Celebrating the Month of Mary

The Church has long had a devotion to Mary, Mother of God.  In fact, this devotion would be considered a hallmark of our Catholic identity.  For the month of May, a month traditionally dedicated to Mary, we are going to incorporate the Hail Mary into our prayer life at school and you are invited to do the same at home.
It is important to note that we don’t worship Mary, but we honour her.  That is, we hold her in high esteem and recognise her role in our salvation history.  The Church honours Mary in many ways – through specific feast days, prayers, devotions, hymns, art and even recognising her as the Mother of the Church.  As our spiritual mother – given to us by Jesus on Good Friday – she is an example of a committed “Yes” to the will of God and therefore an excellent example of discipleship for the rest of us.  This month, let us pray that, like Mary, we will be open to the will of God in our lives.