Los Angeles, Calif., May 2, 2013 / 23:04 pm
At a youth rosary rally recognizing May as the month dedicated to Mary, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles said that by praying the rosary, "we're repeating little words of love for our Mother."
"This is what Jesus wanted for us. He wanted his Mother to be our Mother," he told a group of some 2,000 young people at Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High School in Montebello, Los Angeles County, on May 1.
"The goal of our life is to follow Jesus and become more like him. So just like Jesus did, we need to learn from our Mother Mary what it means to be a child of God."
Archbishop Gomez said that he prays the rosary daily and encouraged thanksgiving for the gifts of life, prayer, Christ, Mary and Joseph.