3547 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
Phone: 513-861-1295
Pastor: Rev. Todd Grogan
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Honoring Mary in the Month of May

"The month of May is almost here, a month which the piety of the faithful has long dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. Our heart rejoices at the thought of the moving tribute of faith and love which will soon be paid to the Queen of Heaven in every corner of the earth. For this is the month during which Christians, in their churches and their homes, offer the Virgin Mother more fervent and loving acts of homage and veneration; and it is the month in which a greater abundance of God's merciful gifts comes down to us from our Mother's throne.
We are delighted and consoled by this pious custom associated with the month of May, which pays honor to the Blessed Virgin and brings such rich benefits to the Christian people. Since Mary is rightly to be regarded as the way by which we are led to Christ, the person who encounters Mary cannot help but encounter Christ likewise. For what other reason do we continually turn to Mary except to seek the Christ in her arms, to seek our Savior in her, through her, and with her? To Him men are to turn amid the anxieties and perils of this world, urged on by duty and driven by the compelling needs of their heart, to find a haven of salvation, a transcendent fountain of life." (MENSE MAIO, ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PAUL VI ON PRAYERS DURING MAY FOR PRESERVATION OF PEACE, #1-2, APRIL 29, 1965)
+For information about our Annunciation Parish May Crowning Celebration on May 6th, click here. 

+For information about Mary and Marian devotion from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, click here.

+To download the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' brochure, "Mary, Mother of Our Lord", click here. 

+Create a May Shrine in your home with an image of Mary, some Easter Water from the Baptismal Font at church, and some flowers.  You could even create a Mary Garden at home.  For more information on flowers associated with Mary and Mary Gardens, click on the links below:
Mary's Flowers
Flowers of Our Lady
Mary's Gardens home page

+To download "The Story of Mary" children's book from Loyola Press, click here.