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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 platonic relationship
where there is no cohabitation or
dating involved, but you are just a good
friends, the Church really doesn't
have an official blessing other then
the one both of you 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, especially Genesis 17:15-21 and Genesis 21:1-7)
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.
Nevertheless, I'm glad your uncle
has a good friend he can rely on
for friendship.
Being single myself and being in a similar situation as your uncle,
one can get lonely and it's nice
to have a female friend to talk to. I've also heard that females tend to think it a different way than males. This isn't saying either way is good or (not good); it's just the physiological way we were created.
Hope this helps,
Mike
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