Happy Birthday Mama Mary...

A LONDON unbeliever sat watching an Irish shoeshine boy polishing his shoes. The man noticed a medal on the boy's neck and asked, "What is that you're wearing around your neck, Pat?"

"A medal, with the Mother of Christ on it!" Pat answered.

"Why do you honor her? She is just like my mother."

"Ahh... but there's a hell of a difference between the two sons!" Pat replied.
The story might well illustrate the difference in attitude towards the Blessed Virgin between Catholics and non-Catholics.

 By FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD