On this Mother’s Day, we give thanks to God for all mothers. The gift of motherhood is a great blessing to the human race. We thank God particularly for the motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was the chosen vessel for our Salvation brought into the world.

Heavenly Father, Yyou have been pleased to give to all human beings the joy of having a mother, one who works with You to give them life and bring them to human adulthood. You have given followers of Your Son the added joy of a Christian mother who works with you to give supernatural life to a child and bring up that child to Christian adulthood. We thank You this day for our mothers and for the Mother of Our Lord. Amen.