June 4, 2015 - Thursday

She got up, and they started to pray and beg that they might be protected. He began with these words:
“Blessed are you, O God of our ancestors;
blessed be your name forever and ever!
Let the heavens and all your creation bless you forever.
You made Adam, and you made his wife Eve
to be his helper and support;
and from these two the human race has come.
You said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone;
let us make him a helper like himself.’
Now, not with lust,
but with fidelity I take this kinswoman as my wife.
Send down your mercy on me and on her,
and grant that we may grow old together.
Bless us with children.”
They said together, “Amen, amen!”
Then they went to bed for the night. (Tobit 8:5-9 NABRE)

She is Sarah, the new wife of Tobiah. He is Tobiah, Sarah's new husband. On their first night together, they began their marriage with this prayer. In the context of the story, they were praying for their life. They blessed God, recalled his greatness, and asked for his mercy and blessings.

Married couples become as one. If we pray together every day, we can experience real joy as we recall God's place in our lives!


Today, I will pray together with my wife, blessing God, recalling his greatness, and asking for his mercy and blessings on our family.


Saint Francis Caracciolo, who, despite his authority, welcomed opportunities to pitch in with tasks that lacked status or glamour, pray for us.