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Use this worksheet to work on the assignment at your own pace.

Once finished, fill out the online form with your answers and submit.
All assignments must be submitted online.
DO NOT submit the working form.
Thank you!

FORGIVENESS – YOUR BODY IS A TEMPLE

Practical Tips

For all assignments within the course: while many can be completed in 1-2 hours, we ask that
you allow yourselves ample time to work through them and discuss the topics.
We encourage you not to rush and work on each assignment in several sessions. You are
preparing for a lifetime together in a covenant with God.

Feel free to use the offline worksheets to allow for more profound discussions without losing
your work.

Online, your work will be saved when you click "Next" or "Previous after completing
a full page."
Also set aside time to review the Answer Key for this session. It will contain your instructors'
personal feedback and the core of the assignment.

1) Pray aloud together at the beginning of each session. You may say the prayer we give
you or use any other prayer you’d like. Light a candle to symbolize the presence of the Lord
with you.

"When two or three are gathered in My Name, I am in their midst." Matthew 18:20

Lord, we believe you are here present as we gather in Your Name

to prepare for our wedding.
We ask you to lead this class and visit our hearts.
You are the source of all Love; we ask you to deepen our love for each other and our
love for you through these classes.
Send us your Holy Spirit to help us understand the beauty
and the richness of this Sacrament of your Church.
Amen

2) Print the set of questions from the offline worksheet, or save it on your computer, to be
able to work at your own pace without being rushed or timed-out.

3) Read aloud any passages of text included with this assignment

4) Answer the questions together, as thoroughly as possible, on paper. It should trigger

many discussions between you! Then one of you will type your common work in the online
form to submit it to your instructors.

5) Write your secret “Love Letter" to your fiancé(e). We suggest you share these letters
only after completing the whole marriage prep course, or on your first anniversary. It is a way
for you to journal about what you learn, what touches you, and to record deeper thoughts or
feelings you hope to share your fiancé(e).

6) End the session by praying the Our Father together.

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Before we go further, please write below your comments, insights, or questions

regarding your previous answer key. It will allow us to connect with you in a more
personal way and to serve your specific needs better.

Forgiveness

Please do not use a dash at the start of any of your answers.

Your spouse will become your closest relationship. The reality of living together and sharing
every detail of daily life is that you will fight. Sometimes you will even see each other as
“enemies.” The only way to recover from these situations is through forgiveness: without it,
no love is possible. This is what we will investigate today.

THE WORD OF GOD:

Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I
forgive him? As many as seven times? Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but
seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21-22 (NAB)

1- How is forgiveness an act of freedom?

Watch this clip or read below:

THE WORD OF GOD: 3 Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been
caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle.
4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery.
5 Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"
6 They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus
bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.
7 But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the one
among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
8 Again he bent down and wrote on the ground.
9 And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left
alone with the woman before him.
10 Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one
condemned you?"
11 She replied, "No one, sir." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, [and] from
now on do not sin anymore." John 8:3-11 (NAB)

2- In this passage, who seeks Justice? Who seeks Forgiveness? In your opinion, what is the difference? What are
the consequences?
We must be free from animosity and rivalries when we begin marriage. Let’s discuss our own need for forgiveness.

Ask yourself: Whose forgiveness should I ask? Whom should I forgive?

- My parents
- My siblings
- Other members of my family
- Co-workers
- My future spouse
- Myself

Print your Forgiveness Cards

3- Evaluate the importance of forgiveness in a marriage.

4- In your opinion, could anything be unforgivable in a marriage?

His answer:

Her answer:

Click to watch this video before answering the following question:

5- Explain how the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) can help your marriage.

Click this link to hear some advice from Father Mike Schmitz on making a good confession.

Your Body is a Temple

THE WORD OF GOD: 13 The body, however, is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the
Lord is for the body;
14 God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power.
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?
17 But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
18 Avoid immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the immoral
person sins against his own body.
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have
from God, and that you are not your own?
20 For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:13b-15a, 17-20 (NAB)

“The body is for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body…Our bodies are members of Christ.
You are not your own.”

6- How do you understand these statements?

7- What is immorality? What could immorality look like in married life?

8- Do you think pornography can harm a marriage or a relationship? If so, how? If

not, why not?

His answer:

Her answer:

Please take the time to watch this very moving testimony of a couple who experienced the
harm of pornography (about 12 minutes)

9- How can you safeguard yourself and your family against pornography?

1) In your home?
2) If you must travel for your work?
3) If you are hooked, how can you get out of it?

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10- How do you understand the following statements? “You have been purchased at
a price” and "Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit"?

THE COUNSELOR IS IN
If you have a specific question regarding yourself, your past, and/or your relationship, you can
address it to Dan Spadaro, Ma, LPC. He will respond to you personally within about a week.
If you feel your question requires more than a short answer and you would like to discuss your
issue with our counselor, you can apply for a 60-minutes phone session for a fee of $95. Dan
Spadaro will contact you to make a phone appointment.

LOVE LETTERS

Don’t forget to work on your love letters.

Today, focus on the following points.

Forgiveness:
- What would I struggle to forgive you for?
- Is there anything we need to forgive from each other's past?
Your Body is a Temple:
- What do sexual relations mean to me?
- What would I like them to be?

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