Sacrifice, Communion and Teophanic Love – Pedestal of Marriage and Pastoral Desideratum of Romanian Orthodox Church for the Contemporary Family
Sacrifice, Communion and Teophanic Love – Pedestal of Marriage and Pastoral Desideratum of Romanian Orthodox Church for the Contemporary Family

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to reveal the iconic dimension of the Sacrament of the Wedding, built on the reciprocal state of sacrifice and love, as shared by the spouses, as an immediate effect of the Holy Spirit’s descent. In this direction, the Marriage becomes the eucharistic icon of the Church, as shown by the whole Liturgical tradition of It, and embraces the world in the sacred light of God while aligning it in communion with its Creator. As its main and renewing coordinates come from God, the Sacrament of the Marriage remains an eternal beam of the Spirit, blooming invirtue, as well as a true school of pastoral care, where the challenges of this life find their answer inside the Orthodox family

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