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Loving marriage | Jane | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
Question: I really appreciate being able to read through these problems and find the right guidance under the authority of the Church especially in matters of intimacy which one is too embarrassed to ask elsewhere and therefore may be committing sin for the sake of embarrassment. Thank you for your care and godbless you in guiding so many towards the tight narrow path that leads to the wide open embrace of God. I will remember you in my prayers. |
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Dear Jane: I always praise God when I see married couples wanting to be sure they are Godly in the marriage bed. God will reward each couple for their desire to maintain marital purity. I am not quite sure what you are asking, however, as you are cryptic about the issue. What is "return this"? Since I do not know what "this" is I can only speak generically. The value of NFP, when it is morally permissible to use, is the physical discipline it enjoys. St. Paul tells that we are to be masters over our bodies (Romans 6:12). There is great spiritual benefit in abstinence. This is why the Church requires fasting and abstinence of certain foods at specified times -- to encourage this religious exercise. Thus, during times of sexual abstinence the couple should abstain from more than just intercourse. The bond of love and intimacy is heightened when the couple abstains from all sexual activity during these times (except normal kissing and displays of affection that are suitable publicly). Cuddling on the couch talking or watching a movie is intimacy, too. This discipline of total abstinence will bring strength to your marriage, spiritual maturity, and a higher level of intimacy. God Bless, Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum
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