The Heart of a Mother

Happy Mothers' Day to my mom and to all mothers! 

My mom is my sunshine and joy! 

She is always there when I need her. 

She gives me courage to hope. 

Thank you, Mom, for believing in me!

Your beautiful smile makes me happy!

And Happy Mother's Day to our Blessed Mother! 

"Mary's smile is a spring of living water. "He who believes in me", says Jesus, "out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water" (Jn 7:38). Mary is the one who believed and, from her womb, rivers of living water have flowed forth to irrigate human history. The spring that Mary pointed out to Bernadette in Lourdes is the humble sign of this spiritual reality. From her believing heart, from her maternal heart, flows living water which purifies and heals. By immersing themselves in the baths at Lourdes, so many people have discovered and experienced the gentle maternal love of the Virgin Mary, becoming attached to her in order to bind themselves more closely to the Lord! Mary is honored with the title "fount of love". From Mary's heart, springs up a gratuitous love which calls forth a response of filial love, called to ever greater refinement. Like every mother, and better than every mother, Mary is the teacher of love. That is why so many sick people come to Lourdes, to quench their thirst at the "spring of love" and to let themselves be led to the sole source of salvation, her son Jesus the Savior."  -Pope Benedict XVI

Dearest Mother, thank you for your maternal love.

Thank you for your sweet smile. 

Mary's gentle presence comforts my heart. 

"From her believing heart, from her maternal heart, flows living water which purifies and heals."

The heart of a Mother!