Husband and wife are no longer two, but one flesh, one person, as it were; they exist no longer for themselves, but for each other. That’s how God designed it. And he designed it for a reason: he wanted the love of husband and wife to be a mirror of his own love for us. The New Testament speaks of the Church as Christ’s spouse, and Christ as the faithful

bridegroom. As we continue with this Mass, let’s thank God for patiently showing us the true meaning of marriage, and let’s pray for all Catholic marriages and families. Let’s ask God to give them the grace they need to discover and fulfill their beautiful, powerful vocation of being mirrors of God’s self-forgetful love in this self-centered world.