07/25/2025
Unpacking over the weekend, following a move, my husband and I suddenly discovered we had exactly four drinking glasses — one tall and three short — not nearly enough for our family (and we broke another one on its way back to the kitchen).
Realizing we’d gotten the glasses for our wedding, we were quick to complain; after all, how did Macy’s expect us to live our lives and set up our house with glasses that shattered so quickly?
Except, we suddenly realized, we’ve been married 15 years.
Those were some glasses.
And a great vacuum cleaner, it turned out, a nice cutting board, and some very durable towels. But that’s it. Those are the last vestiges of that registry we set up when we first set out on our married life together, the remnants of what was there before, when we were setting up our home. And now that our home is full to bursting (and I know, since I just unpacked it all), we seem to have outgrown and worn out so many of our gifts — many, that is, except for prayer.
Recently, Pope Leo XIV encountered a married couple that asked for his advice on marriage. How, the pair asked, do we pray … together?
The Pope responded that married couples should figure out for themselves what keeps them praying together and follow the path, and he offered some advice from his own parents.
“My parents prayed the Rosary together their whole lives every day,” the Pope said. “I found that I was always blessed by their love for one another and their faith in God. It’s a wonderful thing.”
Since his parents ultimately raised the Holy Father, it’s hard to disagree with the Pope’s advice, and it certainly seems to echo across the centuries, through countless saints, especially those married couples who produced saints of their own.
✍Emily Zanotti
Full article: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/why-pope-leo-is-right-about-the-importance-of-prayer-in-marriage