PI and Tata, let me tell you today how I made my homily for your wedding; it was with difficulty. Why? Well, this is my first time to deliver a wedding homily for my very own nephew -the son of my brother. I have already written three books about marriages and wedding. I have also delivered many wedding homilies. I have done what I have to do as a priest to preserve the sanctity of marriage. But today is different, I am not just speaking as a priest but above all as an uncle to you PI and Tata. So, how shall I deliver my wedding homily today? With pleasure.
PI and Tata, most couples who passionately love each other dream of a great wedding. But a great wedding is subjective. A wedding may be great to both of you but it may not be so to other couples. Be that as it may, a great wedding simply means a celebration of love between a man and a woman. Without love, the wedding may still be in the public eye, it may run viral, it may go trending and the couple may become briefly famous, yet what will happen to their married life after it (the wedding)?
PI and Tata, history tells us there were great weddings but they never ended great due to the absence of love. Among those was the wedding of the century, the wedding between Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana which took place in 1981 and was watched by millions of people on television. But in 1992, they announced their separation. Then there was this celebrity wedding, the wedding between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston who seemed to be a perfect couple. In year 2000, Brad Pitt and Aniston had their great wedding with classy decorations at their wedding venue, with multiple bands and fireworks galore. In 2005, they ended their marriage in divorce. I tell these to you PI and Tata, so that you should know that love matters to throw the best wedding ever. No matter how much you spend on this wedding, without love, it cannot guarantee a happy marriage.
PI and Tata, I know you love each other. Tata, I remember the first time PI introduced you to me as his friend. I know he is not a good liar because the truth is -you are the only person, the only woman whom he has allowed to enter their home. Since birth, PI had never been with a woman except for his mother and sister. I know you are special to him. You are special to him because you make him feel loved.
I remember when you PI got sick, it was discovered that you have had a heart problem. Your uncle Boyet and uncle Randy immediately advised you to see Dr. Jessore Ibabao Isidro because he is the best doctor who can help you with your medical condition. Then came my advice; I told you to look for someone to love and be loved. Right there and then, you brought Tata into your family home. Tata patiently took care of you until you finally met Dr. Isidro. PI, your doctor gives you a healthy heart while Tata gives you a loving heart.
PI and Tata, I know you love each other that is why you have this great wedding. You both have the P-assion, I-ntimacy and T-rust. You also are C-ommitted and L-oving to each other. But PI and Tata, how shall this great wedding end? What is next after #PInally got Cresta?
Obviously, your flowers and wedding bouquet wither, your wedding dress is kept, your printed wedding invitations go straight to the trash, no more leftover food and drinks to take home, your guests go home, you make your wedding announced officially in Facebook letting the world know you are "Married" and then have your honeymoon. Of course, after the wedding, you open all of your cards and wedding presents and finally look at your wedding pictures and post them in Facebook as a sequel to your prenuptial photos. But I tell you PI and Tata, sooner or later, you will realize you barely remember the details of this wedding. Like what some married couples experienced with their wedding, your wedding day goes by in flash and the details of which are blurry. This is why you have your prenuptial photos and wedding pictures -to capture the day you celebrate love. Yet, even with those photos which remind you of how you celebrate love, you will struggle to keep your love alive.
Once the passion to celebrate love runs out, there is a risk to fall out of love. Such was the experience of the unnamed couple during their wedding at Cana. The Gospel of John 2: 1-12 tells us that during the wedding, the wine ran out. Interpreted allegorically, "the wine runs out" connotes a lack of joy or that the passion to celebrate love runs out. Thanks to Jesus through the intercession of Mama Mary, a miracle happened that the best wine was served to save the couple on their wedding day from embarrassment.
PI and Tata, I ask you then, "What shall you do when the wine will run out?" When there is no more passion to celebrate love, will you run away Tata and await for PI to get you back into his arms to suit the theme, PI finally got Cresta? Will you turn your back PI on Tata to let her feel that nobody has got her back? I hope not. I rather ask you to go to the Church together and pray incessantly to celebrate love.
PI and Tata, I have counseled many couples with various kinds of marital problems and I have to be honest to tell you this -when marriage is at its worst, only prayer can bring the best out of which. Most married couples in difficult situations and strained relations only need prayers. It is true, prayer is more effective than any advice.
PI and Tata, when you pray together and ask for the intercession of Mama Mary and for the presence of Jesus Christ in your married life, there will be miracles in your marriage like what Jesus did during the wedding at Cana. Thus, PI and Tata, pray incessantly to celebrate love. So that you will not forget this, remember the first letters of your names PIT-CL -Pray Incessantly To Celebrate Love.
And as I end my homily, let me pray this to you PI and Tata, "The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace." (Numbers 6: 24-26)
PI and Tata, have a happy married life. Amen.
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