Stvaranjem ljudskog para i blagoslovom njihovog sjedinjenja događa se prvi božanski zahvat koji ima vrijednost za čitavo čovječanstvo. Bračna zajednica je jedan od oblika gdje čovjek može živjeti božanski dar ljubavi. Do II. vatikanskog sabora postojale su dvije svrhe braka, to su rađanje i odgajanje djece te međusobno pomaganje i lijek protiv požude koje Sabor redefinira, a bračna ljubav dobiva svoj legitimitet i postaje temeljem braka. Bračni čin postaje izričaj sjedinjenja iz ljubavi i otvorenosti rađanju. Sabor se tako vraća biblijskim temeljima koji nam na jednostavan način progovaraju o mističnosti intimnog sjedinjenja muškarca i žene. Povezivanje muškarca i žene odgovara njihovom naravnom pozivu, a polazimo od dimenzije spolnosti i tjelesnosti, upućenosti muškarca i žene jednoga prema drugomu, dinamike ljubavi, društvenih karakteristika ljubavi te na koncu i same psihologije prijateljstva. Isus Krist je svojim blagoslovom obasuo pravu bračnu ljubav koja je uzeta u božansku i sazdana je kao slika sjedinjenja Krista s Crkvom. Rad stoga nastoji približiti otajstvenost bračne ljubavi istaknuvši njezine bitne elemente svetosti, sakramentalnosti i trojstvenosti. Čovjek svoju spolnost mora živjeti odgovorno i biti sretan u odnosu uzajamnog darivanja i primanja da bi ostao vjeran u ljubavi. Pozvani smo na ljubav jer ona je temeljni zakon života.

By creating the human couple and blessing their union, the first divine intervention occurred, with significance for all mankind. Marital union is one of the ways in which a person can live the divine gift of love. Up until The Second Vatican Council there were two purposes of marriage – procreation and upbringing, as well as mutual aid and a cure for lust, which the Council had redefined, in a way that marital love was given its legitimacy and became the foundation of marriage. The conjugal act becomes an expression of the union of love and openness to procreation. In this way, the Council had returned to the biblical basis that, in a simple way, speak of the mystical behind the intimate union between a man and a woman. The union between a man and a woman corresponds with their natural vocation, taking into account the dimensions of sexuality and corporeality, their relation to each other, the dynamics of love, the social characteristics of love and, finally, the psychology of friendship. Jesus Christ poured His blessing on the true marital love by which it became divine and was created as an image of the union between Christ and the Church. This paper seeks to approximate the mystery of marital love by highlighting its core elements of holiness, sacramentality and trinity. Every human needs to act responsibly when it comes to his sexuality, and feel blessed in the relation of mutual giving and receiving in order to remain faithful in love. We are called to love for love is the fundamental principle of life.