Feast of Love

The author of the Letter to the Ephesians (Eph 5:21-32) points to marital love, which should be an imitation of Christ's love for the Church. He begins by reminding us that love involves sacrifice. Because love is not only a beautiful feeling, but also service to another person. Therefore so many young people lack the courage to commit themselves to a sacramental marriage for the whole life. They know the results of psychological research that say that you can fall in love in a second, but this strong feeling lasts only for the first few years of your life together. Then everyday monotony starts.

An important lesson of the Apostle Paul is to show the love of Christ as "offering yourself." The Son of God gives his own life to "sanctify, purify and strengthen" every soul that thirsts for love. The human soul is to become glorified, having no spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but to be holy and blameless.

This is a requirement for all those who belong to the great family of Christ: “Husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.”

In love we learn to give each other. As pope Benedict XVI explained: "Man does not create love alone without others, but must wait for it, must allow himself to receive it."

Only through love do we become fully human.

The Apostle Paul teaches that love never treats another person with hatred, but nourishes and nurtures him, especially when the other person is suffering. Through mutual compassion and empathy, we become one body in communion with Christ.

The mystery of love is great, but thanks to the Sacrifice of Love of the God-Man we can take part in it.

There is nothing more beautiful than love. "There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance (1 Cor 13:1-8).” This kind of love Jesus Christ teaches us during every Eucharist, which is the Holy Feast of Love.