PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Christ gave himself up for his bride, the Church, in order to make her holy and to join her with himself in an everlasting covenant
Saint Paul compares the relationship between a husband and wife with the intimate relationship between Christ and the Church, saying, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church
The unity of Christ, the bridegroom, and the Church, his bride, reveals to us something of the intimate relationship God intends for a husband and wife.
