Matrimony

• another word for marriage/matrimony is wedding
• matrimony is uniting one man and one woman to each other during their entire lifetime.
• it is a Visible sign of God’s love for the Church.
• • Sacrament of vocation, a response to a specific calling that God has placed in the hearts of a couple. 
• • Bond that lasts for life which is permanent, faithful, and fruitful.
• The Sacrament of Marriage is “unitive, indissoluble and calls us to be completely open to fertility.”
• The matter:

  • Mutual consent to offering marriage.
• The matter:

  • Promise to live together as husband and wife in a lifelong union.
• The form:

  • Mutual reception of the couple’s consent by the Church’s minister.
• the form:

  “I take you…” (spoken as vow) or “I do” (spoken as an affirmation of the vow spoken by the representative of the church)
• • It is to strengthen their love and affection towards each other and their service towards God.
• • To sanctify the love of husband and wife.
• • To give them grace to bear with each other’s weaknesses.
• To be fruitful and multiply
• wedding rings symbolizes the marriage and the everlasting commitment of the couple to each other.
• bridal veil:

  • Modesty, purity, obedience and reverence to God.
• Wedding cord:

  • Unbreakable bond of marriage.
• Holy Bible

  • Symbolizes the husband's acceptance being the spiritual leader of the family
• Unity Candle

  • Symbolizes the joining of the bride and groom into the marriage bond
• 1. It begins with a prayer from the minister blessing the bride and groom on their wedding day.
  2. Next comes the Liturgy of the Word that includes readings from the old and new testament and sermon on marriage by the minister.
  3. The bride and groom then exchange their wedding vows.
  4. After that, they exchange rings.

  • The rings are blessed by the minister through prayer and holy water.

  5.  The ceremony ends when the minister offers the Lord’s prayer and a nuptial blessing. 
• Ordinary ministers:

  • Baptized man (groom/husband)
  • Baptized woman (bride/wife)
• Ministers:

  • Priest
  • Deacon (an ordained minister)
  • Bishop
• • The presence of witnesses are also required for a valid marriage.
• bride and groom: They are the main symbols of the sacrament.
• wedding cake:

  • It brings good luck to everyone who eats it.
• white dove: Peace, unity and freedom.
• bridal bouquet: The ribbons around it represents good luck and fellowship.
• white gown:

  • It is an emblem of the work Jesus has done on the cross.
• wedding coins: Groom’s promise to support his bride and their family.