The Month of May with Mary

First Meditation-

Read from The Life of Mary by Inos Biffi pgs. 6-11. (You can use any book about Mary you have at home, read the sections that pertain to the events around the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary.)

Study this painting of the Annunciation. There are many things in this painting that tell us about the Blessed Mother. Can you find them?

Think about Mary’s “Yes” to the Angel Gabriel. As we pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, ask Our Lady to help us be as humble and obedient as she is.

Listen to Mary’s beautiful prayer when she visits her cousin Elizabeth, the Magnificat. This version by John Michael Talbot is a personal favorite.

Are there roses, even wild ones, growing anywhere around your home? Go study them.Draw it or take a photograph. Mary is often referred to as the Mystical Rose. (Scroll down a bit to read about it.) Perhaps you can add words from the Magnificat or Hail Mary around your drawing as a border.

Here are two versions of rose quilt blocks. This one is four petals, like the link above mentions. This one is a little more complicated, but very pretty.