Spiritual Mothers

The Spiritual Mothers pray a Rosary of Intercession for Priests every Thursday at 9:00am.

The vocation to be a spiritual mother for priests is largely unknown, scarcely understood, and consequently, rarely lived, notwithstanding its fundamental importance. It is a vocation that is frequently hidden, invisible to the naked eye, but meant to transmit spiritual life. Pope John Paul II was so convinced of its importance that he established a cloistered convent in the Vatican where nuns would pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.
~ Eucharistic Adoration for the Sanctification of Priests and Spiritual Maternity (2007)

St. Thomas Aquinas Spiritual Motherhood of Priests Mission Statement
The mission of the Spiritual Motherhood of Priests Apostolate is the spiritual adoption of Priest-Sons by women who, following the example of and united with the Blessed Mother Mary, we pray for our Priest Sons daily, offer a weekly Hour of Adoration for them, meet weekly with other members of the Apostolate to pray a Rosary of Intercession for all of our priests, receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently, support and encourage them.
The women, inspired by their love of God, the Church, and the Priesthood, offer their prayer lives for the sanctification of Priests, uniting themselves with the Blessed Virgin Mother by spiritually adopting a Priest-son. At the core of the program is Our Blessed Mother, whose example of obedience, humility, patience and love we seek to imitate.
Priests are the image and likeness of God, the visible ambassadors who carry within themselves the difficult task of being “In Persona Christi”. The priesthood is essential to our faith, for it is priests who administer the Sacraments that sustain us as Catholics. Through the Sacraments, priests are God’s representatives on Earth, the true living presence of Christ among us. Though they are humans in the earthly world, priests have overwhelming responsibilities. Through prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, and sacrifices women join ourselves spiritually to their adopted Priest-sons to support their vocation and ultimately to serve God and His Kingdom. Participation in this program is a gift of the Holy Spirit and Our Blessed Mother.