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 The Sacraments at the Service of Communion
An excerpt from The Catechism of the Catholic Church
- The Sacrament of Matrimony
- Marriage in God's Plan
- The Celebration of Marriage
- Matrimonial Consent
- The Effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony
- The Goods and Requirements of Conjugal Love
- The Domestic Church
- In Brief


 Doctrine on the Sacrament of Matrimony
From the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Council of Trent, 1545-1563. See also:
- Canons on the Sacrament of Matrimony
- Decree on the Reformation of Marriage


 Rite of Marriage During Mass
From the 1970 Roman Missal. See also:
- Rite of Marriage During Mass (From the 1962 Roman Missal)

For a short history of the revised rite of marriage, published in 1969 by the Sacred Congregation of Rites, see:
- The Rite of Marriage


 Ritual of Marriage (Byzantine Catholic)
How the rite is celebrated by Eastern Catholics.


 On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World (Familiaris Consortio)
Pope John Paul II's 1981 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation contains an excellent, clear explanation of the Church's teachings on marriage and the family. See also his:
- Letter to Families
- True Human Love Reflects the Divine


 Addresses to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
A collection of Pope John Paul II's annual addresses to the Church's top "marriage court." Provides excellent and developing insight into the Church's belief in the sanctity of marriage and the issue of "annulments."


 On the Regulation of Human Birth (Humanae Vitae)
Pope Paul VI's landmark 1968 Encyclical Letter. See especially his discussion of "God's Loving Design for Marriage."


 On Christian Marriage (Casti Connubii)
Pope Pius XI's 1930 Encyclical Letter.


 On Christian Marriage (Arcanum)
Pope Leo XIII's 1893 Encyclical Letter.


 On Marriage Impediments And Dispensations (Magnae Nobis)
Pope Benedict XIV's 1748 Encyclical Letter. See also Pope Benedict's:
- On the Validity of Marriages (Nimiam Licentiam)


 The Reception of the Holy Communion by the Divorced and Remarried Members of the Faithful
Issued in 1994 by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.


 Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage
A 1996 document of the Pontifical Council for the Family. See also, the Council for the Family's sound explanation of the Church's teaching on married love in:
- The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality
- Vademecum for Confessors Concerning Some Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life


 Educational Guidance in Human Love
Written in 1983 by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education as an outline for authentic Catholic sex education, this document serves as a good primer of the Church's teachings on nuptial love.


 Christian Marriage
An excellent defense of the Church's teachings, issued by the Bishops of Ireland in 1969.


 Living Together
An excellent discussion of the Church's teaching on marriage in a "Question and Answer" format. By the Pennsylvania Catholic Bishops.