A May Crowning in Hawaii

(Photos by Joey Gefroh)

Today at our parish church, our family, along with many other people, attended one of the loveliest May Crownings we have had the privilege of attending.

Thanks to the Legion of Mary, we were able to honor our Blessed Mother during the month dedicated to her, in a beautiful and heartwarming way.

Our blessed Mother must have been quite pleased with the beautiful music, songs as well as the Holy Rosary in which five decades were led by different groups of adults and children. The ceremony ended with a closing prayer by the Rev. Edwin J. Duffy, who has a great devotion to the Blessed Mother.

The top photo is the procession into the church with the statue of Our Lady.

The bottom photo is the statue of Our Lady after she was crowned with flowers and leis by all the people present.