Saint Gianna: A Model For Mothers | Helen Hull Hitchcock | The Foreword from
Saint Gianna Molla: Wife, Mother, Doctor by Pietro Molla and Elio Guerriero
"A woman of exceptional love, an outstanding wife
and mother, she gave witness in her daily life to the demanding values
of the Gospel." In his homily on the occasion of her beatification, April
24, 1994, Pope John Paul II proposed Gianna Beretta Molla as a model for
all mothers: "By holding up this woman as an exemplar of Christian perfection,
we would like to extol all those high-spirited mothers of families who
give themselves completely to their family, who suffer in giving birth,
who are prepared for every labor and every kind of sacrifice, so that
the best they have can be given to others."
In
canonizing Gianna Beretta Molla this spring [of 2004], the Church officially recognized
the extraordinary sanctity of a woman who chose to live an ordinary life-as
a professional and, later, as a wife and mother.
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I gave a very pro-life, pro-woman homily this past Sunday (Pentecost/Mother's Day) and a long-time parishioner yelled something and stormed out after the first few minutes (it was after I spoke out against Planned Parenthood). I've emailed him a link to this article. I hope he reads it.
Posted by: Deacon Harold | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:02 PM
and a long-time parishioner yelled something and stormed out after the first few minutes
Deacon Harold: Wow, some people have all of the fun! Was it because you weren't critical enough of Planned Parenthood? ;-)
Posted by: Carl Olson | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 12:57 PM