By Father MieczysЕ‚aw Piotrowski TChr,
Love One Another! 9/2008 → Christian family
Dear husbands and wives! These days there is a great need for married
couples to cooperate intensively with Jesus. By joining the Movement
of Pure Hearts for Married Couples you have decided to open yourselves
daily to that great treasure, which is Jesus Himself in the Sacrament
of Marriage. He is the sole source of your love, the one guarantor
of your growth to perfect happiness in heaven. Accept His love wholeheartedly
in daily prayer and the sacraments, that you may bestow this love
on each other, your children, and others. Jesus wants to keep your
marital relations healthy, to teach you mutual forgiveness, that
your life together may be a banquet of true love. To become members
of the Movement of Pure Hearts, all you have to do is go to sacramental
confession, receive Jesus in Holy Communion, and say the following
prayer of consecration:
Lord, we consecrate our marriage to You — our minds,
our memories, our bodies, and souls. Teach us to love each other
and our children with that love which flows from Your Merciful
Heart. Lord Jesus Christ, grant both of us a pure heart modelled
upon Yours, that together we may perfect a love that is wise,
generous, faithful, and free of self-interest — a love that
steadfastly upholds Your laws and commandments. May daily family
prayer — in the rosary, the chaplet of divine mercy, shared
attendance at Holy Mass, and frequent reception of Holy Communion — be
our help in this endeavor. May we immediately confess every serious
sin through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Grant that we may
continually draw on the graces that are available to us through
the Sacrament of Marriage.
Lord Jesus, be the master of our hearts. Teach us to control
our sexual desires and feelings, that our love for each other
and our children may not be subject to our moods and emotional
states. Instead, may our love be a continual expression our care
and solicitude for each other. Grant us the gift of pure conjugal
love, that we may give ourselves generously to each other. Cleanse
our love of all selfishness, that we may always forgive and pray
for each other without nursing grudges. To remain pure in heart,
we vow never to read, buy, or look at pornographic materials.
We vow never to use contraceptives and always to be ready to accept
every child that God may send us. Lord, help us to avoid everything
that ensnares, enslaves, or incites to evil. Mary, our Mother,
guide us in the way of faith toward the Source of our love — your
Son, Jesus Christ. May We always trust and believe in Him.
Amen.
Dear readers, please inform our editorial staff of this important
event. Send us your address and date of birth, and tell us when
you decided to join the Movement of Pure Hearts. We in turn will
enrol you in our Book of Pure Hearts and send you a special blessing.
Our Lord wants you to send us your testimonies and share with others
the treasure of your faith and your experience of married life.
Greetings from all of us! And be assured of our daily prayers for
your intentions.
Fr. Mieczyslaw Piotrowski SChr and the LOA editorial
team
The article was published with the permission from "Love One Another!"
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