What a source of inspiration and consolation we have as mothers in our Saint friends! God is so good and merciful that He has given us our holy sisters and brothers in Heaven to walk beside us in our daily tasks, in our joys and sorrows.
Saint Quotes on Motherhood
Many Saints shared thoughts on motherhood and what it means to live this vocation in the Kingdom of God.
Here are some Saint quotes to encourage us to embrace our vocation as moms and live it well.
1. "The good Lord does not do things by halves; He always gives what we need. Let us then carry on bravely." -Saint Zélie Martin
2. "Motherhood has been introduced into the order of the Covenant that God made with humanity in Jesus Christ. Each and every time that motherhood is repeated in human history, it is always related to the Covenant which God established with the human race through the motherhood of the Mother of God." -Pope Saint John Paul II
3. "I feel that my mission is to be a mother. With infinite ardor, I wish to encompass in my soul the love of all Heaven and Earth; the immense and maternal love of Mary." -Blessed Concepcion Cabrera
4. "The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother." -Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
5. "Love your children. In them you can see baby Jesus. Pray for them a lot and every day put them under Holy Mary's protection." -Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
6. "Every human mother is, in a sense, 'over-shadowed by the Holy Ghost". Not a priest, and yet endowed with a kind of priestly power, she, too, brings God to man, and man to God. She brings God to man by accepting her mother's role, and thus permitting God to infuse a new soul into her body for it to bear. She brings man to God in childbirth itself, when she allows herself to be used as an instrument by which another child of God is born into the world." -Venerable Fulton Sheen
7. "Never can a child know what a mother suffers... Our God alone knows a mother's heart and He will pity us." -Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
8. "Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see." -Saint Paul VI
9. "Motherhood is the gift of God to women. How grateful we must be to God for this wonderful gift that brings such joy to the whole world, women and men alike!" -Saint Teresa of Calcutta
10. "To be a mother is to nourish and protect true humanity and bring it to development." -Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
11."Nothing great is achieved without much enduring." - Saint Catherine of Siena
12. "Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not your fountain of life? Are you not in the folds of my mantle? In the crossing of my arms? Is there anything else you need?" -Our Lady of Guadalupe to Saint Juan Diego
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