Fr. Patrick Briscoe, O.P., on Mothers and the Mystery of God's Love

"As I've watched my friends become mothers, I've come to a whole new appreciation for my own mother's great sacrifices. Just the other day my starving friend slowly ate her brunch one-handed so that she could gently rock her baby back to sleep. Mothers are full of such sacrifices. 

"Slowly eating brunch one-handed was small. In fact, I doubt many mothers would even think much of it, it seems to be so connatural to them. But interrupted sleep, re-prioritizing finances, welcoming an unexpected, unplanned  child . . . these are very great, very admirable labors of love. Seeing my friends so lovingly put the needs of their children ahead of their own brings to light in a new way what my own mother did for me.

"It is a perfect icon of the Gospel. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P., reflected on the love of mother's as reflecting the richness of God's love in our lives.

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