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Hey there, Sprouse. Today is Friday, September 13th, 2019. This week on the Catholic Sprouts

podcast, we are talking about holiness for girls. We've already talked about the fact that boys and

girls are equal, but we're totally different and therefore call to different things and ask to walk a different

path to holiness. To understand our differences, we've talked about the feminine genius and already

talked about three parts of that. First of all, girls are created to receive. We are created to be sensitive to the feelings of other

people and therefore understand them and love them better. We also call to be generous and through

this generosity to build friendships and communities. Finally, today we're going to talk about

the fourth part of this feminine genius.

And St. John Paul the Great talks about this as a call to be mothers.

Now, this might sound a little bit funny because, as you probably know, not all girls will grow up to be mothers.

Maybe at this moment, you're thinking maybe God has called

you to be a religious sister. And if so, you will never have children of your own. Now, clearly,

God and St. John Paul the Great thought that this was a wonderful choice. And clearly, there must be a way to be a

mother and still be a religious sister. And in fact, there is. Now, when we say that we are called to be a mother, it can mean, yes, we're called to

have a whole bunch of kids and raise them. But it also can mean other things, that we are meant

to be a mother to the larger world. And even as a girl right now, who isn't a mother and won't be for years,

you still can embrace this calling to be a mother. And here's how. Now think about the nature of a mother.

Let's say that they have a child that is just not being very good. They are mean, they're selfish, they've done all sorts of terrible things,

and they are just having a really bad day. Now, would a mother ever abandon this child,

just leave it on the sidewalk, walk away, and not give it

another thought? No. A mother would never do that. A mother is called to love even in the worst and

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