In this brand new month of May, our devotions turn to our Mothers and Mary.
I know I will be saying a few extra prayers to Mother Mary for our world and the church.
Don't forget May 1st is National Prayer Day and 1st Friday devotions right after.
Again, let's storm the heavens with Prayer for our world and the church!
God Bless you all!
Jessica
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Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
Prayer of St. Gertrude saluting the Blessed Mother of God
This is taken from the book, "The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great by the nuns of her monastery, Part Three, Chapter 18, page 172 published by Tan:
"The following day, as Gertrude prayed, the Mother of God appeared to her, in the presence of the ever-adorable Trinity, under the form of a white lily, with three leaves, one standing erect and the other two bent down. By this she understood that it was not without reason that the Blessed Mother of God was called the white lily of the Trinity, since she contained in herself, with more plentitude and perfection than any other creature, the virtues of the Most Holy Trinity, which she had never sullied by the slightest stain of sin. The upright leaf of the lily represented the omnipotence of God the Father and the two leaves which bent down, the wisdom and love of the Son and the Holy Spirit, to which the Holy Virgin approaches so nearly. Then the Blessed Virgin made known to her that if anyone salutes her devoutly as the white lily of the Trinity and the vermilion rose of Heaven, she will show her how she prevails by the omnipotence of the Father, how skillful she is in procuring the salvation of men by the wisdom of the Son, and with what an exceeding love her heart is filled by the charity of the Holy Ghost. The Blessed Virgin added these words: "I will appear at the hour of death to those who salute me thus in such glory, that they will anticipate the very joys of Heaven." From this time the Saint frequently saluted the Holy Virgin or her images with these words:
"Hail, White Lily, of the ever-peaceful and glorious Trinity!
Hail, Vermilion Rose, the delight of Heaven, of whom the King
of Heaven was born and by whose milk He was nourished!
Do thou feed our souls with the effusions of your divine influences.
Hail! Vivifying Gem of Divine Nobility!
Hail! Most Loving Jesus, Unfading flower of human dignity!
Thou art my Sovereign and only Good."
This is taken from the book, "The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great by the nuns of her monastery, Part Three, Chapter 18, page 172 published by Tan:
"The following day, as Gertrude prayed, the Mother of God appeared to her, in the presence of the ever-adorable Trinity, under the form of a white lily, with three leaves, one standing erect and the other two bent down. By this she understood that it was not without reason that the Blessed Mother of God was called the white lily of the Trinity, since she contained in herself, with more plentitude and perfection than any other creature, the virtues of the Most Holy Trinity, which she had never sullied by the slightest stain of sin. The upright leaf of the lily represented the omnipotence of God the Father and the two leaves which bent down, the wisdom and love of the Son and the Holy Spirit, to which the Holy Virgin approaches so nearly. Then the Blessed Virgin made known to her that if anyone salutes her devoutly as the white lily of the Trinity and the vermilion rose of Heaven, she will show her how she prevails by the omnipotence of the Father, how skillful she is in procuring the salvation of men by the wisdom of the Son, and with what an exceeding love her heart is filled by the charity of the Holy Ghost. The Blessed Virgin added these words: "I will appear at the hour of death to those who salute me thus in such glory, that they will anticipate the very joys of Heaven." From this time the Saint frequently saluted the Holy Virgin or her images with these words:
"Hail, White Lily, of the ever-peaceful and glorious Trinity!
Hail, Vermilion Rose, the delight of Heaven, of whom the King
of Heaven was born and by whose milk He was nourished!
Do thou feed our souls with the effusions of your divine influences.
Hail! Vivifying Gem of Divine Nobility!
Hail! Most Loving Jesus, Unfading flower of human dignity!
Thou art my Sovereign and only Good."
Laudem Gloriae thank you that was wonderful!
a loving bump to the top for our dearest Mother Mary of May. 
I am going to try and go to the Lady Chapel every day during May to pray a rosary and perhaps the Litany of Our Lady.
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