ST. ALEXIUS - OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS - ST. PAUL’S
TH E MIGORI C OM M I T TE E M Expressing Our Gratitude
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hen Pope St. John Paul II composed his apostolic letter, Mulieris Dignitatem, on the dignity and vocation of women, he emphasized the blessings of a mother ’s ultimate gift: “Motherhood implies from the beginning a special openness to the new person: and this is precisely the woman’s ‘part.’ In this openness, in conceiving and giving birth to a child, the woman ‘discovers herself through a sincere gift of self” (18). As a special gift in thanks for this gift of self that mothers give us, each Mother ’s Day weekend, the Migori Committee sells carnations for a free-will offering after each of the Masses. These sales take place at St. Paul’s and Our Lady of the Angels, offering both individual carnations and vases of carnations. Beginning in 2021, the committee started offering preorders of three roses in a vase with delivery within Sauk Centre. The cost is $15 and they are delivered on the Thursday and Friday before Mother ’s Day. The committee will either put a card together for the order, or a card may be dropped off to be delivered with the flowers. There is a limited number of about 30 vases of roses available for pre-order.
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