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In the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, today is the Transfiguration of the Lord, the feast the marks the remembrance of the marvelous miracle of Jesus’ appearance in full heavenly glory on Mount Tabor before his Passion and Death. Why is that relevant to this blog, since it’s not the direct focus?

Today is the thirty-first anniversary of the passing of Pope Paul VI, the courageous defender of marital unity. He was the promulgator of Humanae Vitae, the letter affirming the Church’s constant teaching on love and life, which dashed the hopes of accommodating faithful wanting to use and promote contraception with a clear conscience.

Thank you, Pope Paul VI, for your courage and your white martyrdom for the unity of marriage. Paul VI, pray for us.