Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is universal within Catholic history and traditions. May Processions, the Rosary, novenas, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and candles in front of Our Lady's Statue are all practices which Catholics have shared for centuries. Apparitions have taken place in many places in the world and shrines built to commemorate them. This lens is about some of these practices, places and their history.
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Mary Gardens
The Mary Garden site has a plant list with over 1,200 names! Something for every garden, in every climate can no doubt be found on this list.
Plant a Mary Garden and have a space for meditation and peace in your own yard. Join with friends and plant a Mary Garden at your church and share a space for healing and peace.
Marian Gardens and Shrines on Amazon
Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends & Meditations (Living Legends of Our Lady)
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Shrines of Our Lady: A Guide to Fifty of the World's Most Famous Marian Shrines
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Marian Shrines of the United States: A Pilgrim's Travel Guide
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The Cult of the Virgin: Offerings, Ornaments, and Festivals
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Christian Apparition Shrines: Places of Pilgrimage and Prayer (Year of the Rosary)
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Mary with White Roses on CafePress.com/margueritemanor
May is Mary's Month
At my Catholic girls' high school we had a beautiful, large outdoor statue and the seniors in their white graduation robes carried out the tradition of the May procession with one girl climbing a ladder to place the crown of white flowers on the head of the statue. Everyone who attended sang Marian hymns and prayed the Rosary together.
In my childhood, we also had a May altar almost every year. My father made us a little wooden altar (which I still use to display family pictures) and we carefully set it up with a statue of Mary and small vases which we replenished with fresh flowers every day. I remember lilacs, lily of the valley, roses and violets blooming in our small yard. It was easy to keep the flowers fresh. We recited the rosary in the living room where our May altar was displayed for the entire month.
A May altar would be even easier to set up than a Mary garden and if you are looking for a source for hymns please check the Mary Page at the University of Dayton, which is noted in the links section.
More on Marian Shrines on Amazon
Bernadette Speaks: A Life of St. Bernadette Soubirous in Her Own Words
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A Holy Life: The Writings of St. Bernadette of Lourdes
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The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Empress of America
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Mexican Phoenix: Our Lady of Guadalupe: Image and Tradition across Five Centuries
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The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Empress of the Americas
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The Rosary and the titles of Our Lady
For information on the titles of Mary please see this link within the Mary Page at the University of Dayton
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary//resources/titles/HailMary.html .
Pray for Peace, Pray the Rosary on CafePress.com/margueritemanor
Great Stuff on Amazon
Marian Apparitions and Marian Prayers on Amazon
Fatima: The Story Behind the Miracles
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The Meaning of Knock
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The Greatest Marian Prayers: Their History, Meaning, and Usage
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Hail Mary: A Marian Book of Hours
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100 Names of Mary: Stories and Prayers
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Links to Marian Sources and Rosaries
- History and Traditions of the Rosary
- This the link to my lense on the Rosary.
- The Mary Page
- The Mary Page at the University of Dayton is one of the most wonderful destinations on the web. I can get lost on this site for hours!
- Rose Petal Rosaries
- A place to have a custom rosary made that includes your own flowers.
- Rosary Workshop
- The most beautiful handmade rosaries and chaplets are here. This is also one of the most beautiful sites on the Internet. Another one that can keep one occupied, it is a place for meditation and prayer.
- Mary Gardens
- Links to an organization that specializes in gardens devoted to Mary. Includes devotional meanings of flowers.
Guestbook for Marian Devotions
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