May is the month of Mary. Our focus turns to the Blessed Mother. There’s the crowning of the statue with flowers. We can attend holy hours. And put more attention on saying the Rosary throughout the month.
The Hail Mary has always been important to me. Some 50-years ago in Latin class I learned it differently. Or might I say renewed what I has heard as a younger person. Sister Madeline stood in front of us, her hand moving up and down as we began:
Ave Maria. Gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
I’ve come across the Hail Queen—in Latin—Salve Regina. It features more than 600 voices brought together virtually. Worth watching. Connect with it here, you may have to skip by an ad first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0YWKLNhTvE
Blessed Mother Mary, please pray for us!
Peace,
Deacon Tom
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