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- Marriage is a Sacrament, a Mystery of the Orthodox Church, through which the union of man and woman is sanctified by God. The Orthodox marriage ceremony, the most ancient of Christian wedding rites, is steeped in ritual and symbolism, reflecting the theology of the Church.
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Unlike the wedding ceremonies in most non-Orthodox churches, marriage in the Orthodox Church is not a contract—a legal agreement with the exchange of vows or promises— between two people. Rather, marriage is the setting up, by two people, of a miniature church, a family church, wherein people may worship the true God and struggle to save ...
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The freely entered union of man and woman is an indispensable precondition for marriage. In the Orthodox Church, marriage is considered to be the oldest institution of divine law because it was instituted simultaneously with the creation of Adam and Eve, the first human beings (Gen 2:23).
- A. Pre-Marital Guidance
- B. The Ecclesial Context of Marriage
- C. Marriage Outside The Church
- D. Mixed Marriages
- E. Second and Third Marriages
- F. Divorce and Remarriage
- G. Marriage and Family Life
- H. Birth Control
- I. Abortion
1. Each couple must seek the blessing, guidance and advice of’ their pastor in planning and preparing for their marriage. Pre-marital counseling is an essential pastoral responsibility. Couples are obliged to contact their parish priest before setting their own final plans and pastors, in turn, must be available to care for the members of the flock...
1. Pastors must make concrete efforts through preaching and teaching to make members of the Church aware of the corporate character of the sacraments. All sacraments - marriage among them - are performed in, by and for the whole Church. Marriage is not simply an individualistic concern, to be performed privately or in the presence of a select, invi...
1. Orthodox Christians must be married by an Orthodox priest in the Orthodox Church. An Orthodox Christian who marries outside the Orthodox Church, i.e., in some other church or civil ceremony, forfeits his membership in the Church and may no longer receive Holy Communion. The guiding principle for the Orthodox pastor is the call to integrate the w...
1. The goal of Christian marriage is the complete and perfect unity of husband and wife in God in His holy Church. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh” (Eph. 5:31), and “what God has joined together, let no man put asunder” (Matt. 19:6). This view of marriage, opposed to...
1.The Orthodox Church considers one marriage as the norm. For this reason, men who after baptism have been married twice or are married to a widow are not accepted as candidates for the priesthood (Apostolic Canons 17 and 18). Marriage is a mystery, a permanent spiritual union which transcends the physical and which even death cannot destroy. There...
1. The Lord Himself specifically condemned divorce: “Whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman, commits adultery” (Matt. 19:9). The Church and her pastors must do all that is possible to counsel her members against divorce. The Church does not allow divorce any more...
1. The Orthodox Church rejects views of marriage which are based on self-gratification. Marriages based on self-gratification exclude Christ, His Cross and Resurrection. They deny that marriage must be the living image of the relationship between Christ and His Church: all-encompassing, unique and eternal. “Open marriages” and “contract marriages,”...
1. The greatest miracle and blessing of the divinely sanctified love of marriage is the procreation of children, and to avoid this by the practice of birth control (or, more accurately, the prevention of conception) is against God’s will for marriage. The love of God has been manifested in His loving creation of the world, and the divinely sanctifi...
1. Abortion is condemned as a form of murder. The teaching of the Orthodox Church is well expressed by canon 91 of the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Those who give drugs for procuring abortion, and those who receive poisons to kill the fetus, are subjected to the penalty for murder. The willful aborting of unborn children, as an act of murder, is contr...
In simple language, with clear illustrations and couple activities, The Journey of Marriage helps couples explore their own relationship as they consider married life together. This book is designed to be read in collaboration with your parish priest. Contact: Center for Family Care. Buy Now!
Oct 1, 2013 · We need to make marriage preparation a priority as we prepare for our wedding day. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for Family Care, developed a 3-part marriage preparation program designed to address this need, The Journey of Marriage in the Orthodox Church.
Luckily, as with many practices of the Church, the Church has explicitly stated guidelines for marriage in the Greek Orthodox Church. These guidelines outline the official position of the Orthodox Church and simply dictate what is allowed and what is not allowed to take place.
The freely entered union of man and woman is an indispensable precondition for marriage. In the Orthodox Church, marriage is considered to be the oldest institution of divine law because it was instituted simultaneously with the creation of Adam and Eve, the first human beings (Gen 2:23).
