The answer
According to the Holy Scripture, widows may marry. The Old Testament gave us the example of Ruth and her sister-in-law, Orpah, who were both widowed. Their former mother-in-law, Naomi, counseled and encouraged them to move on with their lives and remarry. Both Old and New Testaments discuss remarriage to bring up seed if the former husband did not have children. St Paul encourages some widows to remarry, "But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion (1 Corinthians 7:8-9). Therefore, unless there are special personal circumstances, most widows and widowers are allowed to remarry.Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)