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  • Hail, Queen of Heaven, The Ocean Star

    “Hail, Queen of Heaven, the ocean star, Guide of the wanderer here below, Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care, Save us from peril and from woe. Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.” ~Fr. John Lingard (b. 1771- d. 1851) “Hail, Queen of Heaven, the ocean star” are the words which…

  • Bring Flowers of the Rarest

    The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Bring Flowers of the Rarest is a favorite Marian hymn* for the month of May: “Bring flow’rs of the fairest, Bring flow’rs of the rarest, From garden and woodland And hillside and vale; Our full hearts are swelling, Our glad voices telling The praise of the loveliest Rose of…