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1657 It is here that the father of the family, the mother, children, and all members of the family exercise the priesthood of the baptized in a privileged way "by the reception of the sacraments, prayer and thanksgiving, the witness of a holy life, and self-denial and active charity." ¹⁷⁰ Thus the home is the first school of Christian life and "a school for human enrichment." ¹⁷¹ Here one learns endurance and the joy of work, fraternal love, generous—even repeated—forgiveness, and above all divine worship in prayer and the offering of one's life.

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ARTICLE 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

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170 LG 10.

171 GS 52 § 1.

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