The sacrament of marriage,
God’s love becomes present to the spouses in their total union and also flows through them to their family and community.
God’s love becomes present to the spouses in their total union and also flows through them to their family and community.
Marriage is a practice common to all cultures in all ages. It is, therefore, a natural institution, something common to all mankind. At its most basic level, marriage is a union between a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation and mutual support, or love. Each spouse in a marriage gives up some rights over his or her life in exchange for rights over the life of the other spouse.