May Crowning ceremony
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The May Crowning ceremony is a Catholic devotional ritual, especially popular in May, in which a statue or image of the Virgin Mary is ceremonially crowned with flowers to honor her as Queen of Heaven.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional practice
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Marian devotion ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedColor | blue ⓘ |
| associatedMusic |
traditional Marian hymns
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“Bring Flowers of the Rarest” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
Marian altar
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flower wreaths ⓘ flowers ⓘ |
| associatedWithDevotion | May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitleOfMary |
Mother of God
NERFINISHED
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Our Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRitualAction | crowning of a Marian statue with flowers ⓘ |
| commonSetting |
Catholic parish church
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Catholic school ⓘ Catholic shrine ⓘ family home ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | popular devotion outside the Mass ⓘ |
| notConsidered | worship of Mary as God ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
Marian hymns
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Scripture readings about Mary ⓘ prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ procession ⓘ recitation of the Rosary ⓘ |
| oftenIncludesParticipants |
First Communion class
ⓘ
children ⓘ parishioners ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Roman Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Eastern Catholics ⓘ |
| practicedIn | parishes worldwide ⓘ |
| purpose |
to express filial devotion to Mary
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to foster Marian devotion among the faithful ⓘ to publicly acknowledge Mary’s queenship ⓘ |
| relatedDevotion |
Marian month of May
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Marian processions ⓘ Rosary devotion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonalAssociation | spring ⓘ |
| symbolicallyHonors | Mary as Queen of Heaven ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mary’s queenship
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Mary’s role in salvation history ⓘ honor and love for Mary ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Catholic doctrine of Mary’s queenship
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veneration of Mary (hyperdulia) ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | May ⓘ |
| usesObject |
floral crown
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image of the Virgin Mary ⓘ statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
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