Keep it simple: This is Mary’s birthday, so why not make her a cake. Make it with blue icing, her favorite color, put candles on it and sing “Happy Birthday” before serving.

Go all out: Start planning to create a Mary garden. While it is late in the growing season to plant, we can at least find a spot in the yard to put a Mary statue and a pot of mums. This is a beautiful Catholic tradition and I love the idea of spending time on this feast day in particular to work on a garden in honor of our Blessed Mother.