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Hi, Patti —
You said:
Is there a blessing
that the Church can perform for an
elderly couple who do not want to
legally get married but wish to be
together and still be in good standing
with the Church?
If by "wish to be together",
you are talking about a non-platonic
relationship where the two of you
are living together in the same physical
location there would be no blessing
because you are living outside of
the sacrament of marriage.
Even if you have a platonic relationship
where there is no cohabitation or
dating involved, but are just a good
friends, the Church really doesn't
have an official blessing other then
the one you and your friend receive
through the sacraments of the Church.
In my opinion, age is not a factor
in your question. Look at Abraham:
he was 99 when he had a son, Isaac,
with Sarah, who was 90 : ) (Read
Genesis, Chapters 17 to 21.)
The faithful are called to serve
the Church either as a single person
or married couple. There are blessings
or prayers for both these vocations
but not for the relationship you
are referring to.
Nevertheless, I'm glad your uncle
has a good friend he can rely on
for friendship. Being single myself,
one can get lonely and it's nice
to have a female friend to talk to.
Hope this helps,
Mike |
