Mother's Day Prayers

God our Creator, we pray:

for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility ; 
for expectant mothers, wondering and waiting; for those who are tired, stressed or depressed; 
for those who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family; 
for those who are unable to feed their children due to poverty;
for those whose children have physical, mental or emotional disabilities;
for those who have children they do not want; 
for those who raise children on their own; 
for those who have lost a child; 
for those who care for the children of others; 
for those whose children have left home; 
 and for those whose desire to be a mother has not been fulfilled. 
Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and tender, and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good, living not for themselves alone, but for God and for others.
Amen. 

Descubriendo el Siglo 21

Discovering 21century

Fr Tomás Del Valle-Reyes

P. O. BOX 1170

New York, NY 10018

(212) 244 4778

www.descubriendoelsiglo21.com/

Thank you for our Moms

Loving God,

we thank you for the love of the mothers you have given us, 
whose love is so precious that it can never be measured, whose patience seems to have no end. 
 May we see your loving hand behind them and guiding them. 
We pray for those mothers who fear they will run out of love or time, or patience. 
We ask you to bless them with your own special love.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our brother. 
Amen. 

Descubriendo el Siglo 21

Discovering 21century

Fr Tomás Del Valle-Reyes

P. O. BOX 1170

New York, NY 10018

(212) 244 4778

www.descubriendoelsiglo21.com/

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.


I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on, Chewed on,
Peed on.
I had complete
control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.


Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.



Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.



I had never known the warmth,
the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom


May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
(Pictures: My Nieces, Almudena  and Adriana with their children)

Fr. Tomas Del Valle-Reyes

Descubriendo el Siglo 21/Discovering 21 Century

P.O. BOX 1170

New York, NY  10018

Tel- 212-24-4778

www.descubriendoelsiglo21.com/

www.discovering21century.com