Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Greetings from Malta.
Today we celebrate Mothers’ Day. Mothers’ Day gives us the opportunity to pause and give thanks for the gift of mothers and for the quiet, faithful love that shapes our lives in ways we often only fully appreciate with time. Motherhood is much more than a role. It is a vocation marked by the beautiful words of St. Paul:
Love is patient; love is kind; love… rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. (1 Cor 13)
From the very beginning of life in the womb, a mother’s love becomes a place of shelter and growth. She teaches us our first words, guides our first steps, and gently forms our hearts. In moments of joy, she rejoices with us; in moments of struggle, she stands beside us with strength and compassion. Even when unspoken, her love remains steady and faithful.
Today, we also honour mothers who are no longer with us, those who have passed on before us and now rest in God’s peace. We remember them with gratitude, trusting that the love they gave continues to bear fruit in our lives. We also hold in prayer those for whom this day may be difficult: those who have lost their mothers, those who long to be mothers, and those whose experience of motherhood has been marked by pain. May they find comfort and hope in God’s compassionate care.
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is a model of faithful motherhood. Her “yes” to God, her trust in the uncertain moments of Jesus’ birth, infancy, passion and death, and her presence at both the joyful and sorrowful moments of her Son’s life and the early Christian community, are witness to her own love and to the depth and courage of a mother’s love.
May Mothers’ Day be an opportunity for us to express our appreciation, and to reciprocate the love we received in words and actions. May our mothers experience the joy that comes through our own kindness, gratitude, and shared quality time. Thank you mothers, and may you be blessed with God’s own faithful love.
Happy Mothers’ Day.
Fr Silvio