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Welcome to St. Theresa's Catholic Church
A parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS - Founded in 1880
The splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness ~ St. Therese of Lisieux.
Marriage
Holy Matrimony
(CCC 1601 - 1666)
"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament." - CCC 1601
Effects of Marriage
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Ordered to the generation and education of children
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Ordered to the good of the couple, which includes the union of the spouses.
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Sign of Christ's union with the Church, it empowers the couple to love each other. Establishes the "domestic church" of the home.
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