Mothers of the Church

"His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, 'Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.' But he said to them in reply, 'Who are my mother and my brothers?' And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother'" (Mk 3:31-35).

"My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God, My Savior."

• Mary, The Mother of God and Mother of the Church
• St. Mary Magdalene
• St. Martha
• St. Catherine of Sienna
• St. Teresa of Avila
• St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• St. Gianna Mola
• Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
• Mother Angelica

Errors about motherhood and fatherhood in our culture infect our thinking about our relationships to each other in the Church.

I pray that God will send the Mothers of the Church to raise up new mothers of the Church in our own day.

Mother Church

Catholics think of the Church as our Mother .