May Crowning 2009

 “‘Tis the month of our Mother, the blessed and beautiful days, when our lips and our spirits are glowing with love and with praise.” 

 “All hail to dear Mary, the Guardian of our way. To the fairest of all Queens be the fairest of seasons, sweet May.”

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

 

“O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.”

 Prayer for the Month of May

O most august and blessed Virgin Mary! Holy Mother of God! glorious Queen of Heaven and earth! powerful protectress of those who love thee, and unfailing Advocate of all who invoke thee! look down, we beseech thee, from thy throne of glory on thy devoted children; accept the solemn offering we present thee of this month, specially dedicated to thee, and receive our ardent, humble desire, that by our love and fervor we might worthily honor thee, who, next to God, art deserving of all honor. Receive us, O Mother of Mercy, among thy best beloved children; extend to us thy maternal tenderness and solicitude; obtain for us a place in the Heart of Jesus, and a special share in the gifts of His grace. Oh, deign, we beseech thee, to recognize our claims on thy protection, to watch over our spiritual and temporal interests, as well as those of all who are dear to us; infuse into our souls the spirit of Christ, and teach us thyself to become meek, humble, obedient, charitable, patient, and submissive to the Will of God.
May our hearts burn with the love of thy divine Son, and of thee, His blessed Mother, not for this month alone, but for time and eternity; may we thirst for the promotion of His honor and thine, and contribute, as far as we can, to its extension. Receive us, O Mary, the Refuge of sinners; grant us a mother’s blessing and a mother’s care, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.          

-From the Manual of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Consolation

 

Easter Sunday 2009

The following photos are from the  9:30 AM Easter Sunday Mass.

Easter Vigil 2009

The following photos are from the first Easter Vigil in many many years at St. Josaphat according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

Click on an image to see a larger version of it.

By His wounds we were healed….

 

Holy Thursday 2009

The following are some photos from our first Tridentine Holy Thursday Mass at St. Josaphat.  Some of you may remember a Holy Thursday Mass being held at St. Josaphat last year, however, that was done in Latin according to the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. 

Shrine Photo Post III

The following photos include photos by William Yap and Paul Schultz. This is the final photo post for our series on the Tridentine Mass at the Shrine.

Indeed this was a very historic event in the history of the Shrine. We hope that many profited spiritually from the graces offered by God on that day. We invite you to post your personal comments about the Shrine Mass in our comments section.

 

Shrine Mass Instructive to Many
From the Tridentine Community News 3/22/2009

This past Wednesday, March 18, Royal Oak’s National Shrine of the Little Flower held an historic Solemn High Tridentine Mass as part of their Lenten Wednesday Liturgy series. Readers of this column who attended the Mass felt quite at home: Msgr. George Browne, Deacon Richard Bloomfield, and Fr. Peter Hrytsyk were at the altar, assisted by a joint group of St. Josaphat and Assumption-Windsor’s altar servers and choir members

Over 500 people attended, attracted in part, no doubt, by the article that Shrine pastor Msgr. William Easton wrote in the March 15 edition of their parish bulletin, available on-line at: http://www.shrinechurch.com.

Fifteen Red Missals were sold, and the choir received several compliments, both encouraging signs of newfound interest in the Traditional Liturgy.A story and additional photos were posted on The New Liturgical Movement blog, at: www.newliturgicalmovement.org, and positive reactions were posted on Catholic Answers’ Forum. It was an honor for our communities to be invited to participate in such an event.

Shrine Photo Post II

Well, here are more photos from Shrine.

 

Feast of St. Joseph 2009

We’ll take a very short break from our Shrine photo series in order share with you some photos from this year’s Feast of St. Joseph. These photos were taken during the Tridentine Mass at our cluster parish of St. Joseph.

Tridentine Mass at the Shrine Photo Post I

This post includes some photos that were sent to us by Paul Schultz and William Yap.

 

 

 

Deo Gratias

Photo by: William Yap

The historic Solemn High Mass at the National Shrine of the Little Flower was a success. The beauty and the spiritual atmosphere was stunning. Special thanks to the St. Josaphat and Assumption (Windsor) Tridentine Communities for helping put together this most blessed occasion at the Shrine.

In the days ahead we will be posting photos from the Mass. These photos will be not only from us but also from other fellow “Tridentiners” who took photos from this Mass. As soon as all the photos are processed, we will present a photo story for all of you to see.