"The most important person earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral - a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby's body."
"The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God's creative miracle to bring new saints to heaven. Only a human mother can. Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature. God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation. . "
"What on God's good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother?"
~Joseph Cardinal Mindezenty
Blessed is the Mother who lets the Lord be her guiding hand, whose faith bring her family courage, whose wisdom comes from God, and whose children stand and honor her.