This Sunday February 8 is World Marriage Day as dedicated by the Catholic Church. Until I became married myself I was unaware World Marriage Day even existed. I truly appreciate that it falls the Sunday before Valentine's Day because my husband and I now have another excuse to celebrate the gift that is our marriage. Valentine's Day gets so over commercialized that we have chosen not to celebrate it in a big way but instead we celebrate our marriage and the fruit that it has blessed us with.
If you have not done so in the past this year I challenge you to celebrate World Marriage Day and join millions of other Catholics in celebrating the Sacrament that is Catholic marriage. I am not saying don't celebrate Valentine's Day but which is more important? We think World Marriage Day and try to show our kids that by enjoying a saints holiday but CELEBRATING our vocation as married Catholics.
