“Intellectual Union in the Concept of Marriage Union” in the Wednesday’s Sermon of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, delivered his weekly sermon in the meeting of Wednesday 15 June 2022, from St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria; in the presents of a number of church’s pontiffs, the sermon was also broadcast on Christian satellite channels, Official Website of Coptic Orthodox Church and C.O.C channel of the Church’s media center on the Internet.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II started a new educational series entitled “The Concept of Marriage Union”, where he dealt with the first of its episodes today about “Intellectual Union” through the fifth chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, which is read in the wreath prayers (the Sacred Mystery of Marriage).
His Holiness referred to the concepts of the formation of the Christian family through five areas of marital union:
Intellectual Union
Emotional Union
Spiritual Union
Social Union
Physical Union
His Holiness also referred to the requirements of intellectual union, through the beginning of the formation of the family through engagement, and the characteristics of the courtship period:
An invitation to a comprehensive union emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically
Prayers Link
God is witness to this relationship
Holiness and purity
Ecclesiastical publicity
Engagement contract
Exchange of thought in words, “My children, let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and truth!” (1 John 3:18)
How is a life partner respected?
Wisdom, by understanding differences, temperaments, longings and fears
Agreeing to cooperate
How to understand and share, and how to unite the vision for life
Get a family blessing for both parties…
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