Twenty thousand married couples renewed their marriage vows in a virtual marriage renewal organized by United Family International, The Regnum Christi Communication Office of Mexico reports.
With topics on forgiveness, communication and economics, four Legion of Christ priests, specialists in family ministry, guided the participants from more than 15 countries.
The quarantine experienced around the world has been a challenge for couple and family relationships; the intense coexistence and the pandemic itself has generated an increase in intrafamily violence.
Based on official figures reported by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), in March 911 calls about domestic violence increased 23% compared to February and the trend continues to increase.
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As a response to this crisis, Familia Unida, a non-profit institution that offers family counseling and certifications, organized a series of four exhibitions. The objective is “to help a marital renewal that will have a positive impact on the harmony of families and society,” according to the organizers.
The first exhibitor was the P Adolfo Güémez, LC, who spoke about the four pillars that support marriage. He explained that the connection that occurs when the couple meets and falls in love, wears out, so you have to learn to reconnect.
The P. Guillermo Serra, LC He reflected on forgiveness, saying that it is one of the most difficult words to pronounce, that one must know a whole language of forgiveness and develop the ability to express what we feel.
For the P. Angel Espinoza de los Monteros, LC, He stated in his presentation that love is the most intense way of living, where he emphasized that the love of a couple is a virtuous trigger that is transmitted to their children and from there to society as a whole.
Finally, the P. Evaristo Sada, LC reflected on how it is possible to transform experiences of scarcity in marriage into experiences of abundance. He said that mistrust is an opportunity to generate a new relationship of trust to move from a continuous demand to a situation of understanding and respect that naturally leads couples to an environment of recognition and gratitude.
During the conferences, online counseling was provided to help couples reconnect in love and from love. This renewal can be accessed at the YouTube page of Fr. Adolfo Güémez, LC.
