As you might guess from the latest
cover, this is the month when the Church focuses in a very real way on the gift
of marriage with the celebration of World Marriage Day and National Marriage
Week. The February magazine dedicates the IN FOCUS section to this sacred
vocation with lots of insight and resources that will help couples build and
retain strong, healthy marriages.
In his message for the annual
celebration, Bishop David M. O'Connell reflects that as the Diocese of Trenton,
“Let us together thank God for the gift, vocation, and witness of married life
and all its many blessings, joys and even challenges within our beloved
Diocese. May married couples continue to mirror the love of Christ for his
Church, always remembering his command to all of us, whatever our vocation may
be: ‘Love one another as I have loved you.’”
This is also Catholic Press Month
and there is no greater evidence of the need for strong Catholic-based publications
than this latest magazine. At 76 pages, the February issue offers readers a
good understanding of the range and depth of initiatives and events in the
Catholic Church during this very busy time of year. It is an especially clear
example of how much there is to know and share about the Catholic faith. Here
is just a partial list of Church news that you will find:
- Catholic-led efforts to protect unborn babies and their
mothers in the face of broader abortion
access
- Catholic Schools Week – Celebrating the gift of Catholic education in the
life of the Church
- World Day for Consecrated Life – Affirming those who serve the Church as religious men
and women
- World Day of the Sick – A time to pray for those who are ill and those who
take care of them
- Add to that mix messages from Pope Francis and other
spiritual writers; remembrances of beloved diocesan leaders; a
recap of the annual Diocesan Youth Conference; ideas for family
listening; early information for Lent, and the launch of the
2022 Annual Catholic Appeal
- ALSO, look for our Spanish-language section, EL
ANZUELO; and SPIRITUAL LIFE
The February print edition has been mailed to all PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS and the digital edition is now posted. Not yet a subscriber? Why not treat yourself or someone you love . . . Sign up by clicking HERE, or writing to Monitor-Subscriptions@DioceseofTrenton.org. Remember that DIGITAL and PREMIUM subscribers have unlimited access to all content at TrentonMonitor.com.
May
God bless you all.
Rayanne
Bennett, Associate Publisher
And
The Monitor team