grade 5 - marriage as a covenant
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DYAD SHARINGyDescribe an agreement you have
made with a family member.
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What was the agreement allabout?
yWere you true or faithful to your
agreement? Why? Why not?
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Often in our lives, we
enter into agreementswith other people. As we
make agreements, we
also promise and try to befaithful with it.
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GODS
COVENANT
WITH THE
CHOSENPEOPLE
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God promised to
protect the peopleand to help them live
in their freedom. In
return, the peoplepromised to be
Gods people.
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COVENANT BETWEEN
JESUS CHRISTAND HIS CHURCH
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Jesus promises to love us always and
be with us. He calls us to love Him withall our hearts.
In return, we, the Church, promise to
love Jesus and one another. Wepromise to be faithful to Him and to His
teachings.
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MARRIAGE AS A
COVENANT
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In marriage, the husband and wife follow
the love of Christ and the Church. Jesus ispresent with the husband and wife as He
gives them the strength to fulfill the
promises they made to be faithful to each
other. (CFC 1502)
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Jesus blesses the union of a baptized
man and a baptized woman throughthe Sacrament of Matrimony.
In this sacrament, He offers themspecial grace and strength to help
them grow in love and share this love
with their children. In a holy andlifelong union, the engaged couple
is united by Jesus.
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Short Review
What is a covenant? What was Gods covenant to His Chosen
People?
What is Jesus covenant with His Church?
How is marriage a covenant? How does
the Sacrament of Matrimony remind us of
Christs covenant with the Church?
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PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF GOD:
Ephesians 5:23-33The Duty of the Husband and
Wife to each other
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Questions for Discussions:
How does St. Paul compare theunion of husband and wife to the
union of Christ and the Church?
What did St. Paul remind thehusband to do to their wife? How
about the wife to their husband?
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St. Paul compares the union of
husband and wife to the union ofChrist and the Church.
Christ loves the Church. He gave
Himself up to make her holy. Just as
Christ loves the Church, so too shouldhusband and wife love each other.
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This vocation to love has for its
source God who is Himself love.The married couple therefore will
fulfill this vocation to love by
maintaining a personal relationshipwith the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit.
. Though prayers and
sacramental life
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As St. Paul reminds us:
Christ The Church
is like the husband is like the wife
who gives love that who returns
is of service, fidelity the love
and self-giving of her husband.
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The Sacrament of Matrimony shows
to us that Christs union with theChurch is one pure love and self-
sacrifice (CFC 1895)
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Marriage, like Holy Orders, is also a
vocation, meaning it is a call fromG
od toserve others in His name. Married
couples are called to witness Gods love
which they experience through their love
for each other.
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We Respond.
How can we help our parents to
fulfill their marriage vows to each
other?As members of your family, how
can you help your family submit to
Christ, the Head of the Church?
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y What was the covenant between God and
His Chosen People all about?
y What was the covenant between Christ
and the His Church?
y How is marriage a covenant?
y How is marriage a reflection ofGods love
for us?y How is marriage a reflection of Christs
covenant with His Church?
BIGQUESTIONS
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We thank God for the gift of
the Sacrament of
Matrimony and we prayfor all married couples.
Our Prayer
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yLlarenas, Milagros. CLE 5
Workbook. Xavier School.
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