I recently turned 36. I believe that makes me no longer a ‘young adult.’ How exciting!
Now that I’m trying to navigate this new time in my life, I have reflected on how to sustain the relationships that are important to me. I want to make sure I don’t let time create distance with friends and family. This includes time with my mom.
I remember how much I needed my mom as a kid.
I can remember the excitement of showing her my report card when I got a good grade. Or the kindness she constantly showed, like when she made my breakfast before going to work, at 3:00am!
I also remember how she made it a goal to stay involved in my life. Every Saturday, we would go to the mall food court to have brunch and chat about school and dates.
And now, as an adult, we both sustain and cultivate our relationship with constant communication and visits. I may not need her to take me to the movies, but I still enjoy talking to her about my life and getting her advice on things.
She also taught me about Mother Mary and how to pray the Rosary.
As I’ve learned about Mary throughout my life, I’ve also grown to understand her motherly care. Many saints have spoken about this.
- “Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” – St. Francis de Sales
- “O my Mother, it is to your heart that I come to lay down the anguish of my heart; it is there that I draw strength and courage.” - St. Bernadette
Now, everything on earth that is good is only a snapshot of the true goodness of God and His kingdom. Our capacity to understand truth, beauty, and love is vastly limited compared to their full nature. Any comparison we make of motherly care will fail to give us true knowledge of Mary’s care for us as she provides from eternity with God, but we can still understand the love of a mother—even if we just get the idea from books or secondhand information. In so understanding that love, we can easily see how the mother of Jesus, caring so much for her Son, willed to be our mother, too.
We can continue to cultivate our relationship with our Mother Mary. She’s there to guide us to her Son. She’s always willing to pray with us, to feed us with spiritual hope on the journey of life.
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”- St. Maximilian Kolbe
Contact us at Pilgrim Center of Hope for a complimentary rosary and pamphlet on how to pray it. Mother Mary, pray for us!
Daniel Quintero is a stand-up comedian currently attending Mary, Mother of the Church Catholic Parish. His favorite motto: “Awkwardness does not exist.”
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