Dear Parishioners:
Mother’s Day in the month of May is
one of those moments where cultural and religious celebrations can come
together in a wonderful way. There is a
kind of integrity to the celebration that shows us that this world and the next
are truly one. God’s plan for us involves
everyone. Everyone has a mother. And the Good News we have to share in the
month of May is that everyone also has a Heavenly Mother, shared with us by
Jesus at the very moment when He was accomplishing our salvation.
Today we honor and thank all those
who have been motherly to us: our mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, foster
mothers, and motherly sources of wisdom throughout our lives. We also honor and give praise to Mary, our
Mother in the life of the Spirit, who leads us always to her Son Jesus, and who
shows us how to respond to God’s call.
Most of all, we thank God, Who loves us through our mothers and fathers
teaching us to be true to our call as His children, brothers and sisters of
Jesus.
There is a special poignancy to this
day for all those whose earthly mothers have died. We remember them in a special way, asking God
to continue to guide them through their moral influence and through their
prayer in the Communion of Saints.
On this day, may we all make our
mothers proud!
We offer congratulations, too, to
all who are reaching times of accomplishment with the many baccalaureates,
commencement ceremonies, graduations and the like. You have worked for your goals and now you
are ready for new adventures. Whatever
you may do, stay close to your Faith and don’t forget to text, tweet, Facebook,
Snapchat, Facetime or otherwise write to your mother!
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