Last week we rejoiced with 11 of our children who made their First Holy Communion, which was followed by the crowning of Mary. This week we are celebrating and honoring all Mother’s. Mother’s Day is a perfect moment to thank our mothers for giving us life. As St. Pope John Paul II so beautifully pointed out, part of the genius of woman is the indispensable role she plays in showing all of humanity the tremendous value of every human person. Our mothers have this role in a distinguished way. They give us life.  But a mother’s role doesn’t stop there. We know they are meant to feed us, to love us, to raise us, to pass on the faith and lead us to Jesus, to teach us by their actions and words that we are so important that God died to save us and make us his friend. How desperately our world needs mothers and their witness to human life.   What a task! What an amazing person a mother is! 

So to mothers everywhere, we say: “Thank you, God Bless you, May your lives be filled with happiness today and every day.” And let us offer a special prayer for our mothers who have gone ahead of us that God will bring them into the joy of his kingdom.

 Blessings on all Mother’s,

Fr. Socorro

Mother’s Day Blessing

A Prayer for Mothers and All Women

 

Heavenly Father,
from the beginning you have chosen to entrust
the human person to mothers in a special way.
We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers;
for their tenderness, care, and compassion,
for their intuition and encouragement,
for commitment and sacrifice.
Bless all mothers and those who stand in for mothers this day.
Keep, strengthen, and refresh them
in your loving care.
May they be blessed by our open-hearted love and gratitude. Amen.