ

“So [also] husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.”

“For this reason a man shall leave [his] father and [his] mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”

…In any case, each one of you should love his wife as himself, and the wife should respect her husband. (Ephesians 5:28-33)