While this is a joyful day for most of us, I also want to recognize and pray for those for whom this day can be difficult; those mothers who have lost a child and/or had a miscarriage; for those whose mother is deceased; for those who had a strained relationship with their mother and for women waiting to get pregnant.
We all turn to Mary, Our Mother in Heaven, to help us get closer to her Son, Jesus.
Mary, on this day when we honor all mothers, we turn to you. We thank the Lord whom you serve for the great gift of motherhood.
Never has it been known that anyone who sought your intercession was left unaided by grace. Dear Mother, thank you for your “Yes” to the invitation of the angel which brought heaven to earth and changed human history. You opened yourself to God’s word and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.
Dear Mother, intercede for all of our mothers. Please ask your Divine Son to give them the grace of surrendered love so that they could join with you in giving their own “Fiat”. May they find daily strength to say yes to the call to the sacrificial love, the very heart of the vocation of motherhood. May their love and witness be a source of great inspiration for all of us called to follow your Son.
Mother of the Word Incarnate, pray for us who have recourse to you…