He repeatedly said during his homily, “for every success of a man, there is a mother behind”. It was the essence of Fr. JP’s homily early this morning. He gave special blessings to all mothers who attended the mass today.
There was this boy who came home crying. At the gate, his mother asked what happened. He said that he didn’t want to go to school anymore. His mother assured him that she’ll teach him at home. He was principally educated at home by his mom who was a teacher. He became a world-famous figure. He was the most prolific inventor in American history and amassed a record of more than 1,000 patents in different fields. He is Thomas Alba Edison.
For every success of a man, there is a mother behind. May I repeat that? For every success of a man, there is a loving mother behind. She is the one who motivates a child to become someone, she patiently teaches values and instill those good manners to her children. We seldom see a mom who is not that concerned with her growing up kids. Once you embrace motherhood, I think that’s a given.
Over the years, the celebration of Mother’s Day, just like Christmas has been commercialized. Fancy those department stores brandishing their wares to vulnerable shoppers during Mother’s Day. Gifts are lovely but of course but it is not only during Mother’s Day that we should show our love for our mothers. Every day, we have the opportunity to love them and think of them always. We are lucky if we still have our moms around. We are blessed if we could still talk to each other and share important events in our lives. No matter how commercialized the occasion has become, I think most mothers would still want to celebrate it and be recognized in their efforts to care, teach and love their children well.
Greet your moms, it’s their special day today.
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Happy Mother’s Day to you!
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Same to you Anne. Enjoy.
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We have our Mother’s Day in March, but you are right to celebrate all Mothers, including your own
Best wishes, Pete.
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You are definitely ahead Pete. Thank you!
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A lovely tribute to moms, Arlene. Happy Mothers’ Day. ❤
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Thanks Diana!
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I was touched by our priest this morning who mentioned mothers who had lost children to war, violence, suicide or illness. I had been thinking about a friend who had lost an adult son and was grateful that he included so many kinds of moms. Happy Mother’s Day.
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Sad to hear about that story Elizabeth but I love how they pay tribute to moms all over the world. I hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day celebration.
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I did. Thanks.
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