God bless mothers.
Jesus is Mary’s only son, but her spiritual motherhood extends to all men whom indeed he came to save: “The Son whom she brought forth is he whom God placed as the first-born among many brethren, that is, the faithful in whose generation and formation she co-operates with a mother’s love.” 1
Catechism of the Catholic Church 501
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
John 19: 26-27
“Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of self-centered individualism… It is they who testify to the beauty of life”. Certainly, “a society without mothers would be dehumanized, for mothers are always, even in the worst of times, witnesses to tenderness, dedication and moral strength. Mothers often communicate the deepest meaning of religious practice in the first prayers and acts of devotion that their children learn… Without mothers, not only would there be no new faithful, but the faith itself would lose a good part of its simple and profound warmth… Dear mothers: thank you! Thank you for what you are in your family and for what you give to the Church and the world”.
Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia, March 19, 2016
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Mothers encounter God and his love in the midst of their families:
Injecting prayer into a Mom’s daily life:
Birth mothers and adoptive mothers celebrating motherhood:
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The mother that Jesus gave to you from the Cross:
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