Photo of the Day for May 9, 2014

Evening Prayers, Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Prudy 2013.  Вячэрнія малітвы каля прыдарожнай каплічкі Панны Марыі, Пруды 2013 год.

May is Marian Month in the Roman Catholic Church.  In the traditionally strongly Catholic villages of the Nalibaki Wilderness west-southwest of Mjensk, parishioners pray the Rosary and sing hymns every May evening at a Marian shrine in their village.  It was a privilege to be able to sit with these women in Prudy and, as an evening storm approached, to pray:  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

2 comments

  1. What a moving moment that must have been. It is moving just to read about it. Thank you.

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