Mary Queen of Heaven 

All Saints and All Souls: I believe that my parents are together in heaven. In fact I had a dream, I believe, to be a vision of my mother and father living in a big white house. My mother was sitting on the porch barely visible from the angle at which I was standing. My father was in the yard facing me directly. My father passed 22 years before my mother, so I asked him if he had welcomed my mother. He replied, "no, your mother welcomed me". I wonder if my dad spent some time in purgatory waiting for the time when mom could bring him home, or perhaps it is just a matter of time being different in eternity. We all have loved ones we believe to be in heaven. This week we celebrate and learn from them. Marriage is not easy. My parents struggled for many years and had many arguments. Their growth in faith is what transformed their marriage. The two, faith in God and the bond of marriage are hand in hand, but faith in God comes first and will always lead to a stronger bond. This week pray with the couples you have known and have preceded us into heaven. Next week will focus on St. Margaret of Scotland and her husband King Malcolm III. Let us always be in prayer with and for each other. 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, we thank you for all good gifts. We thank you especially for calling us together as a Church. You bless in so many ways. Bless all our married couples. Help them as they continue to grow together and bless all of us through the model they offer us. We pray as always in Jesus, Name. Amen.