St. Sharbel Makhluf

See the readings for Mass today:
http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072412.cfm
At first glance, when Jesus asks: "Who is my mother?" it might sound like he is dissing his mother.  Unless you know his mother, it seems to get worse when he says: "For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother," She was His first and best disciple.  She would be tops in the crowd of those who do the will of His heavenly Father.  The Blessed Mother's last words recorded in Sacred Scripture come to us from St. John's Gospel: "Do whatever He tells you." Isn't this good advice?  The beauty is that, as His first and best disciple, she always leads us to her Son.
St. Sharbel Makluf, who we celebrate today, had a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Blessed Sacrament, before which he spent many hours in prayer.  He celebrated Mass close to noon so he could devote the morning as a preparation and the rest of the day as a thanksgiving.