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A Saint for our Wives

November 16, 2007 |

I’ve remarked in the past how few saints are known for being mothers.  And it’s a shame because our wives - our children’s mothers - and thousands of generations of mothers who have come before them - perform such a sanctifying role in our children’s lives and our lives that we do them an unforgivable disservice if we do not recognize their greatness.

Today, the Church celebrates such a mother - St. Margaret of Scotland.  Born in 1046, she was a descendant of a English king and married a Scottish king.  She was queen of Scotland for 30 some years.  Yet, she is not just known for being a queen - she is known for being a mother of eight children and a virtuous woman whose vocation was to raise her children, care for the poor and devoutly pray to our Lord.

And she performed her vocation so well that we now celebrate her life almost a thousand years later.

Today, if we have children, let us commemorate St. Margaret by taking an extra long look at our wives and recognize who they are and what they do.  They perform the work of God each and every day.  Without them, our ability to be good fathers would be seriously jeopardized.

We need to respect our wives as the saints that they are and make sure we let them know that their work as mothers is just as important as our work is at the workplace or office.

And, if our wives work outside the home, then we need to recognize that they are working two jobs and make sure we support them in both.

But, above all, let’s make sure we give our wives the same level of love that our children do.  Our wives - their mothers - deserve as much love as we can give them.


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