Preparation for Marriage and Family Life in Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia
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Pope Francis’ teaching on preparation for marriage and family life in his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia reflects his concern for providing engaged
couples with a holistic human and Christian formation that will preparing them
to responsibly realize their vocation to marriage and family. This task is particularly important because families today are broken and the value of marriage
is under attack. The environment in which engaged couples are immersed
is very important in the process of preparing them for marriage and family
life, since it is the place where the personality of the new family members is
formed. For this reason, Pope Francis offers new pastoral initiatives that aim at
increasing the effectiveness of marriage preparation by engaging missionary
families and the families of the engaged couples as well as “a variety of pastoral
resources.” In his exhortation, Pope Francis shows the importance of freedom
of choice, fidelity, and the indissolubility of the marriage bond. He also points
out the importance of having the proper approach to the marriage celebration and wedding reception. Pope Francis encourages engaged couples to
opt for modest and simple celebrations “in which love takes precedence over
everything else” (AL 212) because love has the power to unite spouses if it is
“strengthened and sanctified by grace [of the sacrament]”
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