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Catholic Classics

Day 31: The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed (Introduction to the Devout Life)

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🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As we continue our reading on marriage today, St. Francis De Sales helps us understand the role of sex in the context of marriage and how grace and virtue should shape the marital act. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand further elaborate on God’s plan for human sexuality how it contributes to the holiness of married couples

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