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1. to love as cHrist does

«In our society it seems to be utopian, but evidently forever-
lasting love, all the way to Heaven, is real and can be achieved.
Marriage is three-way: the wife, the husband and God, and the
conjugal path is a path of love and giving just like that of Christ.
Laura and Eduardo achieved that» .
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ideas For reFlection

• The love of Christ can carry spouses all the way to Heaven.
• Let’s reflect on some aspects that strike us about the love
story between Eduardo and Laura.
• Let us reflect on how, even in our daily lives, God’s love can
become concrete and be offered to others through our actions.

2. tHe Family First and Foremost

«When I think about Laura’s life, it leaves me in awe. For her, EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI FAMILY
family came before everything else. Sometimes I don’t know how to
balance the demands of work and family. I have held management
positions since I was young and life has often forced me to make
choices. Some of it feels like it takes a toll on me because I have a
large family. Each of us has to make our own decisions to reconcile
our obligations, and Laura understood that she had to support her
husband and manage a large family» .
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ideas For reFlection

• What priorities have guided my and our most important
choices?

17 Testimony of Inés Escauriaza. She works in the University of Navarra; she is married and has three small
children. Cf. Ibidem.
18 Testimony of Beatriz Castillo. Cf. Ibidem.