The families gathered, like a Mafioso clan meeting in the Adirondacks. The difference was the families were mostly Italian and Polish, with love in our hearts.
One of the most beautiful churches I ever saw, Sacred Heart Church of Northampton, was the centerpiece of the wonderful event. The multi-columned large stained glass edifice was a perfect setting for the joy of marriage or the solemnity of prayer. Following a very beautiful sermon by Rev. Merle Lavoie, we all headed to the Delaney House in Holyoke, to dine, dance and be merry as we joined the happy couple’s celebration.
The beautiful Bride, Nicole Papia and the handsome Groom (he takes after his uncle on his Mother’s side), my nephew Marc Dzicek, joined hands for the first time in their long journey as husband and wife, and soul mates through life, and what it will offer.
Marc was always my nephew, not a married man. He was a little kid who played with his little cousins. There are no little cousins of his generation any more!
Instead, I witnessed a young man, in his prime, committed to a life of devotion to his new wife. It made me proud of him, his success as a human being, a living statement of the values shared by his parents and sisters, all just as fine.
Although the ceremony itself was a statement of love, and the reception a time to rejoice, the value of watching two happy people on their special day was their gift to all who attended.
May you have long life, health with happy children. Be rich in spirit and poor of malice: remember God joined you: only he should part you. Love each other, live for each other, put yourself second, and your partner first, until your children come. Remember this: wherever the two of you may be together, that, you can call home.
And don’t forget to laugh.
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