Valentine’s Day: Campaign The marriage is +, a week to rediscover its beauty

This February 14, Valentine’s Day, the “Week of Marriage” begins, an initiative promoted by the Catholic Church in Spain that aims to show the beauty of the marriage sacrament.

“Marriage is +”: With this motto, the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), by the hand of the Episcopal Subcommittee for the Family and the Defense of Life, celebrates this campaign from February 14 to 20.

The objective of this project is also that Catholic marriages renew their commitment. To do this, numerous resources are offered through a web page And of the application “Marriage”, Available for Android on Google Play and Apple App Store.

The Diocese family delegations have also prepared a calendar of activities for marriages with multimedia prayers for young people, where they will reflect with passages from the Bible that talk about marriage, romantic routes for marriages, and celebrations in the cathedral or in the parishes of Each diocese. There will also be a prayer vigil and a conclusive mass.

The website “Marriage is +“It is an invitation to discover that marriage is” more than you think. ” In it, it is explained that “there are many reasons why we can affirm that marriage is much more than we believe. Over the years, the value of an institution that is a fundamental pillar for the happiness of many people has been lost and, therefore, for the sustainability of society. Our initiative seeks to show the essential values ​​of marriage through stories real counted by its own protagonists. ”

In addition, through different videos, Several couples tell their experiences about forgiveness, commitment, fidelity and God in marriage.

“Love over low heat” or “Stories of a marriage ”

Short videos are also offered under the title “Love over low heat“, Which offer some recipes that help” put ready “and improve a marriage.

From section “Stories From a marriage ”, you can share some key on marriage, what does it mean for each, what makes it so special or any other advice by sending a video vertical or a photo in the foreground along with the text (advice) to: stories of thematical@ gmail.com

The page is completed with two other sections: in one you can download the materials with which to disseminate this campaign, and articles are also offered that will help discover that “marriage is much more than you think.”

For its part, different activities are included in the “marriage” app to grow in marriage life, from a retirement for marriages, a daily meditation, conjugal film dialogues and other videos.