"The month of May is beginning. Our Lord wants us to make good use of this opportunity to increase in his love through dealing with his Mother. Let's try each day to show her, through little things, little attentions, that we, her children, love her, that our holiness and apostolate are becoming something real, that we are making a constant effort to contribute to the salvation which Christ has brought to the world." (Saint Josemaría, Christ is Passing By , 149)

"(The prayer of the Holy Rosary is a) contemplative prayer that is accessible to all, old and young...

In the prayer of the Rosary we turn to the Virgin Mary so that she may bring us ever closer to her son Jesus, so as to know him and to love him more and more. And as we repeat “Hail Mary”, we meditate on the mysteries, the joyous, luminous, painful and glorious phases of Christ’s life, but also of our lives because we journey with the Lord. This simple prayer, in fact, helps us to contemplate all that God in his love has done for us and for our salvation, and allows us to understand that our life is united to that of Christ. In prayer, we bring everything to God, our struggles, our wounds, our fears, but also our joys, our gifts, our loved ones... all to God. By praying, we allow God to enter our time, to welcome and transfigure all that we experience.

Often make use of this powerful instrument, the prayer of the Holy Rosary, because it brings peace to hearts, to families, the Church and the World." (Pope Francis, 18 June 2017)

Resources for the Month of May:

• To Jesus Through Mary (homily of Saint Josemaría)
• New Mediterranans (V): "To Jesus, Through Mary" 
• Pope Francis: "I always keep two things in my pocket"
• Pope Francis Adds 3 New Titles to the Litany of Loreto
• "Totus Tuus!" (words of Saint John Paul II on praying the Rosary)