Marriage

"[Spouses] signify and partake of that unity and fruitful love which exists between Christ and His Church."
--Lumen gentium, no. 11

Marriage is a community of life and love, founded in a mutual and irrevocable covenant, by which a man and a woman give and accept one another for the purpose of establishing an intimate partnership for their whole life. The Sacrament of Matrimony gives Catholics a path to allow their whole lifestyle to reveal God's goodness and love to the world. Matrimony is much more than a private arrangement between two people. It is a medium through which Christ reveals and deepens the mystery of his Oneness with us, his body. In matrimony a couple is called to live their sacrament for others. The covenant of marriage is a mutual commitment not only to create a life of mutual partnership, but also to nurture and sustain it. By their obvious closeness, a couple affects the lives of others with "something special" - the love of Christ in our midst.

If you are an engaged couple, please email  campusMinistry@mail.barry.edu or call 305-899-3650 for information about preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony.