The Vows Listen to a song about love. Do love and marriage go together? What sort of love should married love be ?

The Sacrament of Marriage To explain the purpose of Christian marriage To explain the purpose of the Sacrament of Marriage To evaluate what objects could make God’s power present in the Sacrament of marriage. 1.Mindmap the reasons why people get married. **How is this different to why Christians get married?

What happens in a wedding? Celebration of the Eucharist White dress Wedding rings Wedding Vows What they symbolise 1.They explain what Christian married love should be like 2.They show promise to love and care for each other faithfully 3.They represent exclusive, everlasting love 4.It shows God’s promise to be with the couple, & help them love each other in the same way Jesus loves us 5.A reminder of baptism: new life & new vocation as a married person 6.The couple are now legally married 1.Write out what happens in a wedding service, in order 2.Explain what each means (red box) 3.Draw the symbols of marriage **What does God’s power in the sacrament do for the married couple? Welcome by the priest and bible readings about love Signing of the register

Think of a word about marriage beginning with… R M F C V

1.Write out 3 things that the couple get from celebrating Marriage as a Sacrament. 2.Do you think it is important to celebrate marriage as a sacrament? Why? **Do people who get married in a registry office miss out? Why/ why not?. Why does a marrying couple need a Sacrament of Marriage? What can God’s life and power do for them? Choose the true ones 1.It will bless them with children 2.It makes them “one flesh”, a deep spiritual union where two people become deeply connected as one 3.It gives them God’s help to keep their vows, even when it is difficult 4.It allows them to have a nice wedding service in a nice Church 5.It gives them the vocation to love each other like Jesus did 6.It makes sure that they never have difficulties in their married life 7.It makes sure they will always have everything they want as a family

Write your own wedding vows I love you, (Name), and I know that this love is from God. Through all of the difficulties of the present and future, I promise to be faithful to you and love you. I promise to love you, as Christ loves his Church, as long as we both shall live. I, (name), take you (name), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part I promise to love you with tenderness, and I will always seek to comfort you, encourage you, and hold you up daily in prayer before our Heavenly Father, in faithful love, from this day forward.

For Family: Christian marriage means loving in a ___________________ Marriage should lead to having children. For Vocation: marriage is the task God gives you, to love your partner like Jesus did, and to bring up your family in a Christian way. God means for marriage to be ____________________________ About Love: Christian marriage means becoming “one flesh” – in ____ _______ with the other person. It means learning to love them in a _______ _____________way, trusting in God’s help. The Meaning of Christian Marriage 1.Write out and complete the 3 things that make a marriage Christian. 2.Give 2 examples of self sacrificing love between a husband and wife. **Why is true love always self-sacrificing? faithful, and self- sacrificing life-giving way. the path that bring you closer to Him. Close union

5 in a group: Write an Order of Service for a Wedding A.Two people – decide on and write out the 1 st reading and the gospel B.One person – write out the Vows the couple are going to say C.One person write the priest’s sermon/ homily D.One person write the priest’s opening greeting, questioning the couple and final blessing Then put it all together, presenting it as a complete “Order of Service” with all the headings (as on the example sheet)