"My dear friends, from the sacrament of Marriage, the family has received newness of life and the grace of Christ. The family is especially important to the Church and to civil society, for it is the primary life-giving community.
In our celebration today we call down the Lord's blessings upon all families, and for the strengthening of marriage, so that men and women may continually be instruments of God's grace to one another and witness to faith in all the circumstances of Life."
Opening Prayer
"O God, in whose eternal design family life has its firm foundation, look with compassion on the prayers of your servants and grant that, following the example of the Holy Family of Your Only Begotten Son in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity, we may, in the joy of your house, delight one day in eternal rewards..."
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