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January 23, 2020WORLD MARRIAGE DAY
Every year Worldwide Marriage Encounterand the Archdiocese of Montrealinvite married couples to celebrate World Marriage Day (WMD).
The theme for World Marriage Day has been permanently adopted as “Love One Another”. This phrase is the commandment given us by Jesus in John:14. It speaks to us in a simple but challenging way of how our Father wishes us to live. Loving one another is a daily decision – simple, but challenging.
His Holiness, Saint John Paul II imparted his Apostolic Blessings on World Marriage Day in 1993. Sponsored by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement, WMD desires to honour husbands and wives as the foundation of the family, and to support them in the vows they made on their wedding day. This day is celebrated annually throughout the world on the second Sunday of February.
Special Mass at the Cathedral
All married couples are invited to attend a special, bilingual mass on Saturday, February 8, 5 p.m. at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral (corner René-Lévesque Blvd. West and Mansfield, downtown Montreal) near Bonaventure Metro. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Christian Lépine. During the celebration, couples will be invited to remember the day of their marriage and renew their wedding vows.
