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Reverence for Motherhood Begins With Charity, by Susan Ciancio – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report, May 29, 2026

Susan Ciancio is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has worked as a writer and editor for nearly 19 years; 13 of those years have been in the pro-life sector. Currently, she is the editor of American Life League’s Celebrate Life Magazine—the nation’s premier Catholic pro-life magazine. She is also the executive editor of ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program—a pre-K-12 Catholic pro-life education organization.

Mary continually offers herself as the mother we can strive to emulate, and every time she appears to us, she makes known her immense love.

Our Blessed Mother constantly looks out for us, even when we aren’t thinking about her.

I was reminded of this fact recently when I chanced upon Mary under the title of Our Lady of Charity. I had never heard of this specific title, so I searched the Internet and found a beautiful story of our heavenly mother’s protection and love.

As the story goes, around 1600, on the waters surrounding Santiago, Cuba, three boys were returning from gathering salt so that the townspeople could use it to preserve their meat. As they sailed home, they encountered a fierce storm that threatened to capsize their boat. They prayed to our Blessed Mother for her protection. The storm soon ended, and in the distance, they saw something floating on a piece of wood. As they approached it, they found that it was a statue of Mary holding the Christ Child in one hand and a cross in the other. Inscribed on it were the words “I am the Virgin of Charity.” …

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