May Crowning

MAY CROWNING

May 8, 2020 St. Maximilian Kolbe Church Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Entrance Procession Immaculate Mary

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INVITATION

Presider: Today, we honor Mary, the Mother of God, as our queen and our Mother.

Let us imitate her example and be attentive to God’s Word and accepting of God’s will in our lives.

As we honor Mary, Queen of the angels, and yet human like us, let us pray that we will achieve holiness of life.

May we, like Mary, seek to do the will of God in all things.

THANKSGIVING AND INVOCATION

Presider: O, God, bless us as we crown this image of Mary, the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church.

Assembly: We confess Christ to be the King of creation and call upon Mary, our Queen. may we walk in her likeness dedicating ourselves to the love of God and others.

Content with our place in this life may we one day hear Your voice inviting us to take our place in heaven and so receive the crown of victory You won for us.

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RITE OF CROWNING

Bring Flowers of the Rarest

Bring flowers of the rarest, bring flowers the fairest, from garden and woodland and hillside and vale; our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling the praise of the loveliest Rose of the vale!

Refrain: O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May. O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels and 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. (Refrain)

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

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Holy Mary, pray for us. Tower of David, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Tower of ivory, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us. House of gold, pray for us. Mother of Christ, pray for us. Ark of the covenant, pray for us. Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us. Gate of Heaven, pray for us. Mother most pure, pray for us. Morning star, pray for us. Mother most chaste, pray for us. Health of the sick, pray for us. Mother inviolate, pray for us. Refuge of sinners, pray for us. Mother undefiled, pray for us. Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us. Mother most amiable, pray for us. Help of Christians, pray for us. Mother most admirable, pray for us. Advocate of life, pray for us. Mother of good counsel, pray for us. Voice for the Unborn, pray for us. Mother of our Creator, pray for us. Patroness of the United States pray for us. Mother of our Savior, pray for us. Image of the Church at prayer, pray for us. Mother of the Church, pray for us. Queen of angels, pray for us. Virgin most prudent, pray for us. Queen of patriarchs, pray for us. Virgin most venerable, pray for us. Queen of prophets, pray for us. Virgin most renowned, pray for us. Queen of apostles, pray for us. Virgin most powerful, pray for us. Queen of martyrs, pray for us. Virgin most merciful, pray for us. Queen of confessors, pray for us. Virgin most faithful, pray for us. Queen of virgins, pray for us. Mirror of justice, pray for us. Queen of all saints, pray for us. Seat of wisdom, pray for us. Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us. Cause of our joy, pray for us. Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us. Spiritual vessel, pray for us. Queen of the holy Rosary, pray for us. Vessel of honor, pray for us. Queen of families, pray for us. Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us. Queen of peace, pray for us. Mystical Rose, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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Prayer An Act of Consecration

My Queen, my Mother, I give myself entirely to you, and to show my devotion to you, I consecrate to you this day - my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my whole self. Therefore, good Mother, since I am your child, keep me and guard me as your own. Amen.

Reflection

Reflection Hymn O Sanctissima

O Sanctíssima, O piíssima, Dulcis virgo María! Mater amáta, Intemeráta Ora, ora pro nobis!

O Sanctíssima, Holy Queen of Love Dearest Virgin and Mother Blest by every nation, every generation: Ora, ora pro nobis!

Mary, plead for us; Intercede for us. Come and lead us to Jesus. Mother in our sadness, Mother in our gladness: Ora, ora pro nobis!

(translation of verse 1 – O Most Holy One, Holy, O loving, sweet Virgin Mary, Mother loving and fearless, pray for us.)

Text: 55 7 D; Latin verse 1 fr. Herder’s Stimmen der Volker in Liedern, 1807; English tr. By Harry Hagan, OSB, b. 1957c, 2003 St. Meinrad Archabbey. Music: O DU FROHLICHE; c1995, OCP. All rights Reserved.

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Presider:

Let us pray. O God, who by the Resurrection of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, granted joy to the whole world, grant, we beg You, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Solemn Blessing & Dismissal

Closing Hymn Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria! Hail, Mother of mercy and of love, O Maria! Triumph all ye cherubim! Sing with us ye seraphim! Heaven and earth resound the hymn! Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

Our life, our sweetness here below, O Maria! Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria! Triumph all ye cherubim! Sing with us ye seraphim! Heaven and earth resound the hymn! Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

All music reprinted with permission from OCP Publications, World Library Publications, and One-License.net. Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL), 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036-4101. All rights reserved. Used with permission

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