Catholic Classics Day 30: Wisdom for Married Couples (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Marriage As A Sanctifying Sacrament
- Marriage is a sacrament that sanctifies spouses through mutual love and sacrifice as a sign of Christ's self-giving.
- St. Francis de Sales ties marriage's holiness to its origins, effects (union, fidelity), and Christ's presence at Cana.
Love With Christlike Sacrifice
- Love each other with a divine, sacrificial love modeled on Christ rather than mere natural affection.
- Husbands should love as Christ loved the Church; wives should love as the Church loves her Savior, making love consecrated and indissoluble.
Treat The Ring As A Heart's Seal
- Preserve inviolable fidelity symbolized by the wedding ring as a sealed heart that admits no other affection.
- The priest blesses the ring to testify that spouses must not allow another's name or love into that sealed heart.