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4. a step-By-step journey

«The transition from a human love to a supernatural love,
barely perceived during the engagement, became more and more
clearly perceptible. But it was a gradual journey. It is precisely on
the journey that the happiness of a marriage depends. The seed of
grace, which is in the sacrament of marriage, must be developed
and made to bear fruit» .
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«I do not ask you, my dear Gino, for anything extraordinary; I
ask you [...] to understand by the light of God, and with His Grace
that is never lacking, but that abounds to the extent that we ask for it
with firm faith and righteous intention, to understand the necessity
of sacrifice [...] and to accept it as it is offered to us, in the smallest,
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countless ordinary daily actions; or in the great, exceptional ones» .
«Undoubtedly, in the early days, the Mother’s role was that of
spiritual guide to the Father, who had arrived almost “neophyte”
along her path…» . EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI FAMILY
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ideas For reFlection

• Our journey of growth, both human and spiritual, sometimes
speeds up, sometimes it slows down. Can we be for one another a
close presence, discreet and patient, that can help to proceed along
or resume the path?
• The whole family benefits from the grace given to spouses
through the Sacrament of Matrimony. It «abounds to the extent that
we ask for it with firm faith and righteous intention» . Are we aware
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of this great gift?

24 Ivi, p. 47.
25 Ivi, p. 57.
26 Ivi, p. 29.
27 Ivi, p. 57.