# Mother — Verses on Various Occasions character guide

> Mother in Verses on Various Occasions by John Henry Newman.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-epigraph

## Who they are

A maternal figure, possibly the Virgin Mary or a nun.

## In the story

### [To F. W. N.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/iv-to-f-w-n)

The deceased mother whose love, care, and prayers blessed the brothers; she is now at rest with God.

### [XXXV: Private Judgment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xxxv-private-judgment)

The Church personified as a Mother who pleads and never lets fall one grain of Holy Truth.

### [CII: The Wrath to Come](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cii-the-wrath-to-come)

The narrator's mother, representing the Church, opens the holy Book and points to Christ's own words to resolve his doubt.

### [CV: Hora Novissima](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cv-hora-novissima)

The Church, referred to as 'Mother,' whose smile and sacred shrine provide comfort and prayers.

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