A man shall leave his father and mother

“But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh.  Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” (MK 10: 6-9)

This is an extremely important condition for marriage: “a man shall leave his father and mother.” It is important for both of them, for husband and wife, important physically, morally and spiritually; because to be “no longer two but one flesh,” they need to be united by God: “what God has joined together.” Staying with parents makes it difficult. Also parents need time for their marriage and need to be focused on themselves not just on the children, giving them space for maturity, self-discipline, independence and dedication.

“If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is brought to perfection in us.” (Gospel Acclamation)