«Going to a conjugal love project retreat has been the best decision of our marriage»

«It is an experience that life changed. If you are doubting, let yourself be surprised. We went without desire, everything was against … but we put aside the negative and we cannot stop sharing how wonderful it was for us. It was the best we could do ». Those who manifest with this roundness are María Eugenia and Manuela marriage of Cáceres that has recently made the retirement of a conjugal love project in its diocese. «We decided to participate because some friends had told us that it was A brutal experience That I was going to love, ”she explains. «The truth is that, when they told us about the retirement, the truth is that I immediately said: Uff, what a roll, a retirement. But I think it has been the best decision we have made in our marriage, ”he adds her husband.

Experience has marked a turning point in your relationship. A space is created to stop, reflect and meet again as a marriage in an environment of spirituality and connection. As María Eugenia explains, «a dedicated weekend meant for us alone, which It was wonderful. It’s not like when you’re going to have dinner, they tell you ‘take care of the marriage and leave both together’. Is not the same, this is much deeper». According to Manuel, “he created in us A totally different relationship to which we had, to know each other, to see ourselves in different ways. It has been A before and after. Completely. The truth is that we are very happy ».

Conjugal love project It is an initiative that began in 2002 when, in a prayer in Fatima, a marriage of Malaga, José Luis and MauiThey perceived that the Virgin asked. After starting a few small groups of catechesis, in 2016 these retreats began and, since then, it is extending at great speed throughout Spain and part of the world. «It is a diocesan method, for marriage and family, whose main foundation is to know in depth and the greatness of our sacrament, through the catechesis of San Juan Pablo Lltaking them to the experience of life, ”explain the promoters.