Flores de Mayo-2009

Here in the Philippines there is the tradition called “Flores de Mayo” – ‘Flowers in May. It is a time when Filipinos dedicate the whole month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, affectionately called ‘Mama Mary’. There are devotional activities in the parishes mainly for children, such as daily catechism about Mary and procession of flowers to her

In Balay sa Nazaret we incorporate the tradition of

“Flores de Mayo” in our Outreach program, and we have our own version of activities to celebrate it, mainly, introducing the children to the ‘Holy Childhood’ – a Catholic organisation where children help other children to know about Jesus. In the morning before we start our classes, we have floral offerings to the Blessed Virgin Mary during which the children pray for their families and for other children in the different continents: Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Oceania. In this way, we teach the children to pray for people other than their own family, and introduce them to other peoples, race, color,etc