June is the Month of the Sacred Heart, in recognition of Jesus’ apparitions starting in 1673 to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), a member of the Visitation Sisters, through whom He asked for devotion to His Sacred Heart. In that first apparition, Jesus enveloped St. Margaret Mary in a mystical experience of His love.
With Mother’s Day coming up on May 9, in what has long been celebrated as the Month of Mary, I want to reflect on how the motherhood of Mary has guided me in my life.
Saint Faustina and St. Joseph are spiritual kin in the exemplary way they sought to do the will of God. Through them, we get a glimpse of the spiritual blueprints to sanctification and everlasting life.
She didn’t have money to buy a costume. She didn’t know how to sew. But she had determination and faith.
