Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-12
Ps. 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,29
1 Jn. 3:1-2
Jn. 10:11-18
From the Old Testament Book of Proverbs;
MAY CROWNING CEREMONY
Images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus have been revered by Christians from ancient time. The reverence for the image is directed to the persons represented. Crowning a statue of the Lord's Mother is symbolic of the honor we give her as the one chosen by God to bear His Son, our Salvation.
During the Month of May - a month both named for and dedicated to Mary - Catholics have long honored her by placing a crown on her image. The tradition in the United State and many other countries has been for school children to have a "May Crowning" ceremony, with a procession, pretty dresses and a wreath of fresh flowers that one child get to place on the statue. A song for these festivals, "Bring Flowers of the Fairest", with its refrain "O Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May..." has a familiar favorite for generations.
Cardinal Glemp notes that "the Church recognizes in the Blessed Virgin Mary a perfect example of a Christian way of life, filled with deep faith and true love for all people.. (The Mother of God) will guide us and support us...enabling us to meet and overcome the challenges of the times in which, through God's will, we live on this Earth."
Ps. 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,29
1 Jn. 3:1-2
Jn. 10:11-18
- Who are You?
What are your most important identity markers?
Where does being a child of God fit in? - How might the distinctive character of Christian identity as shaped by Jesus' death and resurrection manifest itself in idividual Christians and in Christian communities?
- How does the repeated emphasis on the paschal mystery affect your understanding of Christ as the Good Shepard?
In what senses is Jesus no ordinary shepard?
From the Old Testament Book of Proverbs;
"Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife."
(Proverbs 17:1)
"Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot."
(Proverbs 25:19)
MAY CROWNING CEREMONY
Images of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus have been revered by Christians from ancient time. The reverence for the image is directed to the persons represented. Crowning a statue of the Lord's Mother is symbolic of the honor we give her as the one chosen by God to bear His Son, our Salvation.
During the Month of May - a month both named for and dedicated to Mary - Catholics have long honored her by placing a crown on her image. The tradition in the United State and many other countries has been for school children to have a "May Crowning" ceremony, with a procession, pretty dresses and a wreath of fresh flowers that one child get to place on the statue. A song for these festivals, "Bring Flowers of the Fairest", with its refrain "O Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May..." has a familiar favorite for generations.
Cardinal Glemp notes that "the Church recognizes in the Blessed Virgin Mary a perfect example of a Christian way of life, filled with deep faith and true love for all people.. (The Mother of God) will guide us and support us...enabling us to meet and overcome the challenges of the times in which, through God's will, we live on this Earth."
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