Mary and the Birds
The month of May is an exciting month for many people. It is marked by special holidays like Mother’s Day and Memorial Day. Graduations take place. And we begin to transition to summer. Another hallmark for many homes is the welcoming of birds back to their yard. Where I live in Wisconsin, I welcome four […]
Most Catholics know that the month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Perhaps your parish holds a May Crowning, a lovely ceremony where children—usually young girls—adorn a statue of Mary with a wreath of flowers while the congregation sings a Marian hymn. And of course the greatest Marian apparition of modern times, […]
October is the month of the most Holy Rosary; November, the month to pray for the faithful departed; June we immerse ourselves in the ocean of mercy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; July we praise and worship the Precious Blood of Jesus, the price of our salvation. May is the month of Mary. Mary […]
I have a huge devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but I’m impeded by a lack of design skill (or interest, really) and a streak of laziness that allows me to be overwhelmed at the drop of a flower. Last year, I pulled myself together enough to clear a space on a shelf and have […]
Mother’s Day in the United States usually finds people celebrating in a big way. Mothers are showered with gifts, and restaurants experience one of their busiest days of the year as families treat Mom to dinner. People in the United States were celebrating Mother’s Day on that May 13, 1917, when our Blessed Mother first […]
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