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May is the Month of Mary. For centuries, the Catholic Church has set aside the entire month of May to honor Mary, Mother of God.  
Dedicating the month to Mary can be traced back to baroque times.  Although it wasn’t always held during May, Mary Month included thirty daily spiritual exercises honoring Mary.  It was in this era that Mary’s Month and May were combined, making May the Month of Mary with special devotions organised on each day throughout the month.

Pope Francis’ Prayers For The Month Of May

O Mary,

You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who, at the foot of the cross,
were united with Jesus’ suffering,
and persevered in your faith.

“Protectress of the Roman people”,
you know our needs,
and we know that you will provide,
so that, as at Cana in Galilee,
joy and celebration may return
after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform ourselves to the will of the Father
and to do what Jesus tells us.
For he took upon himself our suffering,
and burdened himself with our sorrows
to bring us, through the cross,
to the joy of the Resurrection.

Amen.

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Alex Schadenberg from the 'Euthanasia Prevention Coalition' warns the Irish people not to follow Canada's lead on Euthanasia legislation. "We have to wake up the people. It is never a good idea to pass a law that gives doctors or nurses or some group of people in your culture the right to kill you."

Alex Schadenberg from the 'Euthanasia Prevention Coalition' warns the Irish people not to follow Canada's lead on Euthanasia legislation as it has proved to be a slippery slope.

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"Don't follow Canada's lead" - Alex Schadenberg

Colm Flynn, EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, on the document ''Infinite Dignity' recently released by the Vatican which restates fundamental principles of Church teaching in regard to the inherent dignity of every person.

Colm Flynn, EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, on the document ''Infinite Dignity' recently released by the Vatican which restates fundamental principles of Church teaching in regard to the inherent dignity of every person.

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"The teachings have not changed" - Colm Flynn on 'Infinite Dignity' Vatican document

Fr Eamon Conway, co-founder of the G.R.A.C.E project, gives his assessment of the findings of their recent major report into the Attitudes and Behaviours within Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools and sums up the recommendations in three words - 'formation, formation, formation'.

Fr Eamon Conway, co-founder of the G.R.A.C.E project, gives his assessment of the findings of their recent major report into the Attitudes and Behaviours within Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools and sums up the recommendations in three words - 'formation, formation, formation'.

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"Formation, Formation, Formation" - Fr Eamon Conway on the G.R.A.C.E research report

Colm Flynn, EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, chats to Wendy about travelling with Pope Francis to Iraq and Mongolia and attending World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon along with 1.5 million young people.

Colm Flynn, EWTN News Vatican Correspondent, chats to Wendy about travelling with Pope Francis to Iraq and Mongolia and attending World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon along with 1.5 million young people.

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Travelling with Pope Francis - Colm Flynn

Caoimhe De Barra, CEO of Trócaire, says that Trocaire 'stands ready to do much in Gaza once we get the access'. For more info - https://www.trocaire.org/

Caoimhe De Barra, CEO of Trócaire, says that Trocaire 'stands ready to do much in Gaza once we get the access'.

For more info - https://www.trocaire.org/

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"It is absolutely awful because it is such a failure ..." Caoimhe De Barra on starvation in Gaza

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Caoimhe de Barra expresses her thanks to all who supported the recent Lenten campaign and explains how Trócaire is supporting people in Malawi who are losing their crops, food supplies and livelihood due to extreme rain and drought in the same year.

For more info - https://www.trocaire.org/

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"I cannot speak highly enough of the generosity of the Irish people" - Caoimhe de Barra

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan on the success of the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood that comes to an end on Good Shepherd Sunday (21 April 2024)

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan on the success of the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood that comes to an end on Good Shepherd Sunday (21 April 2024)

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Reviewing the Year for Vocations - Bishop Cullinan

Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, underlines that the focus for the upcoming second session in Rome this October of the Synod on Synodality will be 'how to be a synodal Church in Mission?'

Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, underlines that the focus for the upcoming second session in Rome this October of the Synod on Synodality will be 'how to be a synodal Church in Mission?'

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"I personally feel we need a missionary movement in the Church" - Cardinal Mario Grech

Julieann Moran looks back at the progress of the synodal pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland and the Universal Synod on the theme of synodality called by Pope Francis. See Synod.ie for all videos and documents featured in this video produced by iCatholic

Julieann Moran looks back at the progress of the synodal pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland and the Universal Synod on the theme of synodality called by Pope Francis.

See Synod.ie for all videos and documents featured in this video produced by iCatholic

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The Synodal Pathway - the journey so far

Have you ever thought that the Lord might be calling you to be a priest? Five priests from around Ireland share how they followed their vocation to the Diocesan priesthood, explaining what a priest is and his sublime mission in the world. This video was made at the request of the National Vocations Office, an office within the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, in honour of the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood held from April 30, 2023- April 21, 2024. The theme for the year is "Take the Risk for Christ." #Vocation #Priest #Priesthood #Christ #Christian #God #JesusChrist #CatholicMedia #Catholic #Christianity #Orthodox #Tradition #Irish #ireland ———SUPPORT iCatholic——— Donate: https://www.icatholic.ie/donation/

Have you ever thought that the Lord might be calling you to be a priest? Five priests from around Ireland share how they followed their vocation to the Diocesan priesthood, explaining what a priest is and his sublime mission in the world.

This video was made at the request of the National Vocations Office, an office within the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, in honour of the Year for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood held from April 30, 2023- April 21, 2024. The theme for the year is "Take the Risk for Christ."

#Vocation #Priest #Priesthood #Christ #Christian #God #JesusChrist #CatholicMedia #Catholic #Christianity #Orthodox #Tradition #Irish #ireland

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Take the Risk for Christ

Julieann Moran and Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon share with the Continental Assembly in Prague what has emerged to date from the Irish Church through the Synodal process of discernment

Julieann Moran and Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon share with the Continental Assembly in Prague what has emerged to date from the Irish Church through the Synodal process of discernment

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Address by Irish Delegation at #SynodPrague2023

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