JUNE BRIDE

AS I PASS BY, I SAW A GROUP OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF MARRIAGE. SOME MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SAYS THAT MARRIAGE OR WEDDING DONE IN THE CHURCH IS MUCH MUCH BETTER COMPARED TO THE MARRIAGE OR WEDDING DONE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OR ADMINISTERED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SUCH AS MAYORS AND JUDGES. 

BUT MARRIAGE WHETHER OFFICIATED BY A PRIEST OR OTHER AUTHORIZED RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES OR BY CIVIL AUTHORITIES HAS THE SAME WEIGHT AND EFFICACY. MARRIAGE WILL REMAIN THE MOST POWERFUL COVENANT IN THE WORLD TODAY.

THIS MONTH OF JUNE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFICIATE FREE MASS WEDDING SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR RAMON P. MEDALLA, DUBBED AS THE NINONG NG BAYAN, CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR GIAN CARLO SOTTO AND VICE MAYOR JOY BELMONTE. ONE IN BARANGAY PAYATAS AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN BARANGAY COMMONWEALTH BOTH BARANGAYS BELONG TO THE 2ND DISTRICT OF QUEZON CITY.

NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN GO AS DEEPLY AS THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP. MARRIAGE HAS THE POWER TO BRING UNTOLD JOY AND HAPPINESS. AS SOME BRIDES CHARACTERIZE THEMSELVES IN INTENSE EXCITEMENT AND HAPPINESS. IN SHORT THEY ARE IN EUPHORIC STATE. 

MARRIAGE CAN ALSO BRING PAIN, HEARTACHE, GRIEF AND SORROW. THE FEELING THAT YOU ARE ALL ALONE AND ISOLATED WITH ALL THE FRUSTRATION IN LIFE.

BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE MARRIAGE IS ABOUT GOD. MARRIAGE IS A LIVING PICTURE OF CHRIST LOVE FOR THE CHURCH. "HUSBANDS LOVE YOUR WIVES AS CHRIST LOVE THE CHURCH", AND "WIVES SUBMIT TO YOUR HUSBANDS AS THE CHURCH SUBMITS TO CHRIST."