Sacraments Practicum:Marriage

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The MINISTERS of Marriage• The groom and the bride

are the ministers of marriage. They minister the Sacrament of marriage to each other!

• The priest or bishop asks for and receives their vows.

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The MATTER of Marriage

• A man and a woman who are able to marry each other

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The FORM of Marriage

• A person playing the priest part says “Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands and declare your consent before God and His church.”

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The FORM of Marriage

• Then you place your hand on the Plasma Globe and say “I, (name), take you, Plasma Globe, to be my Plasma Globe. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.”

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The GRACE of Marriage• Unites the husband

and wife as truly one• Gives the husband and

wife a real share in the love between Christ and His Bride, the Church

• Gives them strength to live marriage and family life well

Notice that the rings are nice but they don’t make a man and woman into a husband and wife---the vows do!

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