This Sunday, May 11th, we celebrate Mother’s Day. We celebrate many “kinds of mothers”. We are grateful for our birth mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, adoptive mothers and for those who fulfill the role of mother in our lives. We also pray for Mother Earth and Mother Church. May we honor them always for the significant roles they play in each of our lives.
SOME QUOTES BY PEOPLE OF FAME ON MOTHERS
“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." -- George Washington (1732-1799)
Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, is this Sunday. Thursday is Founder’s Day, a day to reflect on and celebrate the life of an awesome man of holiness, Saint John Baptist De LaSalle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and patron saint of all teachers. As we prepare for these two days, reflect on the following words from St. LaSalle himself. May God’s Spirit fill this place as we are reminded by our founder, “Wherever I go I will find you my God; there is no place that is not honored by your presence.” As we celebrate the awesome Feast of Pentecost, let us pray for one another, for each pilgrim’s needs, that our days will be blessed with graces to be shared and burdens made lighter by caring and loving in ways. Let us build up the Church and our School, that is, one another, instead of tearing one another apart. If anything, we should be tearing down the walls that divide us from becoming one.
A Prayer for Mothers
Father, we give you thanks for the many gifts you have given us; the gift of life, the gift of those who love us. We thank you today for the gift of our mothers and grandmothers. We give thanks for our Mothers and Grandmothers who have died and for the unique way they have revealed for us your love. We ask that you bless them and keep them in your care until the time comes for us to join them in your Kingdom. We ask your Blessing upon the Mothers and Grandmothers who are unable to be with us here today. May they know how much we love and care for them. We pray for birth mothers who have loved their children so much they have shared the gift of their child with those who could better care for them and their needs, and give them a secure home. And we pray for adoptive mothers, that they may always know their special role of being a true mother, a revelation of God's love for their children. We ask your blessing upon Mothers who have lost children through stillbirth, crib death, accident and tragedy, that they may have your continuing strength and courage. We ask your blessing too, upon those who would very much like to be mothers but who are having trouble having a child. We ask your Blessing upon the Mothers and Grandmothers standing before us here. Give them the strength to live the faithful and loving lives you call them to live. AMEN.
Father, we give you thanks for the many gifts you have given us; the gift of life, the gift of those who love us. We thank you today for the gift of our mothers and grandmothers. We give thanks for our Mothers and Grandmothers who have died and for the unique way they have revealed for us your love. We ask that you bless them and keep them in your care until the time comes for us to join them in your Kingdom. We ask your Blessing upon the Mothers and Grandmothers who are unable to be with us here today. May they know how much we love and care for them. We pray for birth mothers who have loved their children so much they have shared the gift of their child with those who could better care for them and their needs, and give them a secure home. And we pray for adoptive mothers, that they may always know their special role of being a true mother, a revelation of God's love for their children. We ask your blessing upon Mothers who have lost children through stillbirth, crib death, accident and tragedy, that they may have your continuing strength and courage. We ask your blessing too, upon those who would very much like to be mothers but who are having trouble having a child. We ask your Blessing upon the Mothers and Grandmothers standing before us here. Give them the strength to live the faithful and loving lives you call them to live. AMEN.
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