Pope Francis: The Church is Our Protective Mother

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:48 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

Pope Francis: The Church is Our Protective Mother 2015-03-12T16:48:50-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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From today’s homily on Luke 7:11-17 comes Pope Francis’ thoughts comparing the Church to a protective stepmother:

“This dimension of widowhood of the Church, who is journeying through history, hoping to meet, to find her Husband… Our Mother the Church is thus! She is a Church that, when she is faithful, knows how to cry. When the Church does not cry, something is not right. She weeps for her children, and prays! A Church that goes forward and does rear her children, gives them strength and accompanies them until the final farewell in order to leave them in the hands of her Spouse, who at the end will come to encounter her. This is our Mother Church! I see her in this weeping widow. And what does the Lord say to the Church? “Do not cry. I am with you, I’ll take you, I’ll wait for you there, in the wedding, the last nuptials, those of the Lamb. Stop [your tears]: this son of yours was dead, now he lives.” Full Article

This beautiful imagery is so compelling, especially to those of us who are mothers, or have known the complete and unshakeable love of a mother in our own lives.

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