The fruits of this sacrament are:
The grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church.
A perfecting of their human love.
A strengthening of their indissoluble unity.
Sanctification on their way to heaven.
The grace to “help one another to attain holiness in their married life and in welcoming and educating their children.”
An integration into God’s covenant with man: Authentic married love is caught up into divine love.
Sacrament of Matrimony in Sacred Scripture
Ordained by God.
Gen 1:28; 2:18. Tob 8:5-7. Mt 19:6.
Marriage Likened to Christ and His Church.
Eph 5:21-23.
Two in One Flesh.
Gen 2:23-24. Mt 19:3-6. Eph 5:31.
Couples to Respect Each Other.
1 Cor 7:4. Eph 5:21-25, 33. Col 3:18-19.
Union is holy.
1 Cor 7:13-14. Eph 5:25-26.
For Procreation of Children.
Gen 1:28.
Continence Good for Short Periods.
1 Cor 7:1-5.
Children a Blessing from God.
Gen 24:60; 30:1-3. Ps 127:3. 1 Sam 1:6. Lk 1:25.
Divorce Not Permitted.
Mt 5:32; 19:9. Mk 10:2-12. Lk 16:18. 1 Cor 7-10.
Death Dissolves Marriage.
Rom 7:2. 1 Cor 7:39.
Celibacy a Higher Calling.
Mt 19:12. 1 Cor 7:8, 25, 38.