JMJ-AMDG CCC 1601 - Marriage: a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life by its

nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring (CIC 1055) 1. Man and woman a. Only man and woman can produce offspring. i. Survival of the world, survival of the Church. 1. People are dying out ex. Japan is below replacement. They had the most people they ever will have in 2010 127 million. Now it can only decrease rapidly. ii. Only men and women can properly care for children 1. Single parent homes are more likely to be below poverty line, expelled, delinquent, lower GPAs, 20% less likely to attend college, more likely to divorce, have children out of wedlock, etc. b. Man and woman are naturally complementary Ketchup and Mustard i. Cereal and milk, chocolate chips and cookies, etc. 1. There is no wholeness for the one without the other. 2. two "incarnations" of the same metaphysical solitude before God and the world JPII - TOB10 c. Only man and woman can give the image of the Church and God. i. Marriage corresponds to the vocation of Christians only when it reflects the love which Christ the Bridegroom gives to the Church his Bride, and which the Church (resembling the "subject" wife, that is, completely given) attempts to return to Christ. JPII TOB90 ii. Steve and Shawn just cant do that. 2. Whole of life a. Children of divorce and single parent homes are three times more likely to drop out of school or to have a baby as a teenager, five times as apt to live in poverty and are 12 times more likely to be incarcerated. b. Divorce and the words of Christ Mt. 10:11-12 -> Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. i. NEVER, EVER the childrens fault. NEVER. c. Again, image of the covenant does God abandon us when we do wrong? i. Ez. 16:59-63 For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you, as you have despised the oath, in breaking the covenant: 60 And I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth: and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant. 61 And you shall remember your ways, and be ashamed: when you shall receive your sisters, your elder and your younger: and I will give them to you for daughters, but not by your covenant. 62 And I will establish my covenant with you: and you shall know that I am the Lord, 63 that you may remember, and be confounded, and may no more open your mouth because of your confusion, when I shall be pacified toward you for all that you have done, says the Lord God. 3. Good of spouses a. Married couples are more likely to: i. Live longer: single men are 250% more likely to die young, women, 50% ii. Happier: single men are 50% more likely to commit suicide; 40% vs. 25% as far as happiness overall. iii. Far safer married women are 5x less likely to suffer physical abuse. b. Also, breaks one of sinful habits -> Gets you to HEAVEN! i. 8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I. 9 But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt. 1 Cor. 7:8-9

c. And good of society: i. The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life. GS 47.1 4. Procreation and education of offspring a. Children are the supreme gift of marriage and contribute greatly to the good of the parents themselves. - GS b. Would you rather have a vacation or a sibling? i. But many parents use this as an excuse not to have kids! c. The parents are the cell of the Church the Domestic Churches. i. If they dont teach, we cannot teach. CCC 1602 Garden of Eden to the Marriage of the Lamb -> Marriage is the bookend of SS Marriage is universal -> some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. CCC 1603 Man and woman were first created to love God the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being (1604) then to love each other. An unbreakable union of two lives. 1. The great commandments. Original Sin -> rupture of the original communion between man and woman. After Fall -> Marriage helps to overcome self-absorption, egoism, pursuit of ones own pleasure, and to open oneself to the other, to mutual aid and self-giving. Connection between God and Israel = covenant Jesus performs his first public miracle at the Wedding at Cana. Declares marriage indissoluble (Mt. 19:6) Not impossible. It is unequivocal. Baptism is related to marriage the nuptial bath to the wedding banquet of the Eucharist. Relationship between Marriage and Virginity -> both are talked about in the same section of the Catechism, because both deal with the same person -> love of Christ! Just lived out differently. ADMINISTRATION SACRAMENTAL SPECIFICS Who administers? -> The spouses as ministers of Christs grace mutually confer upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent before the Church. The Holy Spirit is given as the seal of their covenant, source of their love, and strength of fidelity. This is why those in mortal sin have trouble persevering in Marriage. Who receives? -> Baptized man and woman, not under constraint and not impeded by natural or ecclesiastical law. 1. Constraint -> No shotgun weddings. 2. Natural Law -> Not between a man and a man/woman and a woman 3. Ecclesiastical Law -> Not at a courthouse but before a priest or deacon with two witnesses. Family necessary as the cornerstone of society. If the home isnt safe, how can society be? If the home isnt whole, how can the nation be? Intimately related to abortion. A marriage, concluded and consummated between baptized persons can never be dissolved.

Indissoluble, fruitful, faithful. The faithfulness of marriage is an example of the faithfulness of God. For Catholic couples, who observe Church teachings on contraception, divorce is 5% or less; for those who pray regularly at home with their wife and family, it is 0.3% Homosexuality average American thinks that 25% of other Americans are homosexual in reality, 2%. -> UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, US Sodom and Gomorrah Big problem in these no kids! NFP San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers -> yeah. JMJ-AMDG Divorce Stats: Divorce 40% of American marriages end in divorce Parents divorce -> 40% more likely to divorce yourself. If they remarried, you are 91% more likely. If you and your spouse were previously married, you are 90% more likely to be divorced. Female cohabiters have 40% higher chance of divorce Male same sex partnership -> 50% more likely than a heterosexual marriage -> Thus, 75% divorce Female same sex partnership -> 167% more likely to divorce -> 300% more likely Porn 40% more likely to divorce -> and 50% of men are into porn. Those who pray together in their homes regularly have a 0.3% divorce rate
Children of divorce and single parent homes are three times more likely to drop out of school or to have a baby as a teenager, five times as apt to live in poverty and are 12 times more likely to be incarcerated.