Today, the church invites us to reflect on the sacred institution of Marriage. The book of Genesis 2:18-24 gives us an account of the establishment of marriage. “The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” It is very clear here that God founded, created and established marriage and not man. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from man. When he brought her to the man, the man said:
“This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this shall be called ‘woman,’…That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh.”
The Psalmist spoke about children, the disciples rebuked those bringing children to Jesus, he instead welcomed them and blessed them presenting them as models for the kingdom of God. 
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine… your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, (the church teaches that every marriage should be open to procreation. The church supports the methods of natural family planning (NFP) because they are authentic and respect God’s design for married love.) Thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. 
In the gospel, Jesus Christ addressed two important dimensions of marriage:
The indissoluble nature of marriage. The plan of God for couples is that they remain together until death separate them. Divorce came into marriage as a result of the hardness of man’s heart. The law given to Moses on marriage aims at protecting the wife from arbitrary domination by the husband CCC 1620. 
In marriage the two become one. This is known as the unity dimension of marriage. Genesis stated it clearly, “…the two of them become one flesh.” Jesus Christ in the gospel taught the original meaning of the union of man and woman as the creator willed it from the beginning. Jesus restated and reaffirmed the plan or intention of God, “So they are no longer two but one flesh, Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must sperate.” Mt 19:6.
Marriage is a Sacrament, where couples receive grace imparted by the Holy Spirit to consecrate, sanctify and strengthen both partners to love each other as Christ loved the Church and to practice the virtue of fidelity to each other, and at a deeper level, fidelity to God.
“It is by following Christ, renouncing themselves, and taking up their Crosses that spouses will be able to “receive the original meaning of marriage and live it with the help of Christ. The grace of Christian marriage is a fruit of Christ’s cross, the source of all Christian life.” CCC1615
Dear couples, be united, love each other, have deep faith in each other, always pray together, practice fidelity/faithfulness, create space to listen to each other, be patient with each other, forgive each other because no one is perfect but God and do not allow technology/social media to take over your marriage, avoid self- centeredness/selfishness, be ready to make sacrifice for each other. 
For those who are preparing for marriage, in courtship, pray and avoid premarital sex. One factor responsible for high divorce is premarital sex. Plan for marriage through holiness of life, self-control.
For those who are single, Jesus himself lived a single life and is the model for all who are single. St. Paul said, for the sake of the kingdom of God, he has decided to remain without a wife. 1Cor 7:7,32. Virginity/living a single life is a way of following Christ. To remain alone for the sake of the kingdom of heaven is an unfolding of Baptismal grace, a powerful sign of the supremacy of the bond with Christ and the ardent expectation of his return. Living a single life provides space to devote to serving the Lord not without the trial of loneliness. Both marriage and single life require the grace of God.
May our Lord Jesus the head and king of every home bestow his divine peace, love, joy and light on all of us, Amen.