Garden for Mary

Our co-op's May Crowning was today.  We, unfortunately, had to miss it due to a graduation.  The graduation was wonderful and we were honored to have been a part of this special day for a "special" friend.  My kids though had thought we could still have our own May Crowning on a more initmate level.  Here at home just us.

The kids had already worked on Mary's garden.  They finished some more clean up (we had some winds this past week) of the area and planted her flowers.  We also moved the squash/watermelon that was growing by Mary.  There is a great debate on what that plant really is.

Her garden was completed

It's going to look so pretty once the flowers begin to grow out and spread

Lucy then made a small crown for Mary and Rose crowned Our Lady

We ended our evening with a few flower shaped cookies and the Rosary by candle light

The young ones

Hail Holy Queen

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,

Our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve,

To thee do we send up our sighs,

Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us,

And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Amen.