The month of May is a special time for Catholics to pay homage to our blessed Mother Mary. We pay homage to her, we honour Mary, we do not worshop her. Mary was conceived and lived a life 'full of Grace' (Luke 1:18) and she wishes very much to share the graces given her by God on our behalf.
Mary, chosen by God, you believed the angel’s message and became the Mother of Jesus.
You welcomed shepherds and wise men: Pray for us, Mary, that Jesus may live in us.
Mary, you were beside Jesus at the wedding feast at Cana, and you noticed that the servants were worried that the wine was running out.
You told them to do whatever Jesus would ask of them, and then he changed water into wine
in jars that the servants had filled to the brim: Mary, ask your Son to fill us with the Holy Spirit.
Mary, your love met Jesus, your Son, as he suffered on the cross: Mary, in your love,
support us as we carry our crosses in daily life.
Mary, you stayed with the friends of Jesus, waiting for the Holy Spirit to change their lives at Pentecost: Mary, wait with us
and our families and friends so that we, too, may receive all the promises of Jesus, your Son.
Amen
The above is an excerpt from Praying Each Day of the Year, a three-volume book by Nicholas Hutchinson, FSC.
