Dear Friends,

But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Matthew 12:48-50

Dear Faithful,

In this country we have the beautiful custom of each year where we set aside one day to honor our mothers. Motherhood is important in all cultures and in our Armenian culture we also highly honor our mothers.

The reason we give such honor to our mothers is that in a very profound and tangible way they participate in God’s creative activity in bring life into this world. But motherhood does not stop in bearing children, it is a lifelong vocation that requires commitment, dedication and sacrifice.

In extolling the virtues of Christian motherhood, we can even go as far as to compare on some level the sacrifices a mother makes for her children to the sacrifice Christ made on the Cross for all of us.

This Mother’s Day, as we lovingly remember our mothers, and give them our honor and respect, let us also give thanks to God for giving us the blessing of motherhood.

With blessings,
Rev. Fr. Sahak M. Kaishian
Interim Pastor
May 10, 2009