May is a very special month of the year for us as we remember Mary, the Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all. A full month is given over by the Church to Mary and during this month we are asked to think about Mary, say special prayers to Mary, have May Altars, sing hymns to Mary, have May processions with statues of Mary, all to tell Mary how much we love her, to ask her to help us to stay close to her son Jesus and to try to live as Jesus shows us.
There are lots of ideas of activities we can participate in to celebrate Mary during the Month of May.
Here are a few ideas for you to do at home:
- Create your own May Altar inside or outside your house in the garden or yard
- Draw/Paint a picture of Mary and place it in your window
- Write a prayer to Mary asking for her blessing during the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Look at the stories of Mary in the Bible. Choose your favourite and retell it in words and pictures
- Take time to pray quietly with one of the stories of Mary - this is called meditation
- Find as many hymns to Mary as possible - sing some of them together
- Say the Rosary together as a family-make your own Rosary Beads
- Complete some Mary craft activities
