Four new members of the M.I. were enrolled on 13 May at Holy Cross Seminary, two seminarians and two brother postulants.

Father Robinson pointed out, at the enrolment ceremony, that the feast of Our Lady of Fatima happened to fall on Mother’s Day this year.

Our Lady deserves more honour on Mother’s day than any other mother, including Eve. Eve is the mother of everyone living, but only indirectly, in that everyone is a distant descendant of Eve. Our Lady, on the other hand, is the direct mother of all, in that everyone is begotten in grace through her direct intervention.

Thus, we are all brothers and sisters in Our Lady, while we are not brothers and sisters in Eve. And the fact that we are brothers and sisters in Our Lady should make us want to assist one another to honour her, just as good children of a single family work together to honor their mother.