V.   Sacraments

Union is the fourth of the fourteen (14) Cardinal Sacraments also known as the Ways of Heaven. The Sacrament of Offering is a way of sacred action unlocked through the presence of the seven (7) Keys of Heaven within the Sacrament itself. The Sacrament of Consecration is especially present in the most sacred Apostolic Life Sacrament of Natal. The Sacrament of Offering may also be granted and conferred on its own in accordance with these Canons and associated approved liturgy.

Union is granted and administered when a couple of the same gender or a man and woman upon reaching majority choose and consent of their own free will to validate their union through a registration and covenant of trust in accordance with these canons and associated approved liturgy. The meaning of Union is derived from the Latin word unus/uni meaning “sole, single, only, one and the same”.

The sacrament of Union comprises the completion of three separate and deliberate Acts in order: Act One being the Act of Offer, Act Two being the Act of Agreement and Act Three being the Act of Execution:

(i) The Act of Offer as Act One is the formal promise and bond of proposed agreement; and

(ii) The Act of Agreement as Act Two is the validation of two or more parties to common promises and obligations; and

(iii) The Act of Execution as Act Three is the sign, seal and delivery of the completion and registration of the formal Act of Agreement .