Bishop Tobin on May as Mary’s Month

"As members of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island know, I have dedicated this year as a time of special devotion to our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary. 'A Year with Mary our Mother,' I've entitled it. I've asked that 'In this year, the Diocese of Providence will renew its devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, and that we will strive anew to imitate her virtues, and to seek her grace and protection in our lives. . . .'

"The focus of our Marian Year, and the primary reason for its observance, is the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions of our Blessed Mother at Fatima. This will be a major celebration for the Universal Church and it will include an apostolic visit by Pope Francis to Fatima, Portugal, on her feast day, May 13th.

"The Fatima centenary invites us to hear and heed with renewed attention the message of our Blessed Mother at Fatima - the call to conversion and repentance for sins, the invitation to intense prayer, especially the Holy Rosary, and devotion to her Immaculate Heart. You don't think that our world, our nation and our church needs to hear that message again today?"

In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on the blessing on celebrating May as the month of Mary.

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Without A Doubt: Without a Doubt, May is Mary’s Month (27 APR 17)