Look to Mary Who Will Give You a "Deeper Understanding" of Jesus and the Holy Trinity

We celebrate the Blessed Mother's birthday today, nine months after the feast of her Immaculate Conception on December 8th. Let us all give her a gift today by praying the joyful mysteries of the rosary. 

Mary's great desire was to give Jesus to the world, the Word made flesh. What a great day to take a rosary walk with her entrusting your prayers into her hands with all the graces to be dispensed as she wishes. You can be sure that they will be used in a way most beneficial to you and your family.

When I was praying this morning a line of music kept running through my mind: "Queen of the angels, queen of the saints." It reminded me of all the Marian processions of my childhood, dressed in Sunday best, often wearing a crown of flowers. I once made crowns for all my sisters from dogwood blossoms. 

Sunday Meditation: Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother!

For Our Lady's birthday, I'm reading Pope St. Pius X's encyclical Ad Diem Illum. He wrote it in honor of the 50 year jubilee of the dogmatic declaration in 1854 of her Immaculate Conception. That dogma was declared by Pope Pius IX in his own encyclical, Ineffabilis Deus. If I finish reading the encylical by Pope Pius X, I will read the original declaration.

Sunday Meditation: Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother!

LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Happy Birthday, Mother Mary!

Light a candle for Mary today. In fact, if you have children, why not celebrate with a birthday cake?

Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother!

Today the Church celebrates the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother! If you have any special needs, this is a good day to put them at the feet of Mary and beg her intercession.

Why not give her a rosary as a birthday present and let her know you have conficence in her maternal protection and intercession. She can't help but be pleased by the compliment.

Mary, you know the two special intentions I'm praying for: a healing for my brother John and the sale of our daughter's house so her family can move back to Virginia. I wrap them up today for you and beg for the gift of a favorable answer in honor of your birthday if they are pleasing to your Son. Jesus, please show the power of your mother's intercession on this, her birthday!

All for Jesus through Mary!

(This beautiful statue of the Holy Family is in the building that houses the dining hall at Mt. St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD.)

Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother

What will you give the Blessed Mother for her birthday?

Some suggestions:

A 20-decade rosary
A five-decade rosary
A novena of Memorares
Five Hail Mary's
A visit to your local church to pray and light a candle
Mass for Mary's intentions
Call your mom and pray a Hail Mary together
Have a special dessert after dinner and sing a Marian hymn together.
Have a birthday cake with a candle and sing Happy Birthday.
Read the Annunciation story and the infancy narratives in St. Luke's Gospel.