The Family as a Community of Persons Flashcards
What is the foundation of the family as a community of persons?
Love
Love is rooted in the love between the Father and the Son, with the Holy Spirit as its fruit.
What is love in the aspect of human perspective?
An act of giving oneself totally to another person
This love is perfected when partners become one physically and mentally.
Why is marriage considered a unique sacrament?
It is a foundation of human reality built into the created nature of man and woman
The ‘external sign’ of marriage is the love relationship between spouses.
What does indissolubility of the communion of espouses mean?
A permanent and inseparable union between married couples
Conjugal communion is characterized by unity and indissolubility.
What is the ultimate truth of the indissolubility of marriage?
It is manifested in God’s revelation
The indissolubility of marriage reflects God’s faithful love for humanity.
What is the meaning of community of persons?
A group where individuals relate to each other in love and unity.
What characterizes the indivisibility of the oneness of espouses?
Mutual self-giving that forms one body and soul.
What is the concept of the domestic church?
The family as a small representation of the body of Christ
The family acts in worship, prayer, and charity.
What is the mission of the family as a domestic church?
To evangelize and witness to other families.
What is the foundational sacrament in the context of family?
The Church
Christian marriage and family life constitute the Church in miniature.
What role does the father play in a domestic church?
The head of the family.
What role does the mother play in a domestic church?
A partner assisting the spiritual and temporal needs of the family.
What is the significance of the family as a small unit of society?
It is where values, knowledge, and social interaction occur.
What is the immediate effect of the family as a communion of persons?
Witnessing to the Church and society.
Fill in the blank: All men are called to the same end: _______.
God himself.
True or False: Love of neighbor is inseparable from the love of God.
True.
What is the fruit of love in the Blessed Trinity?
The Holy Spirit.
What is the external expression of marriage?
The love relationship between spouses.
What is the duty of children in a domestic church?
To cooperate with the head and co-head.
