Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mysteries › Section Two of Part Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church ›› CHAPTER 3: The Sacraments at the Service of Communion ››› Article 7: The Sacrament of Matrimony ›››› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

1670. What is the Pauline locus classicus on marriage? (CCC 1659) The Pauline locus classicus on marriage is Eph 5.
1671. Who has founded the marriage covenant and endowed it with its own special laws? (CCC 1660) God the Creator has founded the marriage covenant and endowed it with its own special laws.
1672. What does the sacrament of Matrimony signify? (CCC 1661) The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church.
1673. How do the spouses contract a marriage? (CCC 1662) The spouses contract a marriage by consent.
1674. Why is it fitting that the celebration of marriage be public? (CCC 1663) It is fitting that the celebration of marriage be public, because marriage establishes the couple in a public state of life.
1675. What are the three essential goods of marriage? (CCC 1664) The three essential goods of marriage are:
1. faithfulness
2. fertility
3. indissolubility.
1676. What is an unlawful remarriage? (CCC 1665) A unlawful remarriage is a second marriage of a person divorced from a living, lawful spouse.
1677. Why is the family rightly called “domestic church”? (CCC 1666) The family is rightly called “domestic church”, because it is where children receive their first instruction in the Faith.