tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548975291442440380.post6279967576212085893..comments2023-07-03T11:46:04.659-04:00Comments on The Shipwrack-Harvest: "Unpacking the Precepts": Marital MattersChristopher M. Zelonishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00631112064193201986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548975291442440380.post-15424002476973025742013-05-30T12:23:52.652-04:002013-05-30T12:23:52.652-04:00Father, thank you. I deleted the original questio...Father, thank you. I deleted the original question since I figured I could find the information myself -so thank you for answering! Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548975291442440380.post-36720944898092557722013-05-30T00:34:31.492-04:002013-05-30T00:34:31.492-04:00Shelly, I attach an article on this subject of the...Shelly, I attach an article on this subject of the relationship between the state of grace and marital fruitfulness (http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zlitur230.htm), whose author considers the matter beyond the scope of the article. Though the matter may veer from the topic of this article, it is not at all irrelevant.<br />The same question may be asked regarding the unworthy reception of any sacrament. Like the wicked people being lamented in the Psalms, couples who contract marriage in mortal sin appear to prosper as much as their more virtuous counterparts. There's no grace-o-meter to plug into. But, then again, "Wisdom is vindicated in all her children" (Lk 7:35); that is to say, "the truth will out," it will manifest in the life of a couple who are casual about matters of faith. But, then again, God never ceases to offer actual graces to which a couple may in time respond, to glorious effect. One hopes that they've been made aware of the facts regarding sin and grace for the fruitfulness of their married life. That is the responsibility of the cleric preparing them for marriage.Christopher M. Zelonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631112064193201986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548975291442440380.post-42927628517291378492013-05-29T21:40:39.796-04:002013-05-29T21:40:39.796-04:00Thank you. Very informative. I agree, we need &quo...Thank you. Very informative. I agree, we need "living witnesses" to marriage, lived fully within the Catholic faith tradition. These are the people who should be leading both marriage prep and marriage enrichment. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548975291442440380.post-69911053329837369692013-05-29T13:34:16.650-04:002013-05-29T13:34:16.650-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com