In the service of
holy matrimony in the Book of Common Prayer, the basis for most Protestant marriage services, «love» is
considered only one of the necessary requisites for marriage.
For Catholics, in particular, it is so profound a reality that we see it incarnate in marriage, which is a sacrament re-presenting the union between Christ and the Church, and even in our clergy who are
considered to be joined in a kind of spiritual
matrimony to the Church, which, in turn, is
considered to be our «
Holy Mother» and the Bride of Christ.