Recipes for May ~ Month Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary

"The May devotion in its present form originated at Rome where Father Latomia of the Roman College of the Society of Jesus, to counteract infidelity and immorality among the students, made a vow at the end of the eighteenth century to devote the month of May to Mary. From Rome the practice spread to the other Jesuit colleges and thence to nearly every Catholic church of the Latin rite.  This practice is the oldest instance of a devotion extending over an entire month. Indulgences, three hundred days each day, by assisting at a public function or performing the devotion in private, plenary indulgence on any day of the month or on one of the first eight days of June under the usual conditions (Pius VII, 21 March, 1815, for ten years; 18 June, 1822 in perpetuum)." ~ New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia

Before I post the links to the recipes in honor of the various feast days celebrated this month, here are some ideas from the archives in Honor of Our Lady:

Charlotte has created the most wonderful May Crowning Feast inspired by some of Our Lady's Titles in the Litany of Loreto:

• May Crowning

Mary shares a wonderful series of posts highlighting some of the culinary herbs and flowers associated with Our Lady:

• Flavor the Month with Herbs for Our Lady
• Rosemary - Remembrance of Mary
• Thyme - The Virgin's Humility
• Summer Herbal Drinks with Mint and Lemon Balm
• Sugared Flowers for Mary's Month of Ma

Robina created a lovely Rice Krispie Flower Crown in honor of Our Lady:

• Rice Krispie Flower Crown for May Crowning  

Here are even more ideas in honor of Our Lady:

• Cupcake Rosary
• Holy Name of Mary Cookies
• Mary Blue Jell-O Cake
• Holy Name of Mary, "Ave-Maria" (Cake)
• Blueberry Muffins for Our Lady
• Blueberry-Strawberry Cobbler in honor of Our Lady
• All these and more can be found under the label for the Blessed Virgin Mary

**On May 31st, to celebrate the feast of The Visitation/Queenship of Mary, we will post a linky for you all to share your May celebrations (May Crowning Feasts, Crown Cakes, etc.) in honor of Our Lady!

May 1, St. Joseph the Workman, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pt. of Carpenters (New, Trad.):

• Gingerbread Tool Box for St. Joseph the Worker
• Lily Sandwiches for Our Lady (The lily is a symbol of St. Joseph)
• Nativity Cookies
• St. Joseph's Staff
• St. Joseph Raspberry Cream Cupcakes
• St. Joseph Sfinge (Cream Puffs)
• St. Joseph Salad
• Minestrone Soup
• Foods for St. Joseph's Altar

May 4th, St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine, Pt. of mothers (Trad.):

• Feasts of St. Monica and St. Augustine (Dinner Recipe)
• Feasts of St. Augustine & St. Monica (Cake Recipe)

May 10, Blessed Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka'i (New):

• Bl. Damien of Molokai

May 11, Sts. Philip & James the Less (Trad.):

• Bread - A Staple of Liturgical Year Celebrations

May 12, Bl. Imelda Lambertini, Pt. of First Communicants (Hist.):

• From Thy Bounty Fair - First Communion Celebrations
• First Holy Communion Desserts
• First Holy Communion Breads
• First Communion - Prayers, Symbols, and Decorations
• Kids in the Kitchen

May 13, Our Lady of Fatima (New):

• Portuguese Dish for Our Lady of Fatima
• Dancing Sun Cupcakes
• October 13th - The Miracle of the Sun (Cake)

May 18, Pope John Paul II's Birthday:

• Pope John Paul II Feast

May 22, St. Rita of Cascia, Pt. of "impossible" cases (New; Trad./some places):

• St. Rita of Cascia - Roses and Figs

May 31, Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth (New) and Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Trad.) :

• Simple Cupcake Crowns
• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Crown Cake
• A Crown for our Queen

Other Special Feasts:

Trinity Sunday (New, Trad.; Sunday following Pentecost Sunday - This year it is on May 30th):

• Annunciation Pineapple Upside Down Cake
• Sweet Shamrock Pretzels
• Shamrock Toasties
• Trinity Sunday (Cookies)
• Trinity Cake and Ice Cream

"The mood of springtime informs the church's interior; nature's blossoming, the warm air of May evenings, human gladness in a world that is renewing itself -- all these things enter in.  Veneration of Mary has its place in this very particular atmosphere, for she, the Virgin, shows us faith under its  youthful aspect, as God's new beginning in a world that has grown old. In her we see the Christian life set forth as a youth-fulness of the heart, as beauty and a waiting readiness for what is to come."

-- Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Seek That Which is Above (Ignatius, 1986), pp. 95-96.

My Queen! My Mother! Remember I am thine own. Keep me, guard me, as thy property and possession.

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