A teenage girl in Odisha uses art to spread the devotion to Mary during the nationwide lockdown time.

Meghanjali Majhi, a resident of Raikia village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, has intensified her efforts especially during May, the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.

“I realized family Rosary and devotion to Mother Mary especially in May, are powerful weapons to fight the on-going pandemic,” the 13-year Catholic girl told Matters India.

The lockdown began on March 25 to contain the spread of Covid-19 that has killed hundreds of thousands all over the world.

Majhi says she found encouragement from Pope Francis’s letter inviting Catholics to “rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in May and contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary, our Mother.”

The Odisha girl says the Rosary is “an important aid in my spiritual journey. I have a special devotion to Mother Mary but was helpless due to the lockdown.” Mary has been the mediator for her good health, study, and success in life, she added.

The lockdown has prevented her from going to the forest to collect fresh flowers for Mother.

She got the idea to use drawing to show her devotion to Mary after hearing the story of Saint Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463) from her parents.

Her parents had told her that the Italian Poor Clare nun, who was a mystic, served God through creative spirit, talents, and music-related faith.

Even her parents have been an inspiration for her to imbibe Marian devotion. She began the drawing on May 1 while praying Rosary in the family.