Dear Holy Trinity Family,

Since May is the month of Our Lady, I would like to dedicate Holy Trinity Parish to the presence of Our Blessed Virgin Mary as we have the first Sunday of May and the fifth Sunday of Easter. When Jesus entrusted his mother to John while on the cross (John 19:26-27), she became our mother. Every time when we recite “Hail Mary” prayer, we ask her intercession for ourselves by saying “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.” And indeed, she always prays for us because it is her love and role that she concerns about us and our salvation.

Those of you, who visited to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, have read the words inscribed above the main entrance to the Basilica, “¿No estoy yo aquí que soy tu madre?,” that are translated as “Am I not here, I who am your mother?” This is a famous phrase spoken by the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego during her fourth apparition on Tepeyac Hill in 1531. This Marian apparition on Tepeyac Hill has been the affirmation of her love for all of us. What a coincidence that both of them have their names John (Juan)!

To honor her, Holy Trinity School community will have May Crowning during its Monday morning school Mass on Monday, May 11. May Crowning is a longstanding tradition and devotion to crown a statue of Mary with a wreath of flowers as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. The crown is made of beautiful flowers representing Mary’s beauty and virtues. For this reason, May is a time for us Catholics to imitate Mary’s virtues in our own lives and seek her intercession by praying the Rosary daily during the month of May specially.

Furthermore, on Wednesday, May 13, the Catholic Church celebrates Our Lady of Fatima and Holy Trinity’s Legion of Mary will organize a special procession. Our parish begins her novena from Monday, May 4, to Tuesday, May 12, after 5pm daily Masses and weekend Masses. This 9-days of Novena to Our Lady of Fatima concludes with a procession after 5:00pm Mass on Wednesday, May 13, followed by a reception at Holy Trinity School pavilion. All are invited to celebrate and participate in a procession!

As we begin the first Sunday of May, I encourage all household to have May Altar by creating a prayer corner in the home with a statue or image of Mary as a reminder of her virtues and our willingness to imitate her while we pray the Rosary before her image during the month of May.

I sincerely offer my prayers for each one of you that you may fully feel the love and presence of God in your journey with the Risen Christ everyday and always. May God the Father bless all of you with His abundant love and mercy through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary!

Blessings,

Fr. Brian