The Sacrament of Marriage is a beautiful covenant and mystery, strengthened by God’s love. God intended the relationship between a man and woman in marriage to mirror the love between Christ and His Church. Because of the sacredness of this union between husband and wife, Christ provided the Church with many graces that flow from the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, as a means of assisting husbands and wives to love each other with a deep and holy love.

Take time to learn more about the Church’s teachings on marriage and explore the resources we have provided to help you better understand and live out this beautiful sacrament, so you can experience the happiness and peace that flow from a marriage blessed by God.

“Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife,
and they become one flesh.” (Gen. 2:4)

“So they are no longer two but one flesh.
What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” (Matt. 19:6)

• What does the Bible say about marriage and divorce?
• What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church say about marriage?
• How to Build a Better Marriage: The Alexander House
• Help for Troubled Marriages: Retrouvaille
• Worldwide Marriage Encounter
• For Your Marriage: by the USCCB
• U.S. Bishops on the importance of strong marriages

• The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
  By Gary Chapman
• Seeking an Annulment With the Help of Your Catholic Faith
  By Lorene Hanley Duquin
• Good News about Sex and Marriage: Answers to Your Honest Questions about Catholic Teaching
  By Christopher West
• Men, Women and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II's Love and Responsibility
  By Edward Sri
• Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
• Canon Law on Marriage
• Pope John Paul II on “The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World”
• “Marriage in the Catholic Church” by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference