“I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May.” -Pope Francis

The month of May is traditionally considered the month of Mary, a month especially dedicated to devotion to Our Lady, the Mother of God and the Mother of all of us. In May, we celebrate Mother’s Day, and it is only fitting that we spend a whole month celebrating especially the Mother who is model of all mothers, the Mother God chose for His own Son. 

This is a month to grow in devotion to Mary as Our Mother.  At the foot of the cross, Jesus said to His mother, who was standing with the beloved disciple (who represents each one of us), “Woman, behold your son.” And then to the beloved disciple—and to each of us--“Behold your mother.”  And then, the Gospel tells us, “From that hour the disciple took her into his home.”  (John 19:26-27)  In the month of May, Jesus invites us in a special way to take Mary into our homes, to show her a special honor, to receive her as our Mother in the spiritual life, and to let her lead us closer to the heart of Jesus.

How can we grow in devotion to Mary this month?

Pray the rosary daily, either individually or as a family.  If you live alone, invite others to join you in the rosary some days via an online platform.

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If you already regularly pray the rosary daily, we invite you to renew that practice, suggesting especially that you pray a scriptural rosary this month.

Finally, we encourage you to begin or renew the practice of praying three Hail Mary’s each night, before you go to bed.  With these three Hail Mary’s we ask Our Mother to “tuck us in,” spiritually, keeping watch over our bodies and souls, especially asking for the gift of purity of body and soul.