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Blessed Francisco Palau’s “The Month of Mary” day 1 Blessed Francisco Palau OCD founder of the Teresian Carmelite Missionary Sisters, cmt. This veneration consists of offering to Mary the flowers of …More
Blessed Francisco Palau’s “The Month of Mary” day 1

Blessed Francisco Palau OCD founder of the Teresian Carmelite Missionary Sisters, cmt. This veneration consists of offering to Mary the flowers of this beautiful season in representation of her virtues.
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It was already the Month of Mary when this began, and so here is the beginning with the missing days of Our Lady’s Month of prayer by Father Palau following into June.
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DEDICATION OF THE MONTH OF MARY\
Dear Lady, prostrated at your feet, we dedicate this
month to the formation of the great crown that fills you
with immense glory in heaven and on earth. We would
put on this holy circle, flowers and clothe them on
these days with virtues that we promise to practice. It
is the greatest offering that you ask of us your children
and which we are going to give.
First day …More
DEDICATION OF THE MONTH OF MARY\

Dear Lady, prostrated at your feet, we dedicate this
month to the formation of the great crown that fills you
with immense glory in heaven and on earth. We would
put on this holy circle, flowers and clothe them on
these days with virtues that we promise to practice. It
is the greatest offering that you ask of us your children
and which we are going to give.

First day

I. The rose

1. We recognize and proclaim the rose as the queen of
the flowers. The crown belongs to it by natural right. It possesses
the most beautiful qualities of a flower. It is beautiful,
with sweet fragrance, pleasant and delightful in its species;
it has variety of colours and it grows into a rose-bush with
marvelous abundance; it lasts throughout the seasons of the
year; it is easy to cultivate, not delicate, resists cold weather
as well as the rigorous heat of the sun; it grows in the field
and in the garden and even if it buds forth among the sharp
and coarse thorns of the rose-bush it does not get hurt.
Through all these characteristics that distinguish it, it
deserves to be put at the centre of all the bouquets and to
be recognized as the queen of all the May flowers.

II. The theological virtues of faith, hope and charity

CHARITY
2. In the garden of the Church all the virtues, the natural,
supernatural, infused, acquired, intellectual, moral, cardinal
and theological, all have unanimously proclaimed charity as
their queen. What is charity? Why is it the queen of the virtues?
Charity is a virtue infused in the soul, by which we love
God with all the fullness of our affections for being what he
is, the supreme goodness, and to love our neighbours as
ourselves. Charity brings along with her all the infused virtues,
sanctifying grace, and the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit; and
where she goes others follow. To this virtue corresponds
the gift of wisdom.

III. Charity in Mary

3. Mary surpassed in charity to all men and angels
together, and because of that she was exalted above all of
them.

IV. The rose to Mary

4. Search in the garden of your soul for this most
excellent flower. Without it you will not be admitted into the
triumphant Church. Do you possess true charity? Search well
for it: if you have it, take it and put it into the hands of Mary:
she will offer it to God and from now on the rose-bush will be
under the care of a very skilful gardener. What if you do not
have it? Plant it and see that it blooms in its time, then direct
yourself to Mary and tell her:

Presentation of the rose to Mary

PRAYER: Dear Lady, I present to you this rose; it
symbolizes my love for God and my neighbour. I commit
myself to love God with all the strength of my heart, to
love myself for God’s sake and to love my neighbour as
I love myself and to love all things for God’s sake and to
love God above all things.