St.
Leos’
Parish Community
The Sacrament of Matrimony: A LIFELONG VOCATION TO HOLINESS
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lowers, the dress, decorations, caterers Kayla and and a venue — these are just some Nathan of the items needed for most modernKeep day wedding celebrations. While these things certainly add to the beauty and festive atmosphere of the event, they fail to capture the true heart of what a sacramental marriage is — namely, a lifelong vocation to holiness. “The graces of the sacrament just add a whole new level of commitment and sincerity to the marriage,” says parishioner Kevin Walsh. “I think for many people nowadays, marriage continues as long as it is convenient for both parties. But incorporating the sacramental element of it — really committing yourself for life to someone before God — adds, for me, a sense of security, a sense of family and a bond Amanda that is unbreakable.” and Kevin Kevin and his wife, Amanda, were married at St. Leo’s five Walsh years ago. Both cradle Catholics, it was important to both of them to be married in the Church. It added a gravity to the ceremony as they pledged themselves to one another before God in the church and the faith of their ancestors. “I remember thinking on our wedding day of how many of our ancestors had been married in the Catholic Church before us,” Kevin says. “It made continued on back cover
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