Dear families and friends,
In this edition of our newsletter, we wanted to share with you the beautiful mass for World Marriage Day that was held a few days before Valentine's Day. So many couples, as well as ecclesial movements that support them, were present: for us it it is a sign of God's active presence and care for our families in our Diocese. We are also embarking on the season of Lent, a time when we are invited by the Church to prayer, fasting and almsgiving, all of them means to our own conversion and that of our families. We invite you to pray especially for that we may discover the gift of seeing our birth and our death with the eyes of God, in light of the ongoing expansion of euthanasia.  For those with young children, please consider printing one of the Lent family calendars below to accompany you on this journey to Easter. 
In friendship,
The Team at the Diocesan Centre for Marriage, Life and Family

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Over One Hundred Couples Renew  

Their Wedding Vows 

Three days before Valentine’s Day, at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, hundreds of the faithful attended a special Mass with Archbishop Christian Lépine presiding. February 11 marked the celebration of World Marriage Day, and couples had the opportunity to renew their wedding vows during the Mass sponsored by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement.  Archbishop Lépine affirmed in his homily that “marriage is the most beautiful human reality on earth.”  Livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Montreal, the bilingual homily is available there, beginning at 47:27 in the video. 

This year many of the movements, groups and parishes that offer marriage preparation and marriage enrichment weekends throughout the Diocese were present at the Mass - a sign of the vitality of our Diocese! The Centre for Marriage, Life and Family wishes to thank everyone who collaborated in this special Mass. We invite you to visit the photo album of the event.