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Chapter Twenty-One - The Blessing of Marriage

Man was created in the image of God, and from the beginning he was a pair, that is, a man and a woman. Just as the triune God was not singular, neither was man. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity, expressed in unity in essence and trinity in persons, is a fundamental truth that also expresses the truth of man. Therefore, man was created from the beginning as a pair, that is, a man and a woman.

Chapter Eighteen - The Parish

The Church is formed and manifested in the celebration of the mystery of Divine Thanksgiving and our participation in it, because it is the mystery that transforms the community, that is, the parish, into a Church. In the mystery of Divine Thanksgiving, the parish is a universal Church, because Christ Himself is present in it. The faithful must know that every time they gather to celebrate the Divine Liturgy, “their Church gathers,” that is, the entire Church. Every member of the parish is a member of the universal Orthodox Church.

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