The Sweet Cross of Marriage

The sacrament of matrimony. What is a Croatian marriage like?How it is a martyrdom especially in these modern times. For more please visit www.reginaproph... & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest

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TAKING UP OF THE CROSS IN MARRIAGE According to Croatian tradition, when a couple gets married, the priest doesn’t tell them that they have found the perfect person. On the contrary! Instead, he says to them: "You have found your cross. It is a cross to love, to carry it with you, a cross that is not to throw away but to treasure." In Herzegovina, the Cross represents the greatest love and the crucifix is the treasure of the house. When the bride and groom enter the church on their wedding day, they carry a crucifix with them. The priest blesses the crucifix. When the time comes to exchange their vows, the bride puts her right hand on the crucifix and the groom puts his hand on hers, so that both hands are joined together on the crucifix. The priest covers their hands with his stole as they exchange their vows, according to the rite of the Church, to be faithful to each other, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, till death do them part. Then, instead of kissing each other, the bride and groom kiss the crucifix. Those who witness the ceremony understand from it that if one of them leaves the other, he or she leaves Christ on the Cross. After the ceremony, the newlyweds bring the crucifix to their home and put it in a place of honor. It will forever be the point of reference and the place of family prayer. In times of difficulty, the family do not go to the lawyer or the psychiatrist, but kneel down together before the crucifix in search of help from Jesus Christ. They kneel down and maybe even cry and open their hearts asking the Lord and each other for forgiveness. They go to sleep with peace in their hearts because they have received forgiveness from the only one who has the power to save. Husband and wife will teach their children to kiss the crucifix every day and not to go to sleep like pagans, without first giving thanks to Jesus. They know that Jesus is holding them in His arms and there is nothing to fear.

[@sbreheny]

I'm crying at the beauty of this homily.

[@vivalospepes1402]

Catholics don't use the word homily that is particular for Protestants. Not a homily not a homily not a homily in the Catholic faith!!! SERMON . All you people that use the word homily seem to have been Protestantnized!

[@theresep7386]

THE BEST sermon on marriage I've heard.

[@RoseCarmelStella]

Traditional Catholic are so blessed.

[@emahbushade840]

Beautiful life stories of saints...allowing God's glory to shine through.

[@IDiggSocialMedia]

Great presentation, keep up the good work Sensus Filedium!

[@jamesgarland393]

As a lifelong Catholic, married for 32 years, I would call it 'bittersweet'.

[@_greaterpoint_3729]

James Garland oh man... so how is the married life like ?

[@vivalospepes1402]

@@_greaterpoint_3729 been married 35 years at sacrificial constantly have to pray for grace to stay the course

[@SilverRose09]

James Garland I’ve been married for 26, same bitter sweet- but when we see others, the reason we have lasted so long is because our marriages are in reality more sweet than bitter, so we shouldn’t complain.

[@DanielAlexander07]

Amazing...even unto death...

[@emmymartinez7497]

The sweet cross of marriage… I love this

[@laurayunque4296]

Oh how I wish I had known this years ago.

[@momof5603]

Very beautiful homily on marriage, the bare shoulder wedding dresses in the video were very immodest for wearing in the house of God though.

[@Vid7872]

Deo gratias

[@SilverRose09]

If they abandon the cross they abandon Christ

[@jennifercuddy5663]

That’s beautiful. All should do this.

[@jennifercuddy5663]

Every chipping away from Orthodoxy must be like another nail in the hand of Christ, no?

[@jennifercuddy5663]

I didn’t know that about Bamberg.

[@jennifercuddy5663]

That was where my mother’s family settled from Czechoslovakia.

[@marijacurkovic4670]

croatia yaay

[@riblet69]

1 Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

[@vivalospepes1402]

Eastetn rites ??!!