Marriage – A Sacrament of Love
Marriage – A Sacrament of Love 1st Reading: Genesis 2:18-24 2nd Reading: Letter to Hebrew 2: 9-11 Gospel Reading: Mark 10: 2-16 After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, “You know, I was a fool when I married you.” And then husband replied, “Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn’t notice it” Today’s readings talk about three things 1. The creation of a woman 2. Man and woman are called to live as a sacrament of love 3. Marriage is the gift of God’s love The first reading from the book Genesis describes the creation of woman. Here we need to see and understand the important aspect of creation. It is not the man who creates woman but it is God. Like Adam, Eve also comes from the same creation which reveals one truth that woman is not inferior to man. Since both Adam and Eve are from God they share liberty, equality and everything equally. No one is superior and inferior. The second reading from the letter to the Hebrew affirms