Reading the Song in the light of the Tradition of the Church and the experience of the holy Fathers, we can tell ourselves: It’s abundantly clear that our Lord Jesus Christ loves us, who are His parts, who are His Body, the members of His Holy Spouse and that each of us has been called to love Him in the same way, with a unique love. The ‘Christian couples’ who have stamped their love with the seal of Christ can reveal and experience this love through the mystery of conjugal love: ‘men love your wives as Christ has loved the church… this is a great mystery’ (Eph. 5, 25; 32). This Apostolic saying shows us the majesty of Christian marriage and ...




















