Mary is crowned
Queen of Heaven and Earth.

During the Month of May we Cown the Blessed Mother. 

If you would like to Crown the Blessed Mother in your home click on the link
"May Crowning"

The Miraculous Medal,
also known as
the Medal of Our Lady of Graces, is a medal that the Blessed Mother  asked Saint Catherine Labouré to have made during one of the apparitions she made to her, and asked that we say the prayer below.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us
who have recourse to thee.

(Say three times in succession)
 

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.  Blessed are thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

Entrustment to Mary
by Pope John Paul II
- University of Dayton

The Marian Prayer of
Pope John Paul II

Mother of the Redeemer,
with great joy we call you blessed.
 
In order to carry out His plan of salvation, God the Father chose you before the creation of the world.
You believed in His love and obeyed His word.
 
The Son of God desired you for His Mother when He became man to save the human race.  You received Him with ready obedience and undivided heart.
 
The Holy Spirit loved you as His mystical spouse and filled you with singular gifts.  You allowed yourself to be led by His hidden powerful action.
 
On the eve of the third Christian Millennium, we entrust to you the Church which acknowledges you and invokes you as Mother.
 
To you, Mother of human family
and of the nations, we confidently entrust the whole humanity,
with its hopes and fears.  Do not let it lack the light of true  wisdom.  Guide its steps in the ways of peace. Enable all to meet Christ,
the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
 
Sustain us, O Virgin Mary, on our journey of faith and obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation.  O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother of God and our Mother, Mary! 

Marian Feast Days
throughout the year

The most prominent
Marian feast days are:

 
January 1: Mary, the Holy Mother of God
February 2: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as Candlemas)
March 25: The Annunciation of the Lord (it may be either moved to the day before Palm Sunday should this date be on Holy Week; or to the Monday after the second Sunday of Easter if this date falls on either Friday or Saturday of Holy Week or during Easter Week)
May 31: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Monday after Pentecost: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
9 days after Corpus Christi: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 22: The Queenship of Mary
September 8: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as Marymas)
September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows
October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
November 21: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Note: Solemnities and feasts are in bold face. Memorials are in regular face.
 

Optional Marian memorials are:

February 11: Our Lady of Lourdes
May 3: The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
May 13: Our Lady of Fatima
May 24: Our Mother of Sheshan
July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
August 5: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
September 12: The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 10: Our Lady of Loreto
December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe
 

May

The Blessed Virgin Mary
Days Celebrated by the Church during the month of May
 

• • May 13 Our Lady of Fatima
  • May 31 The Visitation
  • Monday after Pentecost Sunday, Mary Mother of the Church

                                     (This year it is celebrated on May 24, 2021)
 
 

We give special honor to
Our lady, the Blessed Mother, of our Lord Jesus Christ
during the Month of May.
 

Our Lady of Grace

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women,
and Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

“Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.  But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.  Then the angel said to her "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,^*  and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end"         (Luke 1:28-33

Mary said yes to the will of God, when he called her.  God’s plan for Mary included her to be conceived without original sin (We celebrate her Immaculate Conception on December 8^th), so she could conceive the Son of God. 
Mary responded:  “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word”     (Lk 1:38).  
  
She proclaims with joy to her cousin Elizabeth “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Lk.1:46-47).    [The Canticle of Mary (the Magnificat) Lk 1 46-55]
 
 
Mary, daughter of God, spouse of the Holy Spirit and Mother of Jesus, spent her life giving service and great devotion to her son, Jesus, from the cave in Bethlehem where she gave birth to Him, to Calvary in Jerusalem where she stood by His cross at His Crucifixion.  Her life was full of Grace.  Mary exemplifies humility, obedience, and service to God.
 
While Jesus was dying on the Cross, He gave us His mother to be our Mother also, when he entrusted her to St. John's care (Jn 19: 26-27).   As our Mother, she continues to look after us from Heaven.  She has appeared many times to provide us with messages from Heaven:  Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Carmel, and many others. 
 
During these apparitions, Mary asks us to have more devotion to Our Lord, amend our lives, ask for pardon for our sins, and cease offending our Lord.  She also asks us to pray for world peace.  Mother Mary asks us to offer our prayers up for the reparation of sins, conversion of sinners and sins against her immaculate heart. 

She asks us to listen to her Son and do what He asks of us: follow God’s Commandments; love one another as He loves us, trust in Him. 

At Fatima Mother Mary asked us to become devoted to her Immaculate Heart. “Jesus wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world. I promise salvation to those who embrace it” (The Blessed Mother on June 13, 1917).  She asks us to pray the Rosary.  When we pray the Rosary, we are meditating on the life of Christ, her son.
 
During this month we should spend time with Mary through Prayer or reading books about Mary; and also follow in Mary’s footsteps of humility, obedience, and service to God.

Always pray for the courage to stand with Christ no matter what it may cost us, as Mother Mary did.
 

Here are some prayers to get you started.
 
Click here -   The Rosary 

"When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory and is more meritorious than any other prayer."  - St. Louis De Montfort 

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Here are some prayers you can say to honor the Blessed Mother 
during the month of May and throughout the year. 

Click here -  Marian Prayers 

A PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART
CHILDREN'S PRAYER TO MARY
CONSECRATION TO MARY
DON BOSCO'S PRAYER TO MARY
AN ELECTION PRAYER TO MARY
A PRAYER IN HONOR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
THE MAGNIFICAT
THE MEMORARE
A PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
A PRAYER OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
POPE JOHN PAUL II'S PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES
REGINA CAELI (O QUEEN OF HEAVEN)

Click here - "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary" 
Total Consecration to Jesus and Mary

“If you live this devotion sincerely, you will give more glory to Jesus in a month than in many years of a more demanding devotion.” 

-- St. Louis De Monfort

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Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
 
O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As your children, we implore your intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before you today, especially... (special intention).
 
We are comforted in knowing your heart is ever open to those who ask for your prayer. We trust to your gentle care and intercession, those whom we love and who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us, Holy Mother, to bear our burdens in this life until we may share eternal life and peace with God forever.     Amen.

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Prayers To Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Novena  Prayer

Oh most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (say three times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (say three times). Amen.

 

Prayer of Thanksgiving to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, incomparable mother of all your children, blessed are you because our afflictions were not hidden from you and we are able joyfully to proclaim your  help and mercy. We wish to thank you for the benefits we have received from you and we are delighted to try to express this to you. But far beyond what words are able to do, you can read the gratitude in the depth of our hearts. We ask that your watchful intercession assist us during the rest of our lives. May you guide us that we persevere in faithfulness to the Lord and in our love for you, so that we can be united with you in eternal thanksgiving to Jesus, who lives and reigns forever. Amen.