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Turning Mother's Work into Holy Work
"We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment of our lives - that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God as in a constant communication with Him. The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is his will."
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (source unknown at this time...)
posted by Holly at 2:41 PM
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Someone emailed me this quote. I find it striking.
Why?
Because Mother Seton says the same thing as in A Mother's Rule of Life - that the heart of our mother's work is made holy by our intent, and that this 'intent' can be captured by the little saying:
"I do all for You, because You ask it of me, out of love for You."
To do all for God - because He calls us to marriage and motherhood - to see all that we are called to do as a direct request from Him - full of dignity and value...
To do it because He asks it of us - because we are obedient and faithful daughters of God, not because we 'feel like it' or because we are whim-led - but because we are Catholic women of conviction and faithfulness...
To do it out of love for Him - because He has loved us, we thus love Him, and seek to please Him with our acts of love...
THIS is the heart of a Mother's Rule.. the heart of our vocations... the heart of holiness...
Holly,
I love that quote as you know! I love everything you said about a mother's vocation! There are certainly days that it can be hard to remember that you are doing God's work when you are scrubbing floors or folding yet another load of laundry! Thanks for helping us remember why we do what we do each day!!
Gayle
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