Month of Mary, Prayer for Our Mothers

Rev. Fr. John Fullerton, US District Superior, writes to faithful Catholics about the importance of remembering our Heavenly Mother, as well as our earthly mothers and grandmothers during the month of May: Dear Friends and Benefactors, Catholics the world over have long recognized the month of May as a time of special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. As early as the 13th century, Spain and Germany developed their unique devotions to Our Blessed Mother, which gradually spread throughout Christendom. This organic movement culminated in 1954 with Pope Pius XII’s encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam, which established the Feast of the Queenship of Mary on May 31 of each year.Today, Catholics of all geographies and rites show their love for Our Lady through pious devotions and special feast days. It is only natural, then, that Catholics in the United States make a connection between the holy celebration of the Mother of God and the secular holiday of Mother’s Day. Just as Catholics honor Our La