--- title: "Prayercast 39: Month of Mary" description: Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their love of the Blessed Mother. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/prayercast-39-month-of-mary#) [CATHOLIC MOMCAST](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/tag/catholic-momcast) # Prayercast 39: Month of Mary May 12, 2025 8:00:00 AM  |  by [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/author/maria-morera-johnson) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.jpg) *Maria Morera Johnson and Heidi Hess Saxton talk about their love of the Blessed Mother. * --- To listen to this week's podcast, simply hit "play" below, or subscribe in [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXRob2xpY21vbWNhc3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M), or [Spotify.](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8) Heidi Saxton is co-host of the CatholicMom.com Prayercast, and author of ***[Stories of the Eucharist](https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Eucharist-Family-Treasury-Seekers/dp/1681925451/)*** (OSV) and ***[The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/ave-prayer-book-for-catholic-mothers) ***(Ave). She is also senior acquisitions editor for Ave Maria Press. She and her husband Craig divide their time between northern Michigan and West Palm Beach, Florida. You can read about her adventures on **[Life on the Road Less Traveled](https://heidisaxton.com/). ** Maria Morera Johnson, author of[* A Beautiful Second Act*](https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Second-Act-Saints-Sisters/dp/1646803779):, *My Badass Book of Saints*, *Super Girls and Halo*, and *Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love* writes about all the things that she loves. A cradle Catholic, she struggles with living in the world but not being of it, and blogs about those successes and failures, too.   ## Link in Show:· ***[Read all articles by Heidi Hess Saxton](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/heidi-hess-saxton?hsLang=en)*** ***[Read all articles by Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson?hsLang=en)*** We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. 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