(Listen to this homily here).
Our reading continues from Tobit and we hear again of God’s
providence. In a particular way,
Tobit is a love story—a story of the marriage between Tobias and Sarah.
This
lengthy reading contained one of my favorite wedding readings. Picture Tobias and Sarah on their
wedding night, getting out of bed, kneeling and praying together. What a good start to a marriage!
Tobias
prays some powerful words: “Now,
Lord, you know that I take this wife of mine not because of lust, but
for a noble purpose.” A noble purpose—isn’t
that what marriage is all about?
Our
secular society has lost sight of the noble purpose of marriage. No longer does it take three to
marry. Divorce, contraception,
abortion, infidelity—all are running rampant and none are noble. Neither is the reduction of love to
emotions or feelings. Love is a
choice and requires actions.
For
those of you who are married—remember the noble
purposes of marriage. You are
called to lead your spouse and children to heaven! You are called to be united with your spouse and be open to
life—this is noble! It is probably
never fun to wake up in the middle of the night to change a baby’s nasty
diaper—but you do.
We
are called to be leaven in our society to help recover the noble purposes of marriage.
In so doing, we will be loving God and neighbor in a greater way in the
process.
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