St. Pius and the universal Church focused attention this month on
couples. Here at St. Pius we had a great weekend for married couples. To
coincide with World Marriage Sunday on Feb. 9 all married couples were
invited to renew their vows at Mass that weekend. This simple act was
very moving. As the one who presided over all our Masses that weekend I
saw more than a few tears in the eyes of the couples and our
parishioners. On Saturday night we hosted a married couples night in the
rectory and were filled beyond capacity! We invited couples to bring
their wedding albums to share, we had four couples share on their
experience of married love, couples then spent time talking to each
other and everyone enjoyed wedding cake, champagne and sparkling cider.
A great weekend all around! On Valentine's Day Pope Francis welcomed
10,000 engaged couples to St. Peter's Square. He offered words of advice
to couples on how to stay together. You can boil his message down to
three simple phrases every couple needs to say and live: Please, Thank
You, and Sorry. Great advice! Where so many relationships flounder is
when those in the relationship start to take each other for granted,
disrespect each other, or simply stop saying (or showing) how much they
appreciate and love each other. Of course this is true for every person,
and every disciple. May we never take God, our faith, or our parish for
granted. May each of us strive everyday to deepen our relationship with
the Lord and each other that others would see Christ in us and
experience His love. And may all married couples mirror God's love to
the world. |