In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees try to trap Jesus by asking,
“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” (MK10:2). Jesus answers, “This is
why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and
they become one flesh,” (Gn 2:24). Jesus emphasises the permanence and sanctity
of marriage.
When a couple marry, they intend to stay permanent but sometimes
things happen that make that impossible. This is not God’s will. God’s
intention is for them to live in relationships with each other and with God.
Jesus is teaching us today that divorce is wrong because “What
God has joined together, let not man separate it,” (MT 19:6).
The Catechism teaches, “the spouses as ministers of Christ's grace mutually
confer upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent
before the Church” (CCC no.1623). They confer Christ’s grace upon each other. A love
commitment is the will and marriage consent is an act of the will.
The laws of marriage and divorce have been put in place for a
reason: to protect people and preserve the peace between the spouses.
“May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives,” (Ps
128).
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