Marriages That Last, by Genesius

Over the past few months, I have attended two funerals.  At both of them, elderly widowers were mourning their deceased wives.  Both of the couples were married for more than 65 years.

Although funerals are not happy occasions, there was actually reason to be joyful on both occasions.  Both instances were a tribute to the sacrament of marriage.  Both of the deceased were true to their vows made before God to love and honor their spouses “all the days of my life.”  How wonderful that their marriages endured in a world actively trying to kill and pervert this sacrament. …