The Marian month of May as we know it arrived in 1725 from the hand of Father Annibale Dionisi SJ, with his book titled Month of Maryand in the year 1800 the devotional practice was further enriched with the rosary, “previously linked to the month of October and later extended to the month of May.”
In the first half of the 19th century, the month of May was widespread in Europe and America, and little by little it was established in various parts of the world thanks to the work of missionaries.
According to Vittorina, “the dogma of the Immaculate Conception consolidated this tradition in 1854, due to the desire of the Pontiffs and the Christian people to give the greatest honor to the Mother of the Lord. Popes Pius VII, Gregory XVI and Pius XIX dedicated themselves to it and May became the Marian month par excellence and came to compete with the high points of the liturgical year”.
“From Leo XIII to Pius