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MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG Corpus Christi (Genesis14:18-20; 1 Corinthians11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17) Memories of You Memories enable us to make the past present. .At family gatherings we remember things we have shared together. At funerals we remember all that the person meant to us. At the family Eucharist the past is made present as we remember what Abraham, Melchizedek, Moses, and Jesus did. Let us seek to create God/good memories for ourselves and our children.

MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG) Holy Trinity (Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15) Called to ‘mirror’ God One way we ‘mirror’ the love of the Trinity is by becoming pro-creators with God of new life – our children, bringing new life to our own relationship! As we accept astonishing responsibility, we receive amazing blessings! The Gospel ends: ...“the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, which has been given to us.”

MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG) Pentecost (Acts 2:1-11; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16, 23-26) The Holy Spirit is always there to help us On our wedding day we were full of life and joy and visibly reflected the presence of the Holy Spirit in us. But He has also been present at other times in our lives: difficult times such as rejection by others, financial difficulties, mental and physical illness. By asking for His strength, He has kept us strong and close.

MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG Seventh Sunday of Easter The Ascension (Acts 7: 55-60; Rev 22: 12-14 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26) Open to receive ‘That the love with which you loved me may be in them and so that I may be in them’ – the prayer of Jesus before returning to the Father. God made us to be channels of His love – wife to husband, vice versa, parents to children. Our openness to His love enables it to flow out through us to others.

June Update from the Shrine
https://mailchi.mp/2e90a1791690/june-upda te-from-the-shrine

May 31st!!!

MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG) 10 Sixth Sunday of Easter (Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29) Love is the fundamental requirement Eastertide is a time for us as couples to celebrate the reality of our love as being a reflection of the presence of God, who IS Love. It is a time for us to recognise more readily the risen Lord is alive in us, with us, and present in the many and various ways we try to share our love.

“Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.” So begins the Regina Caeli prayer, which replaces the noon-time Angelus during the Easter season. Because the Easter season extends well into May, we are able to use this special prayer to Mary during much of the month traditionally dedicated in her honor. https://bit.ly/2LfZyhV

MARRIAGE MATTERS (bit.ly/2FYeddG) Fifth Sunday of Easter (Acts 14:21-27; Revelation 21:1-5; John 13:31-35) Today is all we have We as a couple are unique - a one off! No other couple is quite like us. We can share the load, lighten the burden, and double the joys! Jesus said ‘Love one another as I have loved you’. Just as I care for myself, I must care for you too in the same way. Let us celebrate our coupleness.