Love like Jesus! Is something I often say! 
So, it was an honor to have yet another opportunity to love like Jesus this past Wednesday which as you know was not only Ash Wednesday (the start of Lent) but the feast day of Saint Valentine.
Which was a great reminder of the way Jesus loved us and also of what we as followers must do.
He wrote "LET ALL THAT YOU DO BE DONE IN LOVE” 1 CORINTHIANS 16:14.
And that was the theme we had in our hearts. And though it may be a bit strange for Casa de Santa Maria Magdalena (for single mothers) to host a romantic Valentine's dinner and mini retreat for couples who live near the home, but we did.
With that said we wanted to honor them. To invite them to receive the sacrament of marriage, and for them to know just how important they are to our community. Their testimonies, their witness of love and sacrifice that they are for the community.
I had an opportunity after the mini-retreat to encourage them to live a radical life and to love like Jesus. Reminding them that the community is watching, that their children are watching, my own son Gabriel is watching. And the single women this home serves, along with the children are in need of a GOOD and HOLY example of love, sacrifice, marriage, and family.
So praise the Lord for the opportunity to honor them and serve these beautiful couples. Some are already close to Jesus and others far from knowing the true meaning of a marriage; but we are so blessed that by the grace of God, these couples have except the mission, and the challenge to learn to love like Jesus.
We are so grateful to announce these 11 couples have agreed to meet each week to deepen their faith, and to strengthen their marriage. As a community, they want to work towards knowing the sacrifice it is to love like Jesus. Please pray for them as they embark on this new journey.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support for us and the poor we serve.
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