You're listening to the SSPX podcast and welcome to episode 14 in our sacrament series and our first episode on matrimony.

We're happy to have Father Jonathan Loop, the Principal of Immaculate Conception Academy, join us for the first of three episodes on this sacrament.

Today we'll be looking at the basis of marriage.

We'll look at its institution and we'll also look at the basis of marriage. We'll look at its institution, and we'll

also look at the purposes of marriage. Are there some purposes that are more important than

others? We'll also look at what marriage is in its essence. Is it a natural union, a supernatural

union, or both? And what about the sacramental grace of this sacrament? Is it different than the other

sacraments in any particular way? We'll take three episodes to go through this sacrament because

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Now let's join Father Luke for episode 14 of the sacrament series right now.

Well, like I said, we're talking about matrimony today, Father.

We've gone through several of the sacraments already.

Where do we start with our discussion on the sacrament of matrimony, Father?

I think perhaps the best way to look at it, just by exploring a

little anecdote, in fact, from the life of our patron St. Pius X, right when he was chosen by Leo

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