Mary our mother in heaven: ‘She can’t wait to see us’

Mary our mother in heaven: ‘She can’t wait to see us’

My mother had great devotion to the Blessed Mother. She loved her and turned to her often. As a family, we prayed the rosary together every day. Mom named all three of her daughters after Mary: Mary Jule, Gerianne Marie and Anne Marie. I’m sure there are other examples that demonstrate my mother’s devotion, but just one more: During one of my summers as a college kid I painted our screen porch. For the color, Mom chose “Virgin Mary Blue.” On Aug…