| Mense maio Latin for 'The Month of May' Encyclical of Pope Paul VI | |
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| Signature date | 29 April 1965 |
| Subject | Catholics are invited to pray for peace to the Virgin Mary during the month of May |
| Number | 2 of 7 of the pontificate |
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Mense maio is an encyclical of Pope Paul VI promulgated on 29 April 1965, which focused on the Virgin Mary, to whom traditionally the month of May is dedicated as the Mother of God. It is a call to pray for peace in the world during the month of May. "The pastoral urgency in the political struggle with communism was the underlying cause for writing the letter."[1]
Paul VI writes, "Since Mary is rightly to be regarded as the way by which we are led to Christ, the person who encounters Mary cannot help but encounter Christ likewise."[2]
- ^ Frisk, M. Jean. "Magisterial Documents: Mense Maio", University of Dayton
- ^ Pope Paul VI (April 29, 1965), Mense maio, Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana, §2