Gospel
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
The Lord has come to bring Life to all who live in darkness and in the shadow of death. How much light is reflected by a marriage that lives the Kingdom of God in daily life, that lives in intimacy with the Lord. You can see it: the peace, the joy… and when difficulties come, they no longer live them trapped in the darkness of not understanding. They live them with trust, knowing that everything forms part of God’s plan for them, that in the end everything has meaning—because they are in the hands of the One who is Lord of heaven and earth.
Yet today, many marriages live in darkness, with no shared intimacy at all—rushing from one thing to another, dragged along by consumerism, whims, passions and impulses. But the Lord is Light, and when He enters a marriage, life springs up… and that life spreads. With just a small “yes”, the Lord is able to make everything new. And little by little, those spouses become apostles.
Are you willing to let Christ enter your marriage?
Applied to Married Life
John: Today, Elizabeth, I want to thank God for rescuing us from our darkness. And I want to thank Him for giving us Richard and Stephanie as our mentors—what a light they have been for us!
Elizabeth: Yes, they have truly been a blessing. They have given their lives for us. They have led us to God with such love that today—one year after the Lord rescued us from death and brought light into our lives—this day is simply for gratitude. It has cost us a lot of effort, and it still does… but it’s worth it.
John: We still have a long journey ahead, but looking back, we can see how far we’ve come. It hasn’t been without struggle, of course, but it has absolutely been worth it. Now we see light, and we have hope—and above all, we’ve learned to trust in the Lord.
Elizabeth: This is the story of salvation that God has wanted for us. How much grace has been poured out!
John: So, what do you say we celebrate this first anniversary of “new life” by going to the Eucharist and thanking God as He deserves?
Elizabeth: That sounds wonderful. I don’t think there’s any better way to celebrate.
Mother,
take us by the hand to the One who is Light, so that we may never again live in darkness. Blessed are you for ever, Mother.