World Marriage Day Celebration - Saturday, February 10th, 2024

World Marriage Day is celebrated every year on the second Sunday in February, sometimes coinciding with St. Valentine’s Day. This year, it takes place on February 11. World Marriage Day officially began in 1983 in the United States of America. Popularized by the Catholic Church, the purpose of World Marriage Day is to emphasize the beauty of marriage and to honor husbands and wives for their faithfulness and sacrifices.

World Marriage Day highlights the promise of a marital union and the beauty of being a lawfully wedded couple under the eyes of Christ. It was brought into order by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter, an initiative that aims to improve the married life of struggling couples. World Marriage Day propagates the ethos of marriage and honors the sacrifices and faithfulness of husbands and wives. Catholic couples celebrate the day by attending a special Mass on Saturday, February 10th, at 4:00 p.m. and recommitting themselves to the values of the institution of marriage.

If you celebrated a significant anniversary in 2023, you should expect an invitation in the mail. A significant anniversary is 50 plus, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20. If your anniversary was in 2023, please contact Suzie Budde at (309) 762-2362 to confirm your anniversary date is entered into our census program with the church. We do not want to miss sending you an invitation.

This is a beautiful Mass you will want to attend.