It is very fitting that we celebrate Mothers Day during the month dedicated to the most perfect mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. A mother plays an irreplaceable role in a childs life. Without our mothers, we would not have been born and therefore would not have the capacity to live out our Catholic faith. In the words of St. John Paul II, it is precisely those born of earthly mothers...who receive from the Son of God the power to become children of God (Jn 1:12)...The history of every human being passes through the threshold of a womans motherhood (no 19). It is interesting to note that the Church is sometimes referred to as a mother. Just as a mother gives life to her children, so also the Church brings forth to a new and immortal life the sons who are born to her in baptism (Lumen Gentium, no 64). Mary, the most perfect mother, is the archetype, or model for the Church because of her unfailing belief and obedience to Gods will. The Church indeed, contemplating [Marys] hidden sanctity, imitating her charity and faithfully fulfilling the Fathers will, by receiving the word of God in faith.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 00:51:56 +0000