“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

This year, AMM is focusing on the theme of peace –– sharing Christ’s peace with all the world and everyone we meet. On the day Our Lord bestowed the gift of his Holy Spirit upon the disciples, he greeted them with the message of peace. As the Easter season comes to a close on Pentecost Sunday, may you experience the peace of Christ in your own soul, a peace that can surpass all human understanding.

On Friday, May 15, AMM begins its annual Novena de Misas de Pentecostés here at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. 

Please join your AMM family in prayer, adding your intentions alongside theirs. The petitions you share will be entrusted to Our Lady and rest near the Shrine Altar throughout the novena, concluding with the Solemnity of Pentecost on Sunday, May 24.

You may also burn a Votive Light — a sign of the Spirit at work in your life. May Our Lady obtain for you and your loved ones a generous share in the gifts of the Spirit to draw you ever closer to her Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.