May. Month to pray.

And now it is May!



It is a month to pray the rosary; to start if you haven't ever done it and wondered about it. 
To learn a bit more about it if you don't understand it (no it's not deifying Mary, it's asking for prayers). It's a month of springtime and beauty, and I have found such comfort and grace in this prayer of contemplation.
This video above is from last year and is about praying for our dedicated priests.  Most of the priests in this world are good holy men, who give their lives in service and prayer, for us.  They can certainly use some of our prayers, right back.
Think about it.
It's easier than it looks and it's May!
All the hip folks are doing it!
Happy May!

Feast o' Beads: Our Lady of the Rosary

It's the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary!

While there is much to say about the rosary and our Lady of the Rosary, I'm just gonna say this:
I pray the rosary.
Not as often as I should or as I mean to.
It comforts me, soothes me, strengthens me....
But it also is one of my best tools for intensively praying for others, and I have a long list and it does me good to remember them all.
Praying the rosary lifts my eyes off my sorry selfish self and helps me help others in a tiny yet big way.

So today I will pray a rosary, for the intentions of you all who are on my prayer list (you know who you are, well, most of  you anyhow) and in thanksgiving for this beautiful meditative prayer.




Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Don't forget that it's May

Because May is a special month, this is a last reminder.  Better late than never. And, never too late.




It's true, so many religious...not only priests but also monks, brothers, sisters...they pray the rosary for us, every day.  For you. For me.  And I know it makes a difference.  I count on it.  I think the least we can do is say thank you by praying back for them sometimes too.  Think about it.

I do, too. Every day.

May is the month of Mary, and the rosary.
I would challenge you to try it if you don't already.

It's probably the best thing I do every day, even when I don't do the best one ever.
Doing this makes every day just a little better, on all levels. Period.
So. Yeah.
I pray the rosary.