It's the month of Our Lady as I write this post ! And a wonderful month to celebrate The Blessed Mother of God. I decided to compile some of the crafts we do in our home to celebrate and honor Jesus' mother, all year long. Here are some of our crafts that we've done, as well as my Virgin Mary Liturgical Folders with lots of coloring pages and special prayers, to celebrate Mary all through the month of May
. . . and all year long. I hope you find some useful fun ideas to use in your own home. (Click on the titles for more details)
Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe (scroll down in the post a bit)
Bake Cookies and decorate with the letter M, in honor of Our Lady
The Annunciation (scroll down to the end of the post)
Our Lady of Fatima (scroll down a bit in the post)
The Immaculate Hart of Mary (scroll down a bit in the post)
Our Lady of the Rosary (scroll down a bit)
Make a Mary candle
If you have a Mary statue, crown Our Lady in the month of May, or on the Feast of Our Lady's Queenship in August. We made a simple crown using wire. I strung little plastic beads, and then tied little light blue bows in between the beads, around the crown, using chiffon ribbon.
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
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
Holy Mary, Child Most Precious
Tune: SING OF MARY (Pleading Savior, 1830)
Holy Mary, Child most precious, joy of the Holy Trinity.
Purest daughter soon to bless us; Holy Spirit’s bride to be!
Heavenly child and purest temple, from your cradle send your grace.
Make us pure and sweet and simple, as the love shining from your face.
Holy Mary, Child sublime, garden of virtue, full of grace.
Gate of Heaven make us thine, as we reach out for your embrace!
Heavenly child and fairest dove, beautiful lily, oh so sweet.
Fill us with your trusting love, as we lay flowers at your feet.
Holy Mary, Child of life, mirror of love and hope and peace.
In the sorrow of our strife, teach us the way; our faith increase!
Heavenly child and mystical rosebud, Mother of Mercy, soon to weep.
To thee we bring this song of love to console you as you sleep.
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Maria Bambina Guild
Huntington Massachusetts, USA 01050
Read about Our Lady's influence in my life here and here.
Have you been considering consecration of your life to Jesus through Mary? I've posted on my own consecration journey here. For more on consecration, check here.
Gardenia