I have always had a special connection with the Virgin Mary. My birthday is December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I always get to go to Mass on my birthday. When I was little, I always hated "having" to go to Mass on my birthday. "You'll get graces in heaven," my dad always said, but that never made me feel any better. Now I love going to Mass on my birthday. I get to thank God and Mary for another year of life and I get to start my day out with the right mindset. October is a special month for Mary. My mom is having a Rosary after Mass tomorrow morning and someone came by to drop off roses today. My dad came in singing a song for Mary that is normally sung during May, the other month of Mary. I think this song is so beautiful, I need to post it.
Bring flowers of the fairest
Bring flowers of the rarest
From garden and woodlandAnd hillside and vale
Our full hearts are swelling
Our Glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest
Rose of the vale
O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
Our voices ascending,
In harmony blending
Oh! Thus may our hearts turn
Dear Mother, to thee
Oh! Thus shall we prove thee
How truly we love thee
How dark without Mary
Life's journey would be
O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Virgin most tender
Our homage we render
Thy love and protection
Sweet Mother, to win
In danger defend us
In sorrow befriend us
And shield our hearts
From contagion and sin
O Mary!
we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
Of Mothers the dearest
Oh, wilt thou be nearest
When life with temptation
Is darkly replete
Forsake us, O never
Our hearts be they ever
As Pure as the lilies
We lay at thy feet
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today
Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Virgin Mary
Posted by Hilary at Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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I'm glad that you have your faith, and that your belief is so strong.
Hold onto that. If you keep it, it will be a pillar for you your entire life.
When I was your age, around sixteen, I had a similarly powerful bond to God.
Follow your morals. I hope the best for you, because you are a sweet and kind person.
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