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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Genesis 2:18-25, Psalm 128:1-5, Mark 7:24-30
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THE SACRAMENT OF TRINITARIAN UNITY
"The two of them become one body." -Genesis 2:24
Husband and wife are not merely mentally, emotionally, sexually, or spiritually united. They are one body. Woman was made from a part of man's body (Gn 2:22). Therefore, man and woman are incomplete without each other, for she is bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh (Gn 2:23). "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body" (Gn 2:24).
When a couple is married in the Lord (see 1 Cor 7:39), this deep bodily unity between husband and wife is taken into the unity of the Trinity. The bodily, Trinitarian unity in Christian marriage is a sacrament, a sign, of Christ's love for the Church, for she is Christ's body (Eph 5:32). Christian married couples are signs that we can be one with God and other Christians as the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are One (Jn 17:21). The bodily, Trinitarian unity in Christian marriage proclaims sacramentally: "There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope given all of you by your call. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all" (Eph 4:4-6).
Consequently, let the whole Church love, pray for, and serve married couples. They are so important for the body of Christ. Married couples, we all need the miraculous unity of your marriage. Give your lives and marriage to Jesus. Renew your marriage covenant of love and unity for the sake of the Church and the world.
Prayer: Father, through Christian marriages begin to displace the culture of death with a civilization of life and love.
Promise: "Happy are you who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways!" -Ps 128:1
Praise: Making the sign of the cross reminds Thomas how much he is worth in the sight of God.
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from February 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, October 12, 2016
The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.
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