Pastor's Reflection — Sunday, May 10, 2026
Our reflection today is adapted from a prayer by Fr. Austin Fleming of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Mothers will be celebrated by their families this weekend in special ways. There will be flowers and sweets; phone calls from children who live too far away for a visit; cards and gifts; breakfast in bed or brunch or dinner at a nice restaurant. Keep a place in your prayer this day for all the mothers who will rejoice with their families this weekend.
Some women will spend this Mother’s Day in anticipation of the birth of a child they’re carrying – perhaps their first child. Other expectant mothers are making their way through the long process of adoption. Keep a place in your prayer this Mother’s Day for those who are expecting the arrival of a child.
Some mothers have and raise children with no spouse to help and support them. Some others have chosen this path, but others have not. Let’s keep a place in our prayer for those who know the challenges of
single-parent mothering.
My heart goes out to women who want very much to be mothers but who, for any number of reasons, are unable to bear a child… I know this day can be difficult for them, even as they celebrate their own mothers with love and devotion. Let’s keep a place in our prayer for women who long for a child with all their heart and soul.
Let us pray for those who miss their wonderful mother God gave them. This Mother’s Day will be especially difficult for them. Let’s keep a place in our prayer this
their mother is still fresh in their minds and hearts.
Some mothers today will be forgotten by their children: no visit, no card, no call, no candy or flowers. Some mothers this day don’t know where a son or daughter has gone or what has become of them. A mother’s heart aches on this day for the child of her womb who has forgotten her or who has disappeared. Pray with me on this Mother’s Day for women who wait for a call that may not come.
Many mothers will remember today a child they’ve lost to sickness, an accident, violence or miscarriage. We Christians pray and believe that one day we shall see those who have gone before us and enjoy their love again.
Some mothers today will not know or recognize their children when they come to visit. Keep a place in your prayer today for mothers who may know their children in their heart of hearts but are unable to remember or speak their names.
This Mother’s Day, we turn our hearts to Mary, the Mother of God, the Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all. With a mother’s care, she raised her Son and lived the joys and the grief that only a mother‘s heart can know. Wherever our spirits on this Mother’s Day weekend, the Mother of Jesus embraces us all!
Fr. Bell
Our reflection today is adapted from a prayer by Fr. Austin Fleming of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Mothers will be celebrated by their families this weekend in special ways. There will be flowers and sweets; phone calls from children who live too far away for a visit; cards and gifts; breakfast in bed or brunch or dinner at a nice restaurant. Keep a place in your prayer this day for all the mothers who will rejoice with their families this weekend.
Some women will spend this Mother’s Day in anticipation of the birth of a child they’re carrying – perhaps their first child. Other expectant mothers are making their way through the long process of adoption. Keep a place in your prayer this Mother’s Day for those who are expecting the arrival of a child.
Some mothers have and raise children with no spouse to help and support them. Some others have chosen this path, but others have not. Let’s keep a place in our prayer for those who know the challenges of
single-parent mothering.
My heart goes out to women who want very much to be mothers but who, for any number of reasons, are unable to bear a child… I know this day can be difficult for them, even as they celebrate their own mothers with love and devotion. Let’s keep a place in our prayer for women who long for a child with all their heart and soul.
Let us pray for those who miss their wonderful mother God gave them. This Mother’s Day will be especially difficult for them. Let’s keep a place in our prayer this
their mother is still fresh in their minds and hearts.
Some mothers today will be forgotten by their children: no visit, no card, no call, no candy or flowers. Some mothers this day don’t know where a son or daughter has gone or what has become of them. A mother’s heart aches on this day for the child of her womb who has forgotten her or who has disappeared. Pray with me on this Mother’s Day for women who wait for a call that may not come.
Many mothers will remember today a child they’ve lost to sickness, an accident, violence or miscarriage. We Christians pray and believe that one day we shall see those who have gone before us and enjoy their love again.
Some mothers today will not know or recognize their children when they come to visit. Keep a place in your prayer today for mothers who may know their children in their heart of hearts but are unable to remember or speak their names.
This Mother’s Day, we turn our hearts to Mary, the Mother of God, the Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all. With a mother’s care, she raised her Son and lived the joys and the grief that only a mother‘s heart can know. Wherever our spirits on this Mother’s Day weekend, the Mother of Jesus embraces us all!
Fr. Bell
