May is the month of Mary. Catholics look to Mary to learn how to have faith in God and follow God in their daily lives. People learn from Mary’s example how to live as Christians and follow God. Mary is a model of faith. Mary always cooperated and trusted in God. She is an example of living and responding to God with faithfulness and love. Mary always said ‘yes’ to God. She responded with great hope and love to all God asked of her, even in times when she did not fully understand what God was asking of her.
Mary’s example of discipleship helps Catholics be people of faith, hope and love. The Rosary is one way Catholics can pray with Mary to become people of faith, hope and love. The Rosary is a special prayer which helps people think about and meditate on the life of Jesus. By praying and meditating on the rosary with Mary, people remember the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. They remember and meditate on important events in the lives of Jesus and his mother. Catholics use rosary beads to help them pray and meditate. The beads of a rosary are used to count the prayers as they are prayed out loud or in silence.
This year, Catholic Mission – Perth invites schools in Perth and Brisbane to go online to pray the Rosary together each weekday of May starting at 12noon in Perth and 2pm in Brisbane, by joining the following Zoom meeting room at https://tinyurl.com/28xh55p8 (Meeting room ID: 87491188450; Password: prayer).
For each rosary said together during the Month of Mary, we join our Holy Father, Pope Francis in asking for Our Lady’s solace, comfort and loving intervention into the lives of all who are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world and we pray for all the medical, health and pastoral workers caring for the sick and dying during these terrible times. May we all draw inspiration from their selflessness. Pope Francis says that praying together is our first missionary task, the very first. May our participation in this Rosary prayer across our country be our first act of selflessness during this Month of Mary.
Leon Bolding
Principal