Mothers' Day

Across the nation the red carpet is being rolled out in one way or another to honor and thank our mothers for their tireless, unending, unconditional  and nurturing love.  Not only is the fourth commandment thus being observed, but also the commandment of Jesus, "love one another as I have loved you." (Jn 15: 11)  We trust that such was the love within the Holy Family.  No doubt Mary, whose great faith in accepting to be the Mother of God, of Love, showed it,  lived it, and that it is from her that Jesus experienced the depth of human love.
Looking at Mary's love, we see that it was founded on obedience to God's will, not just on feeling or sentiment.  Her love knew pain and sorrow as well as unbounded joy. It became universal when Jesus gave her to John, (to us) from his cross.  She again accepted this wider role and through the centuries has appeard to remind us to listen to and follow her Son as well as to bring healing to the sick and the lame.
Mother's Day can be looked upon as Mary's Day, and our day, for we see in a mother's love the tangible dimensions of love, both divine and human.
Bro. Rene