31 Days of May
For the month of May, each day, consider one aspect of Mary’s life and pray that you might be able to follow her motherly example.
- Faith: Lord, I believe. I want to believe as the one who believes most. Lord, increase my faith!
- Hope: Lord, I hope. I want to hope as the one who hopes most. Lord, increase my hope!
- Charity: Lord, I love. I want to love as the one who love most. Lord, increase my love!
- Love for God the Father: Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father, teach me to live as a child of God. For God, all the glory. Deo omnis Gloria!
- Love for God the Son: Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son, teach me to love Jesus.
- Love for God the Holy Spirit: Hail Mary, Spouse of God the Holy Spirit.
- Humility: Mary knows herself to be nothing before God: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to your word. (Lk 1:38)
- Fortitude, strength of character: Holy Mary, our refuge and our strength.
- Fidelity: Mary is ever faithful: Most sweet heart of Mary, keep us on the safe way.
- Purity, chastity: Mother of the Fair Love, help you children. Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis, filios tuos adiuva.
- Poverty, detachment: Lord, set my heart free from all earthly ties.
- Obedience to the divine will: Not my will, but yours be done. (Lk 22:42)
- Cooperation with God’s plan of Redemption: Mary, let it be.
- Life of prayer: Mary, teach me to pray more and better all the time.
- Care for little things: Mary, may I put greater effort in everything.
- Spirit of service: Lord, like Mary, I will serve you! Serviam!
- Wholehearted dedication to God: Mary, I’m all yours. Totus Tuus (JPII)
- Patience: Holy Mary, Queen of Peace, teach me to be patient.
- Perseverance: Most Sweet Heart of Mary, prepare us a safe way. Cor Mariae dulcissimum, iter para tutum. (St. Josemaria Escriva)
- Love for Jesus and St. Joseph: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I always be with you. Jesus, Maria y Jose, que este siempre con los tres. (St. Josemaria)
- Sense of Responsibility: Mary, teach me to be in the little things of each day.
- Love for souls, apostolic zeal: Jesus and Mary: souls! Apostolic souls! They are for you, for your glory. (Cf. The Way, n 804, St. Josemaria)
- Gratitude to God: Thanks be to you, O Lord, thanks be to you.
- Love for the Cross: Mary, may your love bind me to your Son’s cross. (Cf. The Way, n 497, St. Josemaria)
- Order: Most Sweet Heart of Mary, make my heart burn with love for Jesus.
- Concern for the Church: Mary, help me to love my Mother, the Church.
- Cheerful acceptance of contradictions: Mary, cause of our joy, pray for us.
- Perfection in her work: Virgin most faithful, help me to put greater care in all that I do.
- Confident petition to God for all our needs: Holy Mary, pray for us always.
- Motherly care for us her children: Most Sweet Heart of Mary, show yourself to be our mother. Cor Mariae dulcissimum, monstra te esse matrem. (St. Josemaria)
- Prompt correspondence to grace: Mother of divine grace, intercede for us. rjs
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