Friday, August 16, 2019

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





1 comment:

Mary Joan said...

Is Joseph Plunkett any relation to Oliver Plunkett ?