Every mother rejoices at her son’s transformed life: Car. Piacenza

January 08, 2013: “Every mother, cannot but rejoice to see her child's life, not only complete, but invested with a very special love of God that embraces and transforms for eternity, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy, in an interview with Vatican Radio.

The Cardinal had written on January 1, the feast of Mary, Mother of God, that ‘the mothers of priests and seminarians deserve the thanks of the whole church for raising their sons in the faith and supporting them in their vocations’. Cardinal Piacenza's letter was posted, in Italian, on the website of the clergy congregation.

When asked about why life that is given to the mother of the priest is 'unique and special', he said it is because of the spiritual consolations, that derive from bringing in the womb the one who has become a minister of Christ.

When asked how important is the role of the family for developing vocations in children, he said that ‘in most cases the role of the family is absolutely essential.’ He has also pointed out that the real "pastoral work", should first be a genuine care of Christian families. The vocation is accepted in faith, and families are the first places of the transmission of education and preserving the faith.