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During the month of May, let us emulate Mary, who brought to her prayer that attitude of heart, mind, and being that says, ‘Speak, Lord your servant is listening.’ (1 Sam 3:10) Click here to see more of this meditation on Our Blessed Mother.

Click here for a reflection from Pope Francis on Mary, and what her actions at Cana teach us.

Mary’s prayer is her constant gift to us. She does not ask the Redeemer for anything opposed to the reign of God and therefore opposed to our best interests.

There was nothing grudging about Mary’s consent to what God asked of her; she responded with a joy that can exist only in one who is truly free. Her joy and her freedom originate in the same source: her consonance with the will of God. For more of this reflection, click the article title.

In no other creature is the humility of God more clearly reflected than in the heart of the Virgin Mary, who embodies the paradox of the Gospel. Mary exults because God works in her, not to accomplish her purposes, but his! For the full quote, click the article title.

The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary. Click the article title for a reflection from Cardinal James Hickey and a prayer from St. Bernard.