Always eager to lend a helping hand, becoming the 2025 RichmondChristmas Mother is natural for Mary Jane Hogue.

It is a family tradition for the women in the Ukrop family to volunteer their time and energy as the Richmond Christmas Mother.

O Virgin most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us ...