Mary Garden for May

Our families in Generations of Faith and Family Faith were asked to create their own Mary Gardens for May. The slideshow below shows a few of the beautiful indoor and outdoor gardens they made to honor Our Lady.

Click the image above for more information on Mary Gardens.

The Mary Garden at St. Catherine's

What is a Mary Garden?

A Mary Garden is a small flower pot or flower garden dedicated to Mary. It has a statue or picture of Mary in it, and is a reminder of her loving presence and faithfulness. In fact, there is a Mary Garden at St. Catherine's on the east side of the church building.

A Mary Garden can be big or small, outdoors or indoors, real and growing or crafted from materials around the house. Below, you will find ideas for planting one or crafting one.

Flowers have Meaning

One thing that differentiates a Mary Garden from other gardens is that each flower in a Mary Garden has a special meaning. For example, the marigold (from Mary's Gold) represents humility. The sweet Forget-Me-Not bloom, once called Mary's Eyes, remind us to keep our eyes on Christ.

What do the flowers mean?

Click on the links below to find out!roseharrington.com/blogs/news/what-is-a-mary-garden

www.ncregister.com/blog/joseph-pronechen/for-beauty-and-prayer-plant-a-mary-garden

www.thesacredheart.com/marygard.htm

Want to learn more about Mary?

Visit the International Marian Research Institute

May Session Assignment for Family Faith and Generations of Faith

As you already know, we are not able to gather together for our final family sessions in May. To replace this family time at church, we ask you to gather at home as the domestic church. Each family registered in our monthly Family Faith or Generations of Faith sessions is asked to create a Mary Garden. To receive attendance credit, each family must email a photo of their Mary Garden to cynthia.rodriguez@stcatherine-austin.org.

Please submit your photos by May 29, 2020