“St John Chrysostom calls the family a little church, the place where prayer, forgiveness and self-sacrifice are learnt before they are lived out in society.

“You reveal yourselves as a community that carries in your hearts all those who have remained at home or are in various other places. For you do not pray only for yourselves, but for your families, the communities from which you come, our region, our country and the whole world.

“sex life is the foundation of a family – it is what a family rests on

“By forgiving those who have wronged us, violence is stopped, hatred is extinguished, evil is replaced by goodness, and the life of the family, the community and society is renewed

“true fraternal warmth and love, gratitude and respect

“he wants God to grant them a good life, so that we can live our lives in love, patience with one another, respect for one another, forgiveness of one another.