I hope you profit from this written reflection by the Venerable Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty, the great defender of Freedom in Hungary under communism, and from two videos on Catholic devotion to Mary.
The most important person on earth is a mother.
She cannot claim the honor
of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not.
She has built something
more magnificent than any cathedral
- a dwelling for an immortal soul,
the tiny perfection of her baby's body.
The angels have not been blessed with such a grace.
They cannot share in God's creative miracle
- to bring new saints to heaven.
Only a human mother can.
Mothers are closer to God the Creator
than any other creatures.
God joins forces with mothers
in performing this act of creation.
"What on God's good earth is more glorious than this:
to be a mother?'
- Venerable Joszef Candinal Minszenty
Most of all, we ask the Lord for countless blessings on our mothers. To those mothers reading this, I hope this reflection helps you to know the love and esteem in which we all hold you (I may have shared it a while ago, and if so, that’s OK: Good things bear repeating).
Health and blessings,
