Crowning Mary

Stained glass of Coronation of Mary in Baker City Cathedral (1958)

Traditionally on the first Sunday of May or on Mother's Day, a statue of Mary is crowned in many catholic churches. I share with you today this prayer I wrote as we crown Mary today in our parish:
Most Blessed Mother, we ask your blessing on us on this day as we crown you Queen of heaven, Queen of our homes, Queen of our parish.
Keep from our homes all evil and danger, and may harmony, respect and tolerance be the values that dominate our families’ interaction and collaboration with each other.
Bless our children and keep them safe, especially during the summer months. Bless those who travel and those who work outdoors. Give our farmers and ranches enough rain for their farms, their crops, their animals. Keep safe our firefighters who may be extra busy this summer.

We are proud to honor you Blessed Mother with some of the most spectacular stained-glass windows in our Cathedral, and may they always remind us of your continual protection on our parish and our families that gather here to worship.
As we crown you today, may you reign along with Jesus your Son throughout the year, blessing us with health and happiness, with faith, fidelity and forgiveness towards each other, and the same love you exchanged with each other and with St Joseph in your humble home of Nazareth. We ask this prayer through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives with you and all the saints in Heaven, forever and ever. AMEN.