Marriage Week is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. It is celebrated from 7-14 February.
7-14 February
On the Feast of St Joseph, 19 March 2026, will be the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia – “On Love in the Family.” To prepare for this anniversary, we invite you from the beginning of National Marriage Week, 7-14 February until 19 March 2026, to reflect on the central role that marriage and family life play in our Church and in wider society.
Here are three resources for you to read and share.
The Joy of Love launched in 2022 by the Bishops’ Conference Committee for Marriage and Family Life explores the key themes of Amoris Laetitia on: Joy, Love, Mercy, Realities and Discernment, and Mission.
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The Joy of Love can also be found in our ‘Documents and Publications‘ area.
For each of the five themes there are reflections and questions for group discussion suitable for both family and parish settings.
The Joy of Love explores some of the many realities and challenges at the heart of our relationships.
It enriches our understanding of the Church’s mission to celebrate, promote and support marriage.
It encourages us to affirm and accompany each other in the different stages and experiences of family life.
National Marriage Week Novena
This Novena focuses on the Bible texts for the Sunday readings during National Marriage Week 2026 with an accompanying daily petition. Read more.
A Reflection on the Marriage of Mary to Joseph in Art and Tradition.
The wedding of Mary to Joseph is not recorded in the Bible. So for artists who painted this marriage ceremony, from what sources were they inspired? Read more.
The wedding of Mary to Joseph is not recorded in the Bible. So for artists who painted this marriage ceremony, from what sources were they inspired?
This Novena focuses on the Bible texts for the Sunday readings during National Marriage Week 2026 with an accompanying daily petition.
A Christian marriage is rooted in faith; that means faith in God, as the giver of life and the one who promises eternal life to those who believe in him.
Marriage Week is an annual celebration offering the opportunity to support and promote marriage and family life. It is celebrated this year from 7-14 February.
