This weekend is Mother’s Day. I look forward to celebrating with all in our parish family:
To those who gave birth this year to their first child – we celebrate with you.
To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you.
To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you.
To those who experience loss this year through miscarriage, failed adoptions – we mourn with you.
To those who walk the hard path of infertility – we walk with you.
To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you.
To those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you.
To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your children – we sit with you.
To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you.
To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhood – we are better for having you in our midst.
To those who are pregnant with new life – we anticipate with you.
This Mother’s Day, we walk with you. Mothering is not for the faint of heart and we have real warriors in our midst. We remember you.
May Our Lady of the Visitation continue to be our inspiration, model and guide.