Throughout the Roman Catholic Church , Holy Matrimony is considered to be one among many seven sacraments , on this case one which the spouses bestow upon one another in front of a priest and members of the neighborhood as witnesses. As with all sacraments, it is seen as having been instituted by Jesus himself (see Gospel of Matthew 19:1-2, Catechism of the Catholic Church §1614-1615). Within the Japanese Orthodox Church , it’s without doubt one of many Mysteries , and is seen as an ordination and a martyrdom. The marriage ceremony of Saint Thomas Christians , an ethnoreligious group … Read the rest