In my last article, I looked to the rosary as the Marian devotion par excellence.  Some people may find the rosary difficult to pray, or they desire to honor Mary in another way or additional ways.  Below are twelve other ways in which a person can honor Mary beside the rosary.  By no means should this list be considered exhaustive.

1.  Angelus and Regina Caeli

Catholics have had a long tradition of sanctifying the day through prayer.   In years gone past, and at some churches still today, church bells toll at six, noon, and six, encouraging those in ear shot to nod their head in prayer.  They pray the Angelus during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Ordinary Time; and the Regina Caeli during the Easter Season.  These two beautiful prayers encourage us to call to mind the incarnation and heavenly realities during our day to day work.  Also, you do not have to pray them as six, noon, and six.  If it is difficult for you to do so, consider praying the Angelus or Regina Caeli at meal times.

2.  The Hail Mary

This seems rather simple, right?  Oftentimes…

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On the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (Monday after Pentecost, Jun 10, 2019), Fr. Alan relates the reasons behind the declaration of this new memorial, decreed by Pope Francis in 2018.

“Mother of the Church” is the Marian title proclaimed officially by Pope St. Paul VI at the Second Vatican Council, and expresses the Church’s filial veneration for her mother, the Mother of Christ and of all the members of His Mystical Body. As the Council prayed and yearned for the realization of a “new Pentecost,” the Church now gathers around Mary, just as the Apostles did in the Upper Room before the first Pentecost, awaiting in prayerful vigil the powerful intervention of the Holy Spirit and His gift of the new life of grace.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

Readings:

1st: Acts 1:12-14
Resp: Ps 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7
Gsp: Jn 19:25-34

More on the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/about/divine-worship/liturgical-calendar/mother-of-the-church.cfm

Additional resources and reading:
– Decree on the celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar (http://www.cultodivino.va/content/cultodivino/it/documenti/decreti-generali/decreti-generali/2018/de-beata-maria-virgine-ecclesiae-matre/decretum/englih.html)

– “Mater Ecclesiae – Mary, our mother, and mother of the Church” By Bishop James Conley, Diocese of Lincoln, NE (https://www.lincolndiocese.org/op-ed/bishop-s-column/10789-mater-ecclesiae-mary-our-mother-and-mother-of-the-church)

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