Marriage

Question 1

What is marriage?

Answer 1

A sacrament

Not simply an agreement between two people but rather a covenant between and couple and God

Question 2

Covenant?

Answer 2

Life long commitment

Question 3

What is the symbol of marriage?

Answer 3

The ring - it has no start and no end

Question 4

What is the order for a marriage ceremony?

6

Answer 4

1. Entrance right
2. Liturgy of the word
3. The rite of marriage
4. The liturgy of the Eucharist
5. Communion rite
6. Concluding rite

Question 5

What are marriage vows?

Answer 5

Promises that a couple make to each other in their wedding ceremony

Question 6

What is the earliest description of marriage?

Answer 6

At the VERY beginning of the bible 
(Genesis 2:24) 
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife.  The two will become one flesh." 
(Mark 10:8)
"So they are no longer two but one."

Question 7

Married adults have a greater chance of _____ than their unmarried counterparts.

Answer 7

Living

Question 8

Why are spouses intimately aware of the other?

Answer 8

Because a spouse is affected by the other’s choices

Question 9

Planning to get married increases a mans ______?

Emotional support helps improve the ____________?

Answer 9

1. Diet

2. Immune system

Question 10

Commitment?

Answer 10

The state or quality of being dedicated to a particular cause

Question 11

“A cord of 3 strands is not easily broken.”

Explain

Answer 11

The three strands are

1. God
2. Wife (woman)
3. Husband (man)

Question 12

Storge?

Answer 12

Family love

Parents and children, bothers and sisters

Question 13

Philia ?

Answer 13

Love of friendship

The bond shared between people with common interests and experiences

Question 14

Eros?

Answer 14

Romantic love

The exclusive love shared between two people

Question 15

Agape?

Answer 15

Unconditional love

Could be anywhere

Question 16

Separation?

Answer 16

Living separately

Question 17

Divorce?

Answer 17

Legal process that confirms the end of marriage

Question 18

Can divorce dissolve a valid marriage?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

How is marriage viewed in the Catholic Church?

Answer 19

Marriage is viewed as a life long commitment and a covenant with God that cannot be broken

Question 20

Cohabitation?

Answer 20

Living together without being married

Question 21

Marriage is a ______ with God

Answer 21

Covenant

Question 22

Civil marriage ceremony ?

Answer 22

Not being married in a church

Question 23

Annulment?

Answer 23

Not a divorce, it is a ruling by the church that a marriage was never allowed

Question 24

Give examples of how a marriage can end legally and spiritually…

Answer 24

1. An annulment
2. Domestic violence
3. Cheating