1. MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY

2. Introduction We have chosen to do our assembly about May being the month of Mary During this month we try to go to her more frequently and ask her for many things As a class we have been looking at Mary’s prayer the Hail Mary and thinking about what it means.

3. Hail Mary When you greet someone of importance you often say hail Mary is important for Catholics because she is the mother of God. Not only is she God’s mother she is our mother in Heaven too.

4. Full of Grace Mary is the only creature on earth that was born without sin in her soul For this reason she is full of grace Grace means gifts given by God Mary has many gifts: Beauty, love, peace, patience, forgiveness to name just a few

5. The Lord is with thee Mary and Jesus are always together When we pray to Mary, Jesus is always at her side When we pray to God, Mary is always near

6. Blessed art thou amongst women Of all women Mary is the most Holy We look to her as our model

7. Blessed is the fruit of they womb Jesus Jesus was born of Mary in a stable in Bethlehem Mary said ‘Yes’ to God when he asked her to give birth to his Son.

8. Holy Mary, mother of God

9. Pray for us sinners Sometimes we make mistakes We hurt God by the things we do and say But God is a loving father, he welcomes us back with open arms He always forgives no matter what we have done Mary prays for us, that we choose to do good

10. Now and at the hour of our death One day our life on earth will come to an end At that moment we want Mary to be next to us, holding our hand and taking us to Heaven

11. Amen This means we believe everything we have just prayed

12. Holy Rosary This is a picture of a rosary It is Mary’s special prayer She asked three shepherd children in Fatima to pray it often and tell others to pray