CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “May is Mary’s Month” – Cardinal Donald Wuerl (2012)
“During the month of #May, we celebrate many Catholic traditions and customs. May processions, the recitation of the rosary, Marian sodality celebrations and seeking the intercession of #Mary on Mother’s Day are all part of parish life. Also during May, we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin (May 31). In your family, you may even plant a Mary garden. The tradition of linking Mary and the month of May dates back to medieval times.
Throughout Christian history, devotion to Mary represents and manifests the Christian recognition of the intimacy of the bond between Mary and her son Jesus and her unique and determining role in the unfolding of God’s plan. We Catholics do not worship Mary, but we truly venerate her because she is Mother of Jesus, the Mother of God, the Mother of the Church and our mother. …”