Honoring mary

May- the Month of Mary

The Church honors Mary, the mother of Jesus, with special devotion, especially during month of May. Why do we honor Mary? The main reason is because God Himself honored her by choosing her to be the mother of His only Son, Jesus. Mary is the first disciple and a model disciple for us to follow in our walk with Jesus. Why? Because she was the first one to accept Jesus when she said yes to the angel Gabriel at the Annunciation.

We too are asked to say yes and follow Jesus, and ask for Mary's help and intercession along the way. Throughout her life she showed us many different ways to follow Jesus:

• Helping others - Immediately after learning of her own pregnancy, Mary set out "in haste" to help her cousin Elizabeth.
• Searching and following Jesus - when Mary and Joseph lost Jesus in the temple, they didn't stop searching until they found him.
• "Do whatever he tells you" - During the wedding at Cana Mary tells the waiter "do whatever He tells you".

Learn Why May is the Month of Mary and 10 Reasons to Love and Honor Mary in these articles from the National Catholic Register.

Ideas and resources to honor Mary 

• Watch Gayle's videos below on the month of Mary and praying the rosary
• Consider a walking pilgrimage to a local Marian church or shrine during this month. Join and be inspired by others doing the same - Modern Catholic Pilgrim
• Other Marian prayers such as the Hail Mary, Memorare, and Hail Holy Queen
• Read about some of our parishioners devotions to Mary in these #IamSaintBrigid articles on devotions to Mary and Our Lady of Guadalupe 
• Resources from the USCCB - including prayers, videos, and more