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Companionship

The first thing in creation that God names "not good" is human aloneness, and marriage emerges in the Bible's story as God's answer. These readings honor companionship as the deepest gift of married life: the helper "comparable to him" in Genesis 2, the shared prayer of Tobias and Sarah on their wedding night, the friendship language of Jesus in John 15 ("I have called you friends"). Fitting for couples who have known loneliness and recognize marriage, with quiet gratitude, as the answer.

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Readings on this theme

First Reading (Old Testament)
Genesis 2:18-24
The two of them become one body
First Reading (Old Testament)
Genesis 24:48-51, 58-67
Isaac loved Rebekah
First Reading (Old Testament)
Tobit 8:4b-8
Allow us to live together to a happy old age
Gospel Reading
John 15:9-12
Remain in my love

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