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By Father Mieczysław Piotrowski TChr,
Dear husbands and wives! These days there is a great need for married couples to cooperate intensively with Jesus. By joining the Movement of Pure Hearts for Married Couples you have decided to open yourselves daily to that great treasure, which is Jesus Himself in the Sacrament of Marriage. He is the sole source of your love, the one guarantor of your growth to perfect happiness in heaven. Accept His love wholeheartedly in daily prayer and the sacraments, that you may bestow this love on each other, your children, and others. Jesus wants to keep your marital relations healthy, to teach you mutual forgiveness, that your life together may be a banquet of true love. To become members of the Movement of Pure Hearts, all you have to do is go to sacramental confession, receive Jesus in Holy Communion, and say the following prayer of consecration:
Lord, we consecrate our marriage to You — our minds, our memories, our bodies, and souls. Teach us to love each other and our children with that love which flows from Your Merciful Heart. Lord Jesus Christ, grant both of us a pure heart modelled upon Yours, that together we may perfect a love that is wise, generous, faithful, and free of self-interest — a love that steadfastly upholds Your laws and commandments. May daily family prayer — in the rosary, the chaplet of divine mercy, shared attendance at Holy Mass, and frequent reception of Holy Communion — be our help in this endeavor. May we immediately confess every serious sin through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Grant that we may continually draw on the graces that are available to us through the Sacrament of Marriage. Lord Jesus, be the master of our hearts. Teach us to control our sexual desires and feelings, that our love for each other and our children may not be subject to our moods and emotional states. Instead, may our love be a continual expression our care and solicitude for each other. Grant us the gift of pure conjugal love, that we may give ourselves generously to each other. Cleanse our love of all selfishness, that we may always forgive and pray for each other without nursing grudges. To remain pure in heart, we vow never to read, buy, or look at pornographic materials. We vow never to use contraceptives and always to be ready to accept every child that God may send us. Lord, help us to avoid everything that ensnares, enslaves, or incites to evil. Mary, our Mother, guide us in the way of faith toward the Source of our love — your Son, Jesus Christ. May We always trust and believe in Him. Amen. Dear readers, please inform our editorial staff of this important event. Send us your address and date of birth, and tell us when you decided to join the Movement of Pure Hearts. We in turn will enrol you in our Book of Pure Hearts and send you a special blessing. Our Lord wants you to send us your testimonies and share with others the treasure of your faith and your experience of married life. Greetings from all of us! And be assured of our daily prayers for your intentions. Fr. Mieczyslaw Piotrowski SChr and the LOA editorial team The above article was published with permission from Miłujcie się! in November 2010
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