August 16, 2019

SATURDAY  WEDDINGS

It’s Friday evening and thousands 

of couples meet to practice for their 

wedding and their marriage on the 

morrow. They meet in church or

chapel - temple or beach - mountain 

or river - and they go through the 

motions practicing  for tomorrow. 

And each time as priest, I pray for 

them - and I think of Grace and
Joseph Mary Plunkett -  who had 

15 minutes of marriage - 15 minutes - 

and I pray that their love - their 

vows - their promises - their dreams 

for  a lifetime last - last - last - last …. 

And then the next day, at their 

wedding ceremony,  I pray 

for them and all the couples 

present that they will realize 

and remember they only have 

so many minutes left, filled 

with all the graces God gives us. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019