### Instruction: Q. 285. Which are the effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony?

### Response: A. The effects of the Sacrament of Matrimony are: 1st, to sanctify the love of husband and wife; 2d, to give them grace to bear with each other’s weaknesses; 3d, to enable them to bring up their children in the fear and love of God.

-- Source: Baltimore Catechism #1 / LESSON TWENTY-SECOND ON MATRIMONY / Q. 285