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May 4, 2024
(Rev 11:19) And
the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament
was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an
earthquake and great hail.
(Rev 12:1) And
a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
CATHOLIC CULTURE: Month of Mary
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Antonio Cardinal Bacci: Meditations For Each Day: The Month of Mary
1. It is often said that May is the most beautiful month of the year.
The flowers are in full bloom, the weather is mild, and the first
fruits of the soil are beginning to reward man's labour. It is fitting
that we should dedicate to Mary the most beautiful month of the year,
for she is the most beautiful of God's creatures.
We should offer this month to Mary by increasing our love for her. We
should love her with a filial love, for she loves us with the heart of
a mother. If we contemplate her beauty and goodness, we shall be
inflamed with love for her. It will be a tender love such as we have
for our earthly mother, and at the same time a respectful and
worshipful love such as we ought to have for the Mother of God. Our
offering of the month of May to Mary should result in a twofold
resolution:—the resolution to make good our failings and to advance in
holiness. This is the only way in which we can prove the sincerity of
our affection, by deeds rather than by words. It is certain that we
have many faults of character. Let us examine ourselves in front of Our
Lady's altar by comparing our weakness with her magnificence of soul.
When we have discovered our failings, let us be courageous in
eradicating them. We can offer this sacrifice to Mary with love and
generosity, no matter how hard it may be.
We can spend every day of this month digging out those weeds in the
garden of our soul, which our passions and the influence of the devil
have helped to flourish. Let us plant and bring to perfection in their
place the flowers of Christian virtue. In this way we shall make the
month of May very pleasing to Mary.
2. This work of eradicating our faults and replacing them by their
opposite virtues is a difficult task which we cannot carry out on our
own. Prayer is necessary if we are to obtain the grace which we need.
During Mary's month we should beseech our heavenly Mother with greater
earnestness to obtain for us from her divine Son the grace which we
need to correct the evil in our nature and to perfect it in goodness.
Mary wants us to pray to her because she wishes to obtain for us the
graces which we require. She loves us very much and is ready to help us
to become, like her, living imitations of Jesus in so far as the
weakness of our nature will permit. Among our other prayers let us
remember to give pride of place to the Rosary, whether we recite it in
church or with the family. Let us include at least a quarter of an hour
of meditation; a daily visit, however short, to the Blessed Sacrament
and to Our Lady's altar; an examination of conscience in the evening;
and many ejaculatory prayers during the day which will express our love
for Mary and for her divine Son.
3. Holy Mary, my most tender Mother, I love you and desire to love you
more and more. I realise that I am spiritually poor and imperfect. You
who are close to the all-powerful God, please help me by your favour
and intercession. I know that Jesus will grant everything you ask of
Him. Obtain for me, therefore, during this month, the grace to
eradicate all my vices and to cause to flourish in my soul all the
virtues of which I stand in need. Set my heart on fire with the love of
God and help me to grow more and more like you and like your divine
Son. Amen.
EXCERPT MENSE MAIO ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PAUL VI:
"May she who experienced the cares and hardships of earthly life, the
weariness of daily toil, the hardships and trials of poverty, and the
sorrows of Calvary, come to aid the needs of the Church and the human
race. May she graciously lend an ear to the devout pleas of those all
over the world who beg her for peace. May she enlighten the minds of
those who rule nations. And finally, may she prevail on God, who rules
the winds and storms, to calm the tempests in men's warring hearts and
grant us peace in our day. What we seek is true peace grounded on the
sturdy foundations of justice and love—on a justice which recognizes
the legitimate rights of the weak as well as those of the strong; on a
love which keeps men from falling into error through excessive concern
for their own interests. Thus each person's rights may be safeguarded
without the rights of others being forgotten or violated".
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
114. Some hermits used to say, 'If you see a young man climbing up to
heaven by his own will, catch him by the foot and pull him down to
earth for it is not good for him.'
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