Marriage

[Matty_boy]

Who knew before they got married that marriage was so much work?

One thing I've found about marriage that I did not expect is that I realized that unless my wife dies first, I can never administer the Sacraments.

[Matty_boy]

Right, that "document" was Humanae Vitae sections 28 & 30 about leading families and couples in spiritual direction, encouraging prayer, "For it is your principal duty—We are speaking especially to you who teach moral theology—to spell out clearly and completely the Church's teaching on marriage."

[url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae_en.html"]http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/...e-vitae_en.html[/url]

[Colleen]

[quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Nov 29 2005, 07:07 PM']haha seriously. i wish more of our youth would be encouraged to be saints and to raise saints if their vocation is marriage. i was lucky to have a really great youth minister to start out with but i know not everyone was or is as lucky.
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I agree with you.

Btw, your youth minister is really awesome!

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='Colleen' date='Dec 2 2005, 01:50 PM']I agree with you. 

Btw, your youth minister is really awesome! 
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yes she really is! i wasnt lucky enough to keep her around as youth minister... in fact we've just lost our second but i have been lucky enough so far (though i can guarantee i shouldnt be) to keep her as a friend : she's been one of the best influences of my life.

she really helped me develop a passion for sainthood for myself and for my children (should i have them).

[phatcatholic]

go here for some excellent info on this topic. a BUNCH of interesting stuff to learn:

The Christian Family and Holy Matrimony
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/48"]http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/48[/url]

peace in Christ,
phatcatholic

[Sarah_JC]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Nov 28 2005, 07:27 PM']They should be patron saints of Holy Matrimony
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But I LIKE St. Anne and St. Joachim.

[let_go_let_God]

I thought that this thread was going to be about aspects of the vocation of marrage where young men and women can learn from others about the aspects of holy marrage like in the religous life and seminarian threads. Sorry if my thinking is way off track, but I am just confused.

God bless-
LGLG