May Crowning

A couple of weeks ago my mom asked me if I would like to do the May crowning this year. I said, "Yes." The next week my mom and sisters and I went shopping for a dress. We found a very pretty white dress. On the chest part, there is a decoration; the rest was just white.

The day of the crowning I felt very nervous. Before Mass, I practiced placing the crown on Mary. Then it was time for the real crowning. The sanctuary bells rang and Father entered. I followed the altar server from the back of the church to the statue at the front. There was a procession of children behind me. Each child held a rose and I carried a pillow with the crown on it. When we got to the front, I crowned Mary and the other children put their roses in a vase at Her feet.

Even though I had been nervous, I felt happy because I had done it. It was also a special day because it was Mother's Day and the 90th anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima.

~submitted by Sunshine