Dedication of the Month
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Mary, the Blessed Mother
is crowned
Queen of Heaven and Earth.
During the Month of May we Crown the Blessed Mother. If you would like to Crown the Blessed Mother in your home you can follow the link above titled "May Crowning"
Entrustment to Mary
by Pope John Paul II
- University of Dayton
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!
Say the Prayer
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
(repeat 3 times)
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
(repeat 3 times)
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Pray for us, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
(repeat 3 times)
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May
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Days Celebrated in May by the Church
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- May 13 Our Lady of Fatima/Our Lady of the Rosary
- May 31 The Visitation
- Monday after Pentecost Sunday, The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (This year it is celebrated on June 6th 2022)
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.
Luke 1:28-33 “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"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 8th), so she could conceive the Son of God. Luke 1:38
Mary responded: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word”
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 on 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
Click on Marian Prayers
The Magnificat
Memorare
Regin Coeli
and more...
Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is Celebrated on June 25th this year)
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.
Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
St. Louis de Montfort says:
" The more a soul is consecrated to Mary the more it is consecrated to Jesus!"
“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.”
Click on 'How to say the Total Consecration' -