When we think of the month of May, we think of flowers, baseball, the beach, Memorial Day and barbeques.
Children think of the end of the school year.
For the Catholic Church, May is Mary's month. Mary has revealed that each time someone says a Hail Mary, they are giving her a beautiful rose, and each complete Rosary makes a crown of roses for her. The Rosary consists of 15 decades which contain ten Hail Marys each for a total of 150 Hail Marys. These are divided into the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Rosary is made up of two kinds of prayer, mental and verbal.