The Sacramentality and Spirituality of Marriage
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Author
Caruso, Lucio Angelo
Date
1988
Degree
Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology
Abstract
It is a fact that marriage is the vocational choice of most
baptized persons in the church. It is the sacrament, which more
than any other, directly touches and impacts the lives of Christ's
Faithful. Even for those who do not specifically choose marriage;
they have been for the most part born out of and raised in the
context of the sacramental union of marriage. Many who live their
baptismal calling in a single or celibate lifestyle express how
they draw support and strength for their own vocation from the
life and witness of sacramental marriage. Anthony Padovanno, in
his book, "Love and Destiny: Marriage as God's Gift", sees marriage
as the primary sacrament of relationship and love, of which all
other sacraments emerge.