Friday night, my wife Sue woke me up at 4am to take a photo of the Aurora Borealis.
My Mother’s Day gift to all our nurturing women is this gift from God from the heavens.
Living
Nurturing Mom’s
And celebrate the many wonderful mothers/nurturing women here on earth who
touch so many in such a positive way- Michelle M., Rose W., Theresa L., Dorthea
L., Ashlynn, Sharon M., Kerry M., Tammy M., Barbara S., Natalie S., Donna S.,
Jane S., Kate , Stephanie Katie, Terria, Ashley., Breena, Justine., Gina, Kim,
Shelby, Courtney, Caitlin, Gail
Boldt, Rebecca Feistel, Laura Fafinski, Janyce Feistel, JoAnn Kalinowski,
Elaine Hill, Kathy Casale, Cathy Post, Cheryl
in Florida, Yvonne Seekins, Sue Sullivan, Bev Kaiser, Marlene; Bev; Cindy; Barb;
Gloria; Vianna; Grandmother B., Muriel, Tracy H in Fairport, Eileen
C in Rochester, Mary Jane B. in Webster, Maggie K. Susie K., Ogivens spouse in
Haiti, Viola Podleiszek, Florence Ruszala, Denise Flanagan, Cassie North,
Elizabeth Mays, Katie Van Damme, Michelle North in Florida, Danielle Michalek Hernandez, Arianne
Michalek Aughey, Becky Michalek, Joyce Hakes Montanaro, Patty Dondorfer,
Marianne Gerwin Reichelt, Mary Stopper Eiswert, Marie George, Vicki Rehwaldt,
Suzie L., Mindy Q.,Emilie M
Deceased
Mom’s
Lucille Fafinski, Sophie Wrobel, Lucy Czarmowski, Virginia Fafinski,
Rosemary Fafinski, Antonia Fafinski, Annie
Kawiak, Catherine Sullivan, Helen Ogrodowski, Rose Maggio Guido, Ruth
Maggio Barlow, Angeline Adonnino Lallucci, Veronica Lallucci Kurek, Lorraine, Dorothy Wangler; Leona Tiernan: Catherine
Wangler-Spriggs, Sharon Bean, Maryann Delfino, Dorothy Bender Hakes, Mary Rose
Cenname Montanaro, Ruth Meyer,
Teresa George, Grandma June V.
MOTHER’S DAY PRAYER
A wise old mother taught her daughter many prayers and this one was her favorite. She was about six years old at the time. She was sitting outside on a block of concrete, and she was crying. She doesn’t even know why. She was just crying and crying. Her mother came along and said, “What’s the matter?” She said, “Nothing, leave me alone!” She did - and then she really started crying!
About 15 minutes later, the mother came back and sat beside her. “You know,” she said, “I have to tell you something. There are going to be a lot of times in your life when you are going to cry, and you won’t know why. You won’t understand and neither will anyone else.”
Then, this mother said she
was going to teach her a prayer for the times when she was crying and didn’t
know why. She made her get off the cement block and stand up. She said, “Now,
put your arms around yourself. “She did but it wasn’t good enough.
“You’re just folding your arms” she said. “Put them all the way around yourself. Cuddle your body. Hold yourself the way you would hold baby in your arms.”
“Now, after you have a real good hold of yourself, close your eyes and begin to
rock yourself. Rock yourself real good, the way you would a baby, and just keep
doing it. When you grow up, no matter how old you are, and you are crying and
you don’t know why, I want you to rock yourself just like this. As you do it,
remember that you are God’s little child, and that God understands why you are
crying even if no one else does. And, remember, too, that God holds you close
just the way you are holding yourself because God loves you very much. Then
just keep rocking yourself and be comforted.”
Isn’t that a good prayer? She still says it today when she feels bad. I recommend it for you, too. Just stand wherever you are - in the kitchen, in the bathroom or outside in the barn - and wrap your arms around yourself, tight as you can and rock yourself.
Blessings on Mothers’ Day to all our moms and nurturing women,
fr. matt
