Dear Mother Mary,

On this Mothers day, Mother of the Word Incarnate, pray for us who have recourse to you.   Without your “yes”, we would not have Our Savior, Jesus.

Please pray especially for our mothers, living or deceased.   Without their “yes”, we would not have us.

Amen.

Mary our Mother

by Father William G. Most

“As a result, she is our Mother in the order of grace.” With these few words Vatican II (On the Church # 61) gave us a brilliant theology of the Motherhood of Our Lady, and a marvelous help to understand the motherhood of all Mothers. To follow it, we need to read the two sentences that come before it: “The Blessed Virgin, predestined from eternity along with the Incarnation of the Divine Word, as the Mother of God, on this earth was the gracious Mother of the Divine Redeemer, His associate more than others, in a singular way, and the humble maid-servant of the Lord. In conceiving Christ, in bringing Him forth, in nourishing Him, in presenting Him to the Father in the Temple, in suffering with her Son as He died on the cross, she cooperated in the work of the Savior, in an altogether singular way, by obedience, faith, hope and burning love, to restore supernatural life to souls. As a result, she is our Mother in the order of grace.”

“As a result, she is our Mother in the order of grace.” An ordinary Mother does two things to gain that glorious title: she shares in bringing a new life into being, she takes care of that life so long as she is needed, as long as she is willing and able.

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source:  https://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/maryd1.htm