THE CHURCH IS THE BRIDE OF CHRIST

THE UNION BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND CHRIST IS LIKE MARRAIGE

• Christ loves his bride, the Church
• Christ gave himself up for the Church
• In giving up himself, Christ made her holy and joins himself with her in an everlasting covenant.

Saint Paul compares Marriage to:
The intimate relationship between Christ and the Church.

The unity between Christ and the Church reveals the intimate relationship that God intends for a husband and wife to have.

THE CHURCH AND CHRIST BECOME ONE FLESH

• This teaches a deeper meaning of how marriage is supposed to be intimate and loving.
• This unites a couple in the mystery of 2 becoming 1, like that of the church and Christ.
• The sacrament of Marriage becomes a sign of the covenant of Christ and the church.