Celebrating Marriage

“It is love alone that gives worth to all things. “

St Teresa of Avila

Our culture has lost sight of the beauty and profundity of marriage as God intended. As Catholics we have the opportunity to witness and protect this sacrament instituted by Christ.

We invite you to celebrate and strengthen your bond of marriage as we observe National Marriage Week in the USA.

• Spend a little dedicated time in prayer and reflection by participating in our seven-day virtual retreat (available in pdf in English and Spanish) focused on marriage. This year the retreat theme is “Stories from the Domestic Church.” Sign up to receive the retreat via email during National Marriage Week 2020 here.

• Listen to Marriage Unique for a Reason’s Made for Love Podcast, which tells the stories of real people living out the call to love. Here are some of our favorites episodes on marriage:

  • Episode 6: Real Marriage vs. the Ideal

  • Episode 10: Men & Women: Not Two Halves, but Two Wholes

  • Episode 51: Engagement: Planning a Wedding or a Marriage?

• Take a look at our Daily Marriage Tips. Maybe you’ll find a new idea to strengthen your relationship.

• Visit the website of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, which provides numerous resources for celebrating World Marriage Day.

• The website for National Marriage Week offers helpful ideas for building up your own marriage, recommended reading, supporting marriage in the community and much more. There’s also a listing of marriage-building events throughout the country.

• Pray a Novena to St. Louis & Zelie Martin, the first married couple to be canonized together.