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Celebrating The Feast of Mary Help of Christians
With the Salesians of Don Bosco
Mary Help of Christians Coloring Sheet for her Feast Day
on Sunday, May 24. Have a happy Feast Day!
Please print and Color and tape it to your window so all can see you honor our Blessed Mother on Sunday for her Feast Day!
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Marian Day Triduum: May 22, 23.24: www.marysmonth2020.org/
" We invite each family and participant to live the Triduum in its entirety. Its scheduled events are the anchor points around which you can build your own Holy Family experience. Take the time to prepare for yourselves a daily schedule that will permit you to participate fully on each of the three days. This will then help you root the moments of your daily family life in communal worship, instruction, devotion, and shared reflection." /documents/2020/5/MM2020-TriduumHints.pdf______________________________________________________________________________
During the month of May, we honor Mary, our Blessed Mother. Let us go to The Blessed Mother Virgin Mary for help and strength. This month we want to express our love and devotion for Mary! Since we cannot gather in our classes and in church, we would like to share some activities you can do in your home as a family.
You can pray The Rosary as a family virtually with the Salesian family.
Each evening at 7pm:
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Celebrating The Feast of Mary Help of Christians
With the Salesians of DonBsoco:
www.marysmonth2020.org/
Pray the Hail Mary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUw4tjsBCmg
Pray the Rosary.
https://childrensrosary.org/?page_id=2049&lang=enLovely Lady Dressed in Blue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3lKeK8_WEEThe Holy Father, Pope Francis has given us 2 prayers
and asks that we alternate saying them daily.
First Prayer
O Mary,
You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who, at the foot of the cross,
were united with Jesus’ suffering,
and persevered in your faith.
“Protectress of the Roman people”,
you know our needs,
and we know that you will provide,
so that, as at Cana in Galilee,
joy and celebration may return
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform ourselves to the will of the Father
and to do what Jesus tells us.
For he took upon himself our suffering,
and burdened himself with our sorrows
to bring us, through the cross,
to the joy of the Resurrection.
Amen.
We fly to your protection,
O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions
in our necessities,
but deliver us always
from every danger,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
SECOND PRAYER
“We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God”.
In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is prey to suffering and anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and our Mother, and seek refuge under your protection.
Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes toward us amid this coronavirus pandemic. Comfort those who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who have died, and at times are buried in a way that grieves them deeply. Be close to those who are concerned for their loved ones who are sick and who, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with hope those who are troubled by the uncertainty of the future and the consequences for the economy and employment.
Mother of God and our Mother, pray for us to God, the Father of mercies, that this great suffering may end and that hope and peace may dawn anew. Plead with your divine Son, as you did at Cana, so that the families of the sick and the victims be comforted, and their hearts be opened to confidence and trust.
Protect those doctors, nurses, health workers and volunteers who are on the frontline of this emergency, and are risking their lives to save others. Support their heroic effort and grant them strength, generosity and continued health.
Be close to those who assist the sick night and day, and to priests who, in their pastoral concern and fidelity to the Gospel, are trying to help and support everyone.
Blessed Virgin, illumine the minds of men and women engaged in scientific research, that they may find effective solutions to overcome this virus.
Support national leaders, that with wisdom, solicitude and generosity they may come to the aid of those lacking the basic necessities of life and may devise social and economic solutions inspired by farsightedness and solidarity.
Mary Most Holy, stir all consciences, so that the enormous funds invested in developing and stockpiling arms will instead be spent on promoting effective research on how to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
Beloved Mother, help us realize that we are all members of one great family and to recognize the bond that unites us, so that, in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity, we can help to alleviate countless situations of poverty and need. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, constant in prayer.
Mary, Consolation of the Afflicted, embrace all your children in distress and pray that God will stretch out his all-powerful hand and free us from this terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course.
To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, do we entrust ourselves, O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.