This Sunday we have the great privilege of celebrating Mother’s Day. Many of us will be planning a surprise delivery, family dinners, or maybe a visit home. It is the one day each year we set aside for our mothers, but really, every daycould be Mother’s Day because their sacrifice, their love, and their commitment know no bounds—and their impact has no ceiling. Our Blessed Mother is the perfect role model, placing God’s will above her own. By her acceptance she learned to embrace challenges and difficulties. As we seek to grow as disciples of Jesus, may we follow the example of Mary and our mothers in being people of prayer, committed to doing the will of God, and accepting challenges along the way. With love and gratitude, we pray for all of our mothers, living and deceased, on this, their special day.