Day 13: Mother Most Amiable, Pray for Us!

Mary is the most lovable woman who ever lived on the face of the earth, and it remains that way in heaven. Our Blessed Mother is amiable which means “lovable,” because she is wonderful. Magnificent. Awesome. Kind. Friendly. Cheerful. Understanding. Empathetic. Open. Encouraging. She is never harsh with us, or bitter, or scolding. Our Blessed Mother always has time for us. She is very approachable, because she is one of us, and she is our Mother.

A soul in mortal sin might be ashamed to approach God, but knows that Mary will smooth things over for him. Even as a child I recognized the special favor of Our Lady’s intercession. On Halloween, we could always count on getting a full-sized chocolate Hershey Bar at a neighbor’s house on Midway Avenue: a house with a statue of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in her front yard. Talk about a mother most amiable!

Mother most amiable, pray for our Church and our Nation.

On Sundays we pray the Glorious Mysteries.

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Rev. Francis J. Hoffman, "Fr. Rocky" is the Executive Director/CEO of Relevant Radio and a priest of Opus Dei.