A LETTER FROM BISHOP VANN

DEAR BROTHERS AND Sisters and Friends

All,

In the yearly calendar, there are a number of days that certainly have religious or Faith connections at some level. One of these is the upcoming celebration of Mother’s Day. This became clear to me again, when I was able to be with the Rosary Academy family recently for the annual “May Crowning” and Mass to open this month that has been traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Mother. I grew up with May Crownings and May Altars with the flowers of the Midwest: Lilacs, Spirea or “Bride’s Wreath” and Iris, and the singing of “Bring Flowers of the Fairest.” May Altars certainly point us to Mary, the Mother of God and our own mothers.

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