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February 9, 2018
National Marriage Week USA and World Marriage Day are opportunities "to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family," wrote Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., chairman of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a letter to his brother bishops. February 7-14 marks the annual celebration of National Marriage Week USA. World Marriage Day falls in the middle of the week on February 11.
To assist in the observances, the USCCB has developed several resources including a homily resource, poster, prayer intentions and a bulletin insert marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical "Humanae Vitae" ("Of Human Life"), which reaffirms the church's teaching on married love and responsible parenthood.
In conjunction with the start of National Marriage Week USA, a new mobile responsive ForYourMarriage.org website was launched on February 7, 2018. The site offers numerous resources on the meaning and beauty of marriage in God's plan and provides support to couples at every stage of their journey.
Other websites hosted by the USCCB and dedicated to promoting marriage include PorTuMatrimonio.org and MarriageUniqueForAReason.org.