Every year, May offers Catholics a whole month to reflect on the Mother of God, to honor her with May crownings, to celebrate all mothers with Mother’s Day. This May, expand your reflection on and appreciation of Mary with books from St. Anthony Messenger Press.

Mary and Me: Catholic Women Reflect on the Mother of God, by Ginny Kubitz Moyer, offers stories of Mary from women from all walks of life – from lay to religious, cradle Catholics to converts, young to mature. You’ll likely find a story that resonates with your own personal experience of Mary today. 

In The Miracle of Lourdes: A Message of Healing and Hope, Father John Lochran retells the familiar story with deep insight and new appreciation, providing an armchair pilgrimage for those who haven’t been to Lourdes and a memoir for those who have.

Images of Mary, by Alfred McBride, O. Praem., explores ten images of Mary and explains their evolution and influence, tracing her appeal through different eras and cultures.

Vincenzina Krymow's Mary’s Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations, a beautiful book celebrating both Mary and May flowers, would make a wonderful gift for Mother’s Day. Learn the legends behind flowers named for Mary and their biblical origins. Thirty illustrations by A. Joseph Barrish, S.M., based on medieval woodcuts, bring each bloom to colorful life.