MARIAN DEVOTION AND THE CHILDREN OF MARY

Luky
I WONDER how many people still remember the Children of Mary of yore in their blue cloaks and white veils? Perhaps you once belonged to them, as I did.
  It is heartening for me to see that Marian Devotion continues in churches; the candle of Our Lady keeps burning in our parishes.

Consolation
  People sometimes wonder about the time it takes to recite five decades of the Rosary, but what argument can anyone wind against repeating the consoling words of the litany to Our Lady, which is sheer poetry, as is her office? 
What Stations of the cross could be complete without the Stabat Mater? 

  We always loved singing our Marian hymns, during the months of May and October especially, and the Magnificat, that most glorious shout of joy, came from the young woman who carried our Saviour in her womb.

  Today I am wondering how we can continue to rekindle Marian devotion in our parishes. 
  We can discuss it at meetings, writing about it in parish newsletters, forming Rosary circles, reinstating the family Rosary at home, circulating Marian literature, decorating Our Lady's statue on feast days, and finally by bombarding our priests with requests for the renewed recitation of the Rosary in church.

Plead Her Cause
  Your priest is the key to Marian devotion in your parish. 
Ask your priest to help you with your efforts to keep Marian devotion alive. 

Many priests are honored to preach about the woman who is the Ark of the Covenant, the Sign in Revelation, and the template of humanity Jesus looked up to as He learned to integrate His Divinity with His humanity.
  Every true child of Mary should make it her goal in life to further the noble cause of Mary.

Thank you!
It is over three years since I first began blogging Coffeebreak and it's been a privilege to be with you. 
  Your enthusiastic support has thrilled me no end.
Til the next article, goodbye, thank you for everything and God bless!

Children of Mary 
http://www.thechildrenofmary.net/history.asp

Stabat Mater Dolorosa
http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/BVM/SMDolorosa.html

The Magnificat
http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/magnificat.html

Stations of the Cross
http://www.catholic.org/prayers/station.php

Pray the Rosary Online
http://www.comepraytherosary.org/

With thanks to the childrenofmary.net, preces-latinae.org, ourcatholicprayers.com, catholic.org and comepraytherosary.org