God, our Father, chose Mary to be the Mother of

Jesus, and when He asked her to do this for Him, she

said, ‘Yes!’

Learning Objective:

To know that we show our devotion to Mary by singing hymns, praying and displaying statues of

her.

Success Criteria:

All – I can identify who Mary was and what she symbolised.

Most – I can explain ways in which we can show love and devotion to Mary.

She is our mother in heaven

and she shows her love for us

by watching over us and

listening to our prayers.

Mary is known as the mother of

the church, We the people are

the church, so Mary is our

mother.

Mary welcomed the message and promise brought to her by the angel Gabriel, believing that ‘with

God nothing will be impossible’ Throughout her life and when Jesus her son died on

the cross, Mary’s faith never stopped. She never ceased to believe in God’s word.

The Hail Mary is based on the words of the Angel

Gabriel, and the words of Mary's cousin Elizabeth

when Mary went to visit her:

These words remind us that Mary was

'blessed'- that means chosen and

holy- and that the child she gave birth to

was the son of God, Who would grow

up to become the saviour of the world.

Why is May a devoted month to Our Lady?

• In May we celebrate Pentecost-just after Easter; Pentecost

was the birth of the Christian church through the Holy

Spirit when the disciples went out to preach the news of

Jesus.

• May is seen as the beginning of new life and the start of

summer, which makes this a logical time for the

celebrations of Mary, who brought life into the world.

How can we show our devotion to Mary?

• Say the Rosary or say prayers to Mary

• Wearing symbols associated with Mary e.g. miraculous medals and rosary beads

• Make a May alter with a statue of Mary

• May processions

• Songs

• Many children celebrate their 1st holy communion in May where they join with Mary and Jesus at the table

of the lord.

Marian Shrines and Grottos

Grottos also receive particular attention during this special

month and, again, are decorated with flowers. Pilgrims

sometimes undertake a journey to reach a particular

shrine, praying the rosary along the way.

Marian Shrines

Lourdes

Medjugorje

Guadalupe

Learning Objective:

To know that we show our devotion to Mary by singing hymns, praying and displaying statues of

her.

Success Criteria:

All – I can identify who Mary was and what she symbolised.

Most – I can explain ways in which we can show love and devotion to Mary.

Task Complete the fact file about Mary. Imagine this was a fact file for a newspaper report, you want to tell the interviewer about how special Mary is.

You will need to think about:

Who Mary is

How we can show our love to Mary

Why May is an important Month

What Mary looked like

How Mary showed faith in God

*When you have finished this then you can draw and colour a picture of Mary inside the blue box .*

REMEMBER: Neat handwriting , punctuation and Capital Letters.