[[catechism-of-the-catholic-church|Table of Contents]] --- - PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY - SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH - CHAPTER THREE: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION - Article 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY > [[2.2.3.6.p4z|Previous]] - [[2.2.3.7.p51|Next]] --- # Article 7. The Sacrament of Matrimony 1601 "The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament."⁸⁴ ^ccc-1601 --- **[84]** CIC, can. 1055 # 1; cf. GS 48 # 1. --- > [[2.2.3.6.p4z|Previous]] - [[2.2.3.7.p51|Next]]