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RIBBON DAY MASS and May Crowning 2008

Good morning! Friendship has been defined as a strong and habitual inclination in persons to promote the goodness and happiness of one another. Today our school celebrates our friendship and devotion to Our Blessed Mother whose love for us is a constant source of happiness and whose life in an ever-present example of what it means to promote the goodness and happiness of another.

 This is also "Ribbon Day" for the class of 2007. It is a day on which we celebrate the friendships made during our years at St. Mary's. We reflect upon the virtues of justice, obedience, integrity, and honor seen in the life of Mary, which will guide us throughout our lives.

 May the ribbons we receive, which symbolize our "tie" to Our Blessed Mother, St. Mary School, our friends and teachers, always be a reminder of all we have learned here.

Entrance Song:

"We Are Called "

First reading:

Isaiah 12:4b-5

Petitions:

 Please respond, Lord, hear our prayer, after each petition.

 For our new Pope, Benedict 16th, may he lead the world's Catholics in the way of God, we pray to the Lord...

 For world leaders that they may embrace the concept of justice to all people in their efforts to work for world peace, we pray to the Lord...

 For those who have much hardship to bear: the sick, the abandoned, the homeless, and the oppressed that through the concern of others they may realize the strength of God's love, we pray to the Lord...

 For our parents, our priests, our teachers, our classmates, and all who have tried to offer us guidance and advice in our lives, we pray to the Lord...

 For our second grade partners who recently celebrated their First Communion, may they continue to grow in a close relationship with God, we pray to the Lord...

 For all members of the eighth grade class of 2005, that we may carry the Spirit of Confirmation with us as we face the challenges of the future, we pray to the Lord...

 For all those who have died, especially for our relatives, that they may live in the eternal joy of the love of Christ, we pray to the Lord...

 Communion Songs:

"One Bread, One Body" #830

"Amazing Grace" #612

Presentation of Ribbons

Father, in Mary you gave us an example of love, generosity of spirit, and obedience to the will of God. Help us retain the values we have been taught here at St. Mary's and give us the strength to practice them as we meet the challenges we face in the future.

Kovas K. will play Ave maria to honor Our Blessed Mother.

 Final Blessing

Recessional:

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May Crowning 2008

We are here today to honor Mary, a great and special woman. We rejoice with her because she said YES to God and became the mother of Jesus. She is our mother, too, because Jesus gave her to us as He hung dying on the cross. Now we honor Mary by remembering the events in her life and honoring her son.

God sent Gabriel to ask Mary if she would be the mother of His son. Mary was puzzled at first by such a great and honorable request. But the angel assured her that the power of the Holy Spirit would be with her and that her son would be holy and would be called Jesus. The angel mentioned to Mary that her cousin, Elizabeth, was going to have a baby soon. Mary told the angel she would be happy to do what God asked of her. Then the angel left. Mary quickly packed up a few of her things and went to visit her cousin in the next town. Elizabeth was overjoyed and very excited when Mary arrived, and she gave Mary a big hug. "Oh, Mary," she said, "You are the most Blessed among all women, and your baby will be blessed , too, because you believed that the Lord would keep His promise in you."