Claim. Marriage is the ceremony that reveals God’s greatest love through a reciprocal relationship.
Elaboration. SMM calls marriage “a ceremony that allows us to open the door of the palace of happiness” because it confirms the greatest human reality, love (CSG 4.6 §1, Blessed Family 356). The blessing is grounded in Adam and Eve’s intended maturity: if they had not fallen, they would have stood ready to receive it. Mature character leads to marriage, and “marriage leads to the appearance of God’s love.” Since love cannot be realized alone, man and woman form the reciprocal relationship through which God’s love becomes horizontal and then vertical. Marriage is thus not only personal companionship; it is the historical site where God’s joy and pride should appear.
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