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Wednesday, September 23, 2009, St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Ezra 9:5-9, Tobit 13:2-4, 7-8, Luke 9:1-6
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THE "THING"
"My God, I am too ashamed and confounded to raise my face to You, O my
God, for our wicked deeds are heaped up above our heads and our guilt
reaches up to heaven." —Ezra 9:6
When Ezra heard "this thing," he tore his cloak and mantle, plucked hair
from his "head and beard, and sat there stupefied" (Ezra 9:3). Ezra fell
on his knees and stretched out his hands to the Lord. Why was Ezra
traumatized? It was because both Israelite laymen and priests married
non-Israelite wives. Ezra knew they were doomed by entering into "mixed
marriages."
If Ezra were alive today, he would probably immediately drop dead from so
many "mixed marriages." Although the couple has obvious problems when a
Catholic and Protestant marry, that marriage is not as "mixed" or as mixed
up as when a Christian marries a nonbeliever or a non-practicing
Christian, even if the spouse is technically in the same denomination.
Even when a practicing Catholic marries a non-practicing Catholic, we have
reason to act like Ezra. Something is very wrong. How could someone in
love with Jesus marry someone not in love with Jesus! If a Christian can't
share Christ with his or her spouse, why get married? We must have a
committed relationship with the Bridegroom Jesus (see Mk 2:19) before
having a relationship with any other bride or groom.
Prayer: Father, may every married person be married to Your Son.
Promise: "Jesus now called the Twelve together and gave them power and
authority to overcome all demons and to cure diseases." —Lk 9:1
Praise: St. Pio overcame demons and cured diseases by the power of God.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Sacrament of Matrimony" on audio
AV 1B-1 or video V-1B.)
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