Vocabulary & Key Terms
This word means God’s special call for your life
What is Vocation
The most common vocation where a man and woman marry and raise a family
What is a marriage
Where Catholic weddings usually happen
Often white, worn by the bride to show a clean, holy new start
What is the wedding dress
Marriage relies on this 5-letter gift, which is the total confidence that you can rely on your spouse's word and heart
What is trust
Saying "yes" to marriage freely
What is consent
Not every vocation requires a sacrament, but this one does
What is marriage
The priest asks if both people are ready to make these promises
What are vows
The main symbol of the promise of marriage
What is the rings
The supreme gift of married life
What is having a child(s)
This Church process declares that a marriage never truly existed as a sacrament from the start
What is an annulment
What is the vocation that comes with baptism and is shared by all members of the Church?
What is the Christian vocation
Matrimony is this kind of vocation because the couple makes their promises publicly before the church
What is a public vocation
The priest's do this over the couple after their vows
What is the blessing
This term describes the gift of closeness that involves sharing one's innermost thoughts, dreams, and feelings with a spouse
What is intimacy
A sacred promise between God and a couple that can’t be broken
What is a covenant
A calling to serve the Church in a diocese or religious community through the Sacrament of Holy Orders
What is ordained life
In Matrimony, this is the act where husband and wife freely give their whole lives to each other
What is faithful and fruitful love
The bride wears this to show purity
What is a veil
Gives strength to love completely with nothing held back
What is totalality
This solemn prayer during the wedding rite invokes God's special grace on the newly married couple, unique to Matrimony among sacraments
What is a nuptial blessing
The person has to make religious vows or at least special commitments, giving themselves as a gift for the benefit of others
What is single life
The couple holds hands during vows to show their lives are joined together forever
What is joined hands or Holding hands
These represent three lives joined together: the husband, wife, and God
What is the three flowers or a cord of three strands
Strengthens marriage to share everything
what is the lasting covenant or unbreakable union