ASIA/CHINA - For Chinese Catholic communities, the Marian month has already begun

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Wenzhou (Fides News Agency) – United with the Successor of Peter, Chinese Catholic faithful have launched numerous initiatives for Marian devotion in May, the month the universal Church dedicates to the veneration of the Mother of God.
Nourished by a deep Marian devotion passed down through generations, pilgrimages, rosaries, hours of adoration, processions, and charitable works in honor of Mary characterize May in Chinese Catholic communities. The doors of shrines, churches, and chapels are open, and well-organized programs have announced the times for daily communal prayer as well as the necessary organizational measures for the smooth running of events.
Among the most visited pilgrimage sites in the coming weeks are the Marian shrines of Housangyu in Beijing and Sheshan near Shanghai, along with the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Shanxi, the Lushan Shrine in Sichuan, and the Rosary Village at the Shrine of Mary, Mystical Rose, in Fujian.
The Lourdes grottoes in parish churches and the small niches with statues of Mary in chapels and prayer rooms will also be visited by the faithful.
On April 27, a group of women from Dupu Parish, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese of Wenzhou (Zhejiang Province), made a pilgrimage in preparation for the Marian month. The group visited several churches in the area, stopping to pray at grottoes and on hills dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The entire group gathered for the solemn Eucharistic celebration, during which they entrusted all the day's intentions to God. Afterward, they proceeded to the Mount of the Virgin. At the church in Qianqi, they all renewed their commitment to service and to following the Lord's call, while two nuns from the parish explained the history of the church, emphasizing that Marian devotion manifests above all the intimate spiritual communion of believers with Mary, the Mother of Christ. (NZ) (Fides News Agency, 1/5/2026)