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Monday, May 21

The month of May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance

This Christian custom of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin arose at the end of the 13th century. In this way, the Church was able to Christianize the secular feasts which were wont to take place at that time. In the 16th century, books appeared and fostered this devotion.

The practice became especially popular among the members of the Jesuit Order — by 1700 it took hold among their students at the Roman College and a bit later it was publicly practiced in the Gesu Church in Rome. From there it spread to the whole Church.

The practice was granted a partial indulgence by Pius VII in 1815 and a plenary indulgence by Pius IX in 1859. With the complete revision of indulgences in 1966 and the decreased emphasis on specific indulgences, it no longer carries an indulgence; however it certainly falls within the category of the First General Grant of Indulgences. (A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who, in the performance of their duties and in bearing the trials of life, raise their mind with humble confidence to God, adding — even if only mentally — some pious invocation.

Thus every 5 mins b4 lunch time in sch, e bell will ring and we r suppse to say The Angelus.

The Angelus
V: The angel of the lord declared unto Mary.
R: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
*say e Hail Mary
V: Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
*say e Hail Mary
V: And the Word was made Flesh.
R: And dwelt among us.
*say e Hail Mary
V: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray
O Lord it was through the message of an angle that we learned of the incarnation of Christ, Your Son. Pour your grace into our hearts, and by his Passion and Cross bring us to the Glory ofhis Resurrection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

The only word fer me is I
The sweetest word fer me is LOVE
The only one for me is YOU
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