A Mother’s Love and Our Mother in Heaven
On this Mother’s Day weekend, we pause with gratitude to honor the women who have given us life, love, and faith. Whether they are with us in person or remembered in prayer, mothers hold a sacred place in our hearts. This includes not only biological mothers, but also godmothers, grandmothers, adoptive and foster mothers, and all those women who have embraced a maternal role in our lives. Their love is often quiet and steady formed in sacrifice, strengthened through patience, and revealed in countless hidden acts of care. In so many ways, a mother’s love becomes our first experience of what God’s love is like: faithful, forgiving, and enduring.
The month of May, in the life of the Church, draws us naturally to another Mother our Blessed Mother, Mary. Just as we honor our earthly mothers this weekend, we also turn our hearts toward Mary, whom Jesus gave to us as our Mother from the Cross. In her, we see the fullness of what it means to receive God’s love and to share it generously with others.
Mary’s motherhood is not distant or abstract. It is deeply personal. She walks with us, intercedes for us, and gently leads us to her Son. In moments of uncertainty, sorrow, or joy, she remains close just as a mother does always pointing us toward Jesus.
One of the most beautiful ways the Church invites us to draw near to Mary is through the prayer of the Most Holy Rosary. Simple and meditative, the Rosary allows us to enter into the mysteries of Christ’s life through Mary’s eyes and heart. Beads pass through our fingers, but grace passes through our lives. In the rhythm of its prayers, we find peace. In its repetition, we discover a quiet strength. And in its mysteries, we encounter the saving love of Jesus.
For many of us, the Rosary is a prayer first taught by a mother, godmother, or grandmother prayed at a bedside, in a quiet church, or during moments of need. It becomes a thread that connects generations, linking the faith of our families to the life of the Church.
This Mother’s Day, let us give thanks for the gift of all who have shown us a mother’s love and let us entrust them to the loving care of Mary. May we also renew our own devotion during this month of May, perhaps by praying the Rosary more intentionally, as individuals or as families.
Through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, may all who live the vocation of motherhood be blessed, strengthened, and filled with the peace of her Son.
Your Servant in Christ,
Father Jason C. Hage, Pastor
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!
Mary, Mother of Our Savior, pray for us!