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eMatrimony News Flash - October 29, 2006

Jack & Karen Baker and Ralph & Jane Becker
Marco & Irma Saldaña and Benny & Vicky Castro

eMatrimony News Flash
October 29, 2006

Thank you to all who have been visiting eMatrimony.org. We are sending this email to you because either you, or someone who loves you, asked us to send you updates about eMatrimony. If you have not yet visited eMatrimony.org, please do so. If you are bilingual in Spanish, be sure to click on the link Versión en Español at the top of the home page to see the wonderful work the Spanish-speaking sections are doing with eMatrimony.org/Spanish.

Dear Lovers,

We wish all of you a wonderful week as we Catholics celebrate the two feasts of All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day. All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation celebrated on November 1. It originated in the West in 609, when Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon to the Blessed Virgin Mary. All Souls Day is commemorating the faithfully departed on November 2. The celebration was originated by Abbot Odo of Cluny in his monasteries in 998. Pope Benedict XV granted all priests the privilege of offering three masses on this day: one for all the poor souls, another for the Pope’s intentions and the third for the intentions of the priest. For a little guidance in prayer life we offer in Prayer/Prayers some thought provoking ideas in Prayer: A Dialogue with God and in Dialogue/Guidelines & Suggestions a priest’s perspective in Dialogue – The Heart of Celibate Spirituality.

Also highlighted in this News Flash are the following articles:

Under News/Conventions:

Section 12 shares about the first Convention put on by their Section since 1998 in Section 12 Convention 2006.

Under Resources/Miscellaneous:

There is an excellent article to help us with the part of communication that so often is overlooked in Let’s Stop Playing Games – Listening.

Under Family/Weekend Effect:

A priest answers the question, why would a priest attend a WWME Weekend in Spiritual Ponderings about a WWME Weekend.

Under Love Letters/Readership:

Giving Thanks allows us to eaves drop on a grateful priest as he reminisces about his nearly 30 years as a presenting priest.

Priest’s Corner - World Priest Day:

A game of Two Truths and a Lie added fun to the celebration at the Baton Rouge/Acadiana World Priest Day 2006.

When you visit eMatrimony, please remember to check our Prayer Intentions page. Our family relies on your prayers when they ask us to include their special intentions.

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In Christ's Love,

Managing Editors:
Jack & Karen Baker
Bellevue, WA

English Editors:
Jack & Karen Baker
Bellevue, WA

Español Editores:
Marco & Irma Saldaña
San Diego, CA

English Webmasters:
Ralph & Jane Becker
Milford, MA

Español Soporte:
Benny & Vicky Castro
Chandler, AZ

eMatrimony Mission Statement:
As an online publication of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, eMatrimony serves as a resource to support, encourage, and challenge couples, priests, and religious to live the values of the WWME experience and grow stronger in their efforts to renew the church and change the world.

This News Flash can be found at:
www.eMatrimony.org/news/ematrimonynewsflash_20061029.htm

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