Sacrament of Marriage
This is the minister of the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Who are the bride and groom?
God said, “It is not good for man to be alone,” in this book.
What is Genesis?
Families are called to practice this daily conversation with God together.
What is prayer?
These parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary are honored as a holy married couple.
Who are Sts. Joachim and Anne?
Theology of the Body was taught by this pope.
Who is St. John Paul II?
This grace strengthens spouses to love faithfully and raise children in the faith.
What is sacramental grace?
Jesus performed His first public miracle at a wedding in this town.
What is Cana?
Parents are called the first teachers of their children in this.
What is the faith?
This couple, friends of St. Paul, worked as tentmakers and missionaries.
Who are Priscilla and Aquila?
Theology of the Body teaches that the human body reveals this about God’s plan.
What is love / God’s design for love?
In Catholic teaching, a valid sacramental marriage cannot be dissolved by any human power except this.
What is death?
St. Paul compares marriage to the relationship between Christ and this.
What is the Church?
The primary place children learn prayer is in this setting.
What is the home/family?
These parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are both canonized saints.
Who are Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin?
Marriage is described as a total (forever), faithful, fruitful, and this kind of self-gift.
What is free?
This term describes openness to life as an essential element of Catholic marriage.
What is fruitfulness?
This Old Testament book celebrates marital love with poetic language about bride and bridegroom.
What is the Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)?
This sacrament strengthens parents to live out their vocation in family life.
What is Matrimony?
This married Italian couple includes a pediatrician saint and her husband Pietro.
Who is St. Gianna Beretta Molla (and Pietro Molla)?
Theology of the Body teaches that marital love is a visible sign of Christ’s love for this.
What is the Church?
This is the term for a marriage that has been declared invalid by a Church tribunal.
What is an annulment (declaration of nullity)?
This Old Testament prophet used marriage imagery to describe God’s covenant with Israel.
Who is Hosea?
This Church document frequently speaks about the family as the Domestic Church.
What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church? (accept: Lumen Gentium or Familiaris Consortio)
This husband of St. Monica and father of St. Augustine eventually converted after years of prayer.
Who is Patricius?
According to St. John Paul II, marriage points toward this ultimate “wedding feast” in heaven.
What is the Wedding Feast of the Lamb?