Beautifully sung. Brings back memories of my children singing it in assembly at school way way back. I adore it since. I want it translated so I can sing it as Gaelge n our local choir.
From Bishop Liguoris' "The Glories of Mary", APPROVED by the vatican! "She (Mary) is . . . the only hope of sinners: (p. 69),"We will be heard and saved sooner by going to Mary, and invoking her holy name, than that of Jesus our Savior. We will find salvation sooner going to the mother than going to the Son" (p. 82),"Many things asked of God and not received are asked and received from Mary (p. 82). All obey the precepts of Mary, even God" (p. 115). ALL CATHOLIC LIES!
@kiwichristian2009 I have a question: If you believe Catholics lie and Catholicism is evil, why do you continuously comment on Catholic videos? I enjoy reading the nostalgic comments on some of the music videos (as a convert, I will never have such pleasant childhood memories in regard to my faith it makes me happy to have others share theirs), but I run into your comments quite frequently. They are not reasoned, and are generally rude. Please, just enjoy the music and memories. Pax tecum.
I still sing that to myself, whenever I see the lilac in bloom.
Every May, we'd raid the garden for the prettiest, most fragrant flowers, and all the schoolchildren would gather to fill the church with colour and joy, and sing this lovely hymn. It was magnificent and holy - I hope they still do it back home.
This is a very happy mis-find for me. I was looking for a fiddle playing "Doctor Gilbert", and then "Queen of the May" - worth a look.. Wonderful, never heard it before. Not even at primary school. happy Easter !.
Reminds me of infant school, we used to sing it in assemblies in May. Brings back happy memories of childhood. I dedicate this to my mother in law who died yesterday, Maura, a wonderful lady. She will be missed.
Do you also sing "Queen of the Holy Rosary O bless us as we pray"? This is another I remember so well from May Processions. How might one get a copy of your CD "Lay Your Hands"?
Sorry about the confusion. The name Dave Lister is obviously not me...I am in the library and the person before me did not sign out and my reply came up with his name. This is ME now. Write to me on messages and I will reply.
have to admit this my favourit hymn everytime i hear it brings a feeling that i'm not alone someone is always there with me keep singing those beautiful hymns
Thank-you Maureen, you have connected Catholics from around the world .... even in the Australian bush, we sang this during May. Lovely memories of so long ago.... GOd bless you.
I haven't heard this blessing to Mary, for such a long time. It has never left my mind since I was a young boy. Now, approx. 40 yrs later, I hear you sing this wonderful prayer and it brings tears of joy and peace to me. It's a long story how I found this posting. I have Stage 3 lung cancer and have been praying daily and this was part of my devotional today. In a nut-shell, thank you for your gift to me. RP
Thank you so much for telling me about your illness. It is good to know that the gift God gave me helps others. I am sorry about how ill you are but I shall remember you in my prayers. You thank me but I must thank you for your comments and your sharing. Maureen
i'm getting married next may day and am using this song. couldn't find it anywhere thanks a million. beautiful song. by any chance anyone doesn't know what flower is assocaited with may day
I am not sure but I remember when I was young we gathered wild flowers - a lilac blue colour and they were called Mayflowers. We put them on our May altar
Ive been looking for this for years no1 sings it anymore - we used to sing in church every May for crowing of Mary with a procession thats when nuns were our Head Teachers at our Junior School - my favourite hymn
Thankk you for your comment.I sing this a lot during the month of May in my local church where Ising at Mass every Sunday. and when I go to Lourdes on pilgrimage with a group of sick and disabled people. It is a much loved hymn.
This also brings back memories of St. Michaels, RC school, Schererville, IN. Every year we'd all pile into the church and have a 2 hour May Crowning ceremony. The "crowner" used to be an 8th grade girl dressed in a wedding gown. God Bless!
Thank you so much for this. This brings back so many, many wonderful memories of devout May Processions at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. School, W. Hempstead, NY with the good B.V.M. Sisters. So nice these songs are still being sung. I wish I could find a hymnal -- old or new -- with all these traditional Marian hymns. They always seem to be left out of newer hymnals. Why?
My father was born in Greenock! I visited there last year to find what I could about his family.....didn't find too much but discovered my great grandparents grave (on my mother's side)
God bless for posting your wonderful voice with praise to our Queen. My Mother loved this, she passed away April 19 2006 and my last Mass with her was May Sunday 2005.......Thank You
my granny died last Saturday just gone (25th of April).She was a great singer and used to sing this song it was her favorite. We sang it at her funeral mass. It would have been her birthday on the 19th of may. So she was indeed my "queen of the may".Miss u granny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reminds me of My primary School in Liverpool England, May Processions and Sister Ita our Headmistress. Nice memories. All that has gone now. I'm only 35 too...
Thank you so much Maureen for recording this beautiful hymn. As so many others have said, it brings back wonderful childhood memories of the May processions we had at St. Sebastian School in Woodside, NY. Another favorite hymn sung in the month of May was "Tis the Month of Our Mother." It is sad none of these beautiful hymns are sung in church anymore.
This song reminds me of the May Crowning that we had every year at Our Lady of Fatima School when I was small...my favorite festival of the year...it meant that school was about to be out for the Summer! LOL!
Alas, they did not do that anymore when my children attended...all of those traditional Franciscan nuns were long-gone. Thank you for posting it, I haven't heard it in years. Beautiful voice.
It too reminds me of the may crowning when I was a child at Sacred heart school in Manchester. I found it by chance whilst listening to Hail Glourious St Patrick!
brought tears to my eyes thinking of when i was a young child , walking in the convent grounds 2 by 2 , was a big thing for the kids in them days and 1 girl was picked every year to crown our ladys statue(never me unfortunatly) lovely memorys though!
What memories of walking in the convent garden on May day in honour of our Blessed Mother,in procession two by two, the whole convent sang this ,and other hymns what a great pleasure to hear it again ,sang so beautifully.
This hymn brings back many memories for me; bittersweet memories, but the hymn itself is probably one of the most beautiful ones ever written. (Hopefully, it greets every entrant
No more May devotions but this hymn is still sung...not so much by the young people but it is still a favourite. I sing it every year when I go to Lourdes with the sick and disabled. Thanks for your comment.
Well as you probably know Maureen Hegarty the singer is from Derry, just like me. Many of my ancestor are of Planter stock and were presbyterians who went to the new world after the failure of the 1798 rebellion in Ireland. Presbyterians like Catholics had little religious freedom and were mistrusted and punished very harshly for their love of revolutionary politics. I can give you loads of information about them if you don't already know it.
to lugh100-my ulster scots forebears were presbyterian, yet i don't know what they were before presbyterians came into being.
i also had some english forefathers, who were wycliffites, and later became wesleyites. by the time i was born, the immediate family was baptist. i broke from the baptists for a couple of reasons. i found bible verses showing apostolic succession, which is rejected by baptists. i started believing in apostolic succession before i knew the term "apostolic succession".
Thanks so much for this also Maureen. A warm childhood memory of the Long Tower for me. The May queen definitely originates from Pagan/Celtic origins like many of our traditions (cant say the rc chuch is anything if not adaptable) but BV Mary is the Queen of the May for Catholics and many protestants as well. I know a great many Anglicans and Lutherans that have great devotion to Our Lady. Even the Muslims view her as the most blessed woman ever.
Yes, this hymn was sung often in the Long Tower Church of St. Colunba. A few years ago I was asked to sing this at a Flower Festival in one of the Presbyterian churches in Derry and I was proud to do so.
that's real nice. i'm not very familiar with the queen of the may. i guess it is based on a pagan tradition, and i guess the catholic church adopted some of these traditions, and named saint mary as the queen of the may. i've only been a catholic for about 6 years, and i'm not familiar with some of its customs. i've never heard this song sung at my parish church. maybe the song isn't much used over here. i wonder whether it has anything to do with the may day queen.
Welcome home to the Holy Catholic Church coventrygardens. England tried to hold on to Catholicism especially the north of the country and many of your forefathers were undoubtably Catholics. God Bless you.
to lugh100---- i think my youtube handle left you with the impression that i'm from england. i chose that handle because i used to live in a neighborhood called "coventry gardens", a few miles from detroit, michigan. in coventry gardens, the streets were named for places in england. i lived on surrey street, next to the funeral parlor. a lot of my forefathers were ulster scots protestants that lived in derry before they headed for the new world in 1700s.
thank you for your beautiful God-given voice and taking me back to the days of Processions in Dockhead, Stepney and the Italian Church in Clerkenwell. And, of cause, my First Communion in 1952. All of us dressed top to tail in white trying to keep my buckskin Clarks shoes spotless. What a privaleged upbringing I had! Though not really poor, It was a wonderful time. God bless for bringing it back.
oh my gosh. i used to sing this with my school during the may crowning celebration at my elementary school. it's so nice to hear it again. brings back so many memories.
Maureen, apologies for not saying thank you for your beautiful hymn. We've just caught up with ourselves. You hymn is what we sung as children up the road in Sion:)
Mind you Maureen, we had to be dragged to the May devotions, as we would rather have been out playing:)
Delighted to hear that your work funds your trips to Lourdes.
remember singing this at st patricks school toxteth liverpool, we had a ceremony where we crowned at statue of our lady with flowers my god what a memory forgot all about it, till I heard this song.
I also remember this hymn from St Pats in Toxteth, but I don't recall the actual crowning ceremony, maybe you were there earlier than me. Lovely hymn though and great memories.
me too and it brought back so many memories of all our May Processions at St. Nicks Pro-Cathedral, Liverpool and being a maid of honour, it sent shivers down my spine, its so beautiful.
I/m an out and out athiest now Maureen but I still love this song! It stirs something inside of me.
annetoner 2 weeks ago
@annetoner I imagine it brings back memories of childhood and innocent times. Maureen
maureenderry 2 weeks ago
Would someone out there tell me how to pray the rosary.
steeplepossum39 5 months ago
@steeplepossum39 You need to get hold of a set of Rosary beads.
1 The first bead represents the Our Father Prayer said 1 time
2 The following 9 beads represent the Hail Mary..said 1 time for each bead a total of 9
3 The last bead in row is the Glory Be said once.
4 Continue until you have come to the last bead.
grooverheliboy 5 months ago
A beautiful hymn sung with fervour and grace Maureen----well done!
3EDMONDS 7 months ago
So.Many.May.Crownings. *cringe*
courtneyperry44 8 months ago
We sang this at mass this year again, it wouldn't be the same without it.
solsticecelt1 8 months ago
A beautiful Hymn to Our Holy Mother Mary, I pray that more People will say the Rosary to her.
aussiejock 8 months ago
We love you Mama Mary...."
guadalupe2879 9 months ago 2
I love it nice
lippertism 9 months ago 2
Beautiful hymn, love this !
josparkes1 9 months ago 2
Ah - memories of my childhood xx
mnby4as3 9 months ago 2
that is a lovely wee song :) :) xoxox
999Meeeee 9 months ago
from the svdp of st pauls of hamilton scotland, whata hymn
martibhoy1 9 months ago
Beautifully sung. Brings back memories of my children singing it in assembly at school way way back. I adore it since. I want it translated so I can sing it as Gaelge n our local choir.
gweedore1000 9 months ago
Beautifully sung. Brings back memories of my children singing it in assembly at school way way back. I adore it since.
gweedore1000 9 months ago
Beautifully sung. Brings back memories of my children singing it in assembly at school way way back.
gweedore1000 9 months ago
love it after hearing it in Medjugorie last week
patrinaagatha 9 months ago
love this hymn reminds me of primary school during May at Mary's altar.
lisch22 11 months ago 5
From Bishop Liguoris' "The Glories of Mary", APPROVED by the vatican! "She (Mary) is . . . the only hope of sinners: (p. 69),"We will be heard and saved sooner by going to Mary, and invoking her holy name, than that of Jesus our Savior. We will find salvation sooner going to the mother than going to the Son" (p. 82),"Many things asked of God and not received are asked and received from Mary (p. 82). All obey the precepts of Mary, even God" (p. 115). ALL CATHOLIC LIES!
kiwichristian2009 11 months ago
@kiwichristian2009 I have a question: If you believe Catholics lie and Catholicism is evil, why do you continuously comment on Catholic videos? I enjoy reading the nostalgic comments on some of the music videos (as a convert, I will never have such pleasant childhood memories in regard to my faith it makes me happy to have others share theirs), but I run into your comments quite frequently. They are not reasoned, and are generally rude. Please, just enjoy the music and memories. Pax tecum.
huntinggods 10 months ago
@huntinggods: Et cum spiritu tuo.
mjpk6269 10 months ago
love this song so much
Divaratrika 11 months ago
This video fills my heart with joy. Thank you so much for posting it. It take me back to my childhood Convent education. God bless.
madeleine7 1 year ago
I know I keep coming back to this video but I just love this hymn so much.Reminds me so much of May devotions with my friend when we were about 7
PURPLEBEATTIE1 1 year ago
@PURPLEBEATTIE1 It is one of those hymns that lives in our memories for always. Thanks for visiting again.... you are welcome any time.
sorcha1sorcha1 1 year ago
Beautiful song !
josparkes1 1 year ago
amazingly sung. Such a beautiful hymn
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@magzhunt Thank you.
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Oh this hymn brings me back to May processions in primary school, wearing my old communion veil. I can smell the fresh flowers... :o)
mintysilver 1 year ago
Oh this hymn brings me back to May processions in primary school, wearing my old communion vale. I can smell the fresh flowers... :o)
mintysilver 1 year ago
I remember singing this every may during mass when i was a kid at my catholic school, I always loved this song! =)
brianredneckct 1 year ago
Lovely. Welling up at this songs beauty. Queen of the angels and queen of the may
SuperRhodesy 1 year ago 2
@SuperRhodesy Thank you
maureenderry 1 year ago 2
I have never heard this song before--it's so beautiful!
mimiflute 1 year ago
My school choir loved this song brings meomeryz bck :'(
TheBlueSkyWolf 1 year ago
Beautiful....so many memories of May Processions past.
cmmhmb 1 year ago 2
@cmmhmb Yes, it brings back lovely memories.
maureenderry 1 year ago
Love this hymn takes me back to school days. When we have no choir at mass our priest always sings this hymn. WONDERFUL.
caradog01 1 year ago
Lapsed catholic but love this hymn so many childhood memories because of the wonderful singing, Thank you Maureen Hegarty.
ritsonharrigan 1 year ago 2
@ritsonharrigan Thanks for your lovely comment.
maureenderry 1 year ago
RIP gran! I will always love you! x
TheKikemaracas 1 year ago
I still sing that to myself, whenever I see the lilac in bloom.
Every May, we'd raid the garden for the prettiest, most fragrant flowers, and all the schoolchildren would gather to fill the church with colour and joy, and sing this lovely hymn. It was magnificent and holy - I hope they still do it back home.
Mojosbigstick 1 year ago
This is a lovely hymn and hopefully everybody sings it during the month of May and for ever after. God Bless you, Maureen
CredoCatholicJournal 1 year ago
@CredoCatholicJournal Thanks for your comment. I have been singing this hymn for many years.....mmmmmm many! Maureen
maureenderry 1 year ago
reminds me of primary school, back then it seemed the most beautiful song to me...even sang this to my nana after she died xx
musicfreakme91 1 year ago
Beautifully sung. We sang this in choir at mass this morn, love this hymn.
solsticecelt1 1 year ago
As I have said elsewhere, the parish will be singing this after Mass this morning when Our Lady is crowned. Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis!
MrBunbury11 1 year ago
the queen of the may is starting again in my school on the 2nd of may
lucydobbyn 1 year ago
God bless you !
eneoana2000 1 year ago
@eneoana2000 Thank you.
maureenderry 1 year ago
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eneoana2000 1 year ago
This is a very happy mis-find for me. I was looking for a fiddle playing "Doctor Gilbert", and then "Queen of the May" - worth a look.. Wonderful, never heard it before. Not even at primary school. happy Easter !.
bertwindon 1 year ago
Miss Maureen, where would I be able to buy the CD you mention? I'm certain I know several who would love it, including my sisters and mother.
obrie013 2 years ago
Reminds me of infant school, we used to sing it in assemblies in May. Brings back happy memories of childhood. I dedicate this to my mother in law who died yesterday, Maura, a wonderful lady. She will be missed.
patc161 2 years ago
may procession through the Brooms church grounds singing this
johnrabbit1972 2 years ago
I've always loved this hymn, but I'd also love to hear "Mother, Dear, Oh Pray for Me"; I sang it at my mother's funeral...
moloch49 2 years ago
this is going on my mp3 player for sure
coolcatevan9 2 years ago
As usual I find myself back listening to this.I just love it.Love Maureens voice and the memories of May devotions
PURPLEBEATTIE1 2 years ago
I appreciate your visits!. Maureen
maureenderry 2 years ago
Do you also sing "Queen of the Holy Rosary O bless us as we pray"? This is another I remember so well from May Processions. How might one get a copy of your CD "Lay Your Hands"?
kraftpr 2 years ago
Sorry about the confusion. The name Dave Lister is obviously not me...I am in the library and the person before me did not sign out and my reply came up with his name. This is ME now. Write to me on messages and I will reply.
maureenderry 2 years ago
i remember when i was young and we had the witt walks they don't seem to that any more
joseph69ful 2 years ago
Maureen, another beautiful old hymn I'd love to hear again is "I Love Thee, O Thou Lord Most High" I don't know of any recordings. Maybe you .....
Tricia090909 2 years ago
she got a great singing voice
joseph69ful 2 years ago
Thank you.
maureenderry 2 years ago
have to admit this my favourit hymn everytime i hear it brings a feeling that i'm not alone someone is always there with me keep singing those beautiful hymns
joseph69ful 2 years ago
I will......with all my heart.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Thank-you Maureen, you have connected Catholics from around the world .... even in the Australian bush, we sang this during May. Lovely memories of so long ago.... GOd bless you.
Tricia090909 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment. I have lots of first cousins in Australia...mostly on the East coast.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Beautiful song! I'm a devotee of the Blessed Mother ever since I was young!
patrickjs865 2 years ago
Yes it is beautiful. Thank you for commenting.
maureenderry 2 years ago
I haven't heard this blessing to Mary, for such a long time. It has never left my mind since I was a young boy. Now, approx. 40 yrs later, I hear you sing this wonderful prayer and it brings tears of joy and peace to me. It's a long story how I found this posting. I have Stage 3 lung cancer and have been praying daily and this was part of my devotional today. In a nut-shell, thank you for your gift to me. RP
bobnjoanne 2 years ago
Thank you so much for telling me about your illness. It is good to know that the gift God gave me helps others. I am sorry about how ill you are but I shall remember you in my prayers. You thank me but I must thank you for your comments and your sharing. Maureen
maureenderry 2 years ago
i'm getting married next may day and am using this song. couldn't find it anywhere thanks a million. beautiful song. by any chance anyone doesn't know what flower is assocaited with may day
keelrob 2 years ago
I am not sure but I remember when I was young we gathered wild flowers - a lilac blue colour and they were called Mayflowers. We put them on our May altar
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kiwichristian2009 11 months ago
Ive been looking for this for years no1 sings it anymore - we used to sing in church every May for crowing of Mary with a procession thats when nuns were our Head Teachers at our Junior School - my favourite hymn
Anonymousminx3 2 years ago
Thankk you for your comment.I sing this a lot during the month of May in my local church where Ising at Mass every Sunday. and when I go to Lourdes on pilgrimage with a group of sick and disabled people. It is a much loved hymn.
maureenderry 2 years ago
This also brings back memories of St. Michaels, RC school, Schererville, IN. Every year we'd all pile into the church and have a 2 hour May Crowning ceremony. The "crowner" used to be an 8th grade girl dressed in a wedding gown. God Bless!
catiefromsavannah2 2 years ago
Funny how songs and hymns bring back so many memories. Thanks for your comment.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Thank you so much for this. This brings back so many, many wonderful memories of devout May Processions at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. School, W. Hempstead, NY with the good B.V.M. Sisters. So nice these songs are still being sung. I wish I could find a hymnal -- old or new -- with all these traditional Marian hymns. They always seem to be left out of newer hymnals. Why?
kraftpr 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment. I just realised that this hymn was not in our parish hymnal.
DaveLister43 2 years ago
This is beautiful, one of my favourite hymns. Thanks so much :)
emh26 2 years ago
I am glad you enjoyed this. My mother's favourite too.
maureenderry 2 years ago
This brings back wonderful childhood memories of my convent school.
Please post more.
pheona1000 2 years ago
This must have been taught at all convent schools ...according to the comments.
maureenderry 2 years ago
i havte to sing this on frinday
sarah131234 2 years ago
I have to sing this Saturday :3
ShenXia 2 years ago
Oh Maureen this brings back so many memories. I'm afraid I lost out on the religion a while back but I LOVE this hymn ♪♫ ♥
clarebannerman 2 years ago
Agreed! I remember this song being one of my favorites back when I was in Catholic School. It's so beautiful...
vampyremelayah 2 years ago
Memories of childhood for many people. Thanks .
maureenderry 2 years ago
Hello Maureen. Hope all is well my Friend. Haven't talked much since JMT was in town. Still one of my favorite Hymns. Pax, Brendan +
AICXCNIKAO 2 years ago
Thanks. Just visited your channel....beautiful.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Beuatiful ,This reminds me of School and mum and dad .xxxHappy Day's
pheobe1954 2 years ago
beautiful song
coolcatevan9 2 years ago
Reminds me of my childhood in greenock in 1964. happy. days,
barabhoy 2 years ago
My father was born in Greenock! I visited there last year to find what I could about his family.....didn't find too much but discovered my great grandparents grave (on my mother's side)
maureenderry 2 years ago
I was just across the water from you in Clydebank making my first communion in 1964 in St Stephens Dalmuir.Love this hymn
PURPLEBEATTIE1 2 years ago
This hymn brings lots of lovely memories.
maureenderry 2 years ago
I'm siging this at my assembley on wednesday haha
lfchousty 2 years ago
God bless for posting your wonderful voice with praise to our Queen. My Mother loved this, she passed away April 19 2006 and my last Mass with her was May Sunday 2005.......Thank You
fuzzywigs44 2 years ago 2
Thank you for your comment. This was also my mother's favourite hymn.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Hi Maureen,
That was truly excellent! Say, is this a Catholic song?? Can you help me get hold of more songs like this? It would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Jesper
jesperbech 2 years ago 2
my granny died last Saturday just gone (25th of April).She was a great singer and used to sing this song it was her favorite. We sang it at her funeral mass. It would have been her birthday on the 19th of may. So she was indeed my "queen of the may".Miss u granny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
lorniewarneys 2 years ago
Reminds me of My primary School in Liverpool England, May Processions and Sister Ita our Headmistress. Nice memories. All that has gone now. I'm only 35 too...
paulh60 2 years ago
I Love this hymm. I want this played at my Requiem when I die.
dacatholicbandorgan 2 years ago
This was my mother's favourite hymn
maureenderry 2 years ago
Thank you so much Maureen for recording this beautiful hymn. As so many others have said, it brings back wonderful childhood memories of the May processions we had at St. Sebastian School in Woodside, NY. Another favorite hymn sung in the month of May was "Tis the Month of Our Mother." It is sad none of these beautiful hymns are sung in church anymore.
ajfc3rd 2 years ago
Thanks for your comment. I often sing the old hymns at Sunday Mass and always in these old hymns the congregation join in...lovely.
maureenderry 2 years ago
St Ann's Bradford!! Never heard it anywhere else. Thanks for posting.
PGPyramid1 3 years ago
This song reminds me of the May Crowning that we had every year at Our Lady of Fatima School when I was small...my favorite festival of the year...it meant that school was about to be out for the Summer! LOL!
Alas, they did not do that anymore when my children attended...all of those traditional Franciscan nuns were long-gone. Thank you for posting it, I haven't heard it in years. Beautiful voice.
feoinfunroe 3 years ago 2
Thank you for your lovely comment. I make a point of singing at least one old hymn in my local church every Sunday.
maureenderry 2 years ago
Thank you so much! Brings back memories of taking cuttings from our lilac bush and walking up the street to the school for the annual May crowning.
smcl30 3 years ago
Isn't it lovely how music brings back childhood memories.
maureenderry 3 years ago
It too reminds me of the may crowning when I was a child at Sacred heart school in Manchester. I found it by chance whilst listening to Hail Glourious St Patrick!
Not heard it for years - it made me cry!
dearest1jo 3 years ago
Beautiful song, wonderfully sung.
DannyWhitten 3 years ago
Thank you. I really appreciate your comment.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Thank you so much. God Bless. This means much. Thanks.
walterknew1 3 years ago
Thank you for commenting. I am so glad you like it.
maureenderry 3 years ago
This hymn reminds me of my childhood, and it will be played at my funeral, cheers for posting it,
barabhoy 3 years ago
makes me think of bluebells in May as kids we picked them for Our Ladys Alter
this lady has the voice of an angel
benny266698 3 years ago
Thank you for your comment. I have been singing this since I was a little girl. Maureen Hegarty
maureenderry 3 years ago
brought tears to my eyes thinking of when i was a young child , walking in the convent grounds 2 by 2 , was a big thing for the kids in them days and 1 girl was picked every year to crown our ladys statue(never me unfortunatly) lovely memorys though!
kathyxx61 3 years ago
We do and sing this every year
Beautifully sung
PlanetNperil 3 years ago
This takes me back. So beautiful.
Poldweia 3 years ago
What memories of walking in the convent garden on May day in honour of our Blessed Mother,in procession two by two, the whole convent sang this ,and other hymns what a great pleasure to hear it again ,sang so beautifully.
queenievenus 3 years ago
I play this hymn a couple of times a week I find it comforting and feel a warmth I cannot describe Thank you
cwill64486 3 years ago
Takes me back 68 years to Notre Dame montessori in Glasgow and Sister Christopher Mary. Just as beautiful as I remember it.
Norfolkscot 3 years ago
We still sing this at the May Crowning every first Sunday of May. My favorite Marian hymn next to Ave Maria.
snowsorceress 3 years ago
This hymn brings back many memories for me; bittersweet memories, but the hymn itself is probably one of the most beautiful ones ever written. (Hopefully, it greets every entrant
into Heaven.)
moloch49 3 years ago
Oh what memories.When I was a child my friend and I used to go to May devotions and we loved sining this hymn.
raholygoalie 3 years ago
No more May devotions but this hymn is still sung...not so much by the young people but it is still a favourite. I sing it every year when I go to Lourdes with the sick and disabled. Thanks for your comment.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Lourdes is magnificent.A wonderful experience and as I write this,my lovely mum is in Lourdes !!
raholygoalie 3 years ago
Well as you probably know Maureen Hegarty the singer is from Derry, just like me. Many of my ancestor are of Planter stock and were presbyterians who went to the new world after the failure of the 1798 rebellion in Ireland. Presbyterians like Catholics had little religious freedom and were mistrusted and punished very harshly for their love of revolutionary politics. I can give you loads of information about them if you don't already know it.
lugh100 3 years ago
to lugh100-my ulster scots forebears were presbyterian, yet i don't know what they were before presbyterians came into being.
i also had some english forefathers, who were wycliffites, and later became wesleyites. by the time i was born, the immediate family was baptist. i broke from the baptists for a couple of reasons. i found bible verses showing apostolic succession, which is rejected by baptists. i started believing in apostolic succession before i knew the term "apostolic succession".
coventrygardens 3 years ago
Thanks so much for this also Maureen. A warm childhood memory of the Long Tower for me. The May queen definitely originates from Pagan/Celtic origins like many of our traditions (cant say the rc chuch is anything if not adaptable) but BV Mary is the Queen of the May for Catholics and many protestants as well. I know a great many Anglicans and Lutherans that have great devotion to Our Lady. Even the Muslims view her as the most blessed woman ever.
lugh100 3 years ago
Yes, this hymn was sung often in the Long Tower Church of St. Colunba. A few years ago I was asked to sing this at a Flower Festival in one of the Presbyterian churches in Derry and I was proud to do so.
maureenderry 3 years ago
that's real nice. i'm not very familiar with the queen of the may. i guess it is based on a pagan tradition, and i guess the catholic church adopted some of these traditions, and named saint mary as the queen of the may. i've only been a catholic for about 6 years, and i'm not familiar with some of its customs. i've never heard this song sung at my parish church. maybe the song isn't much used over here. i wonder whether it has anything to do with the may day queen.
coventrygardens 3 years ago
This is a hymn to Our Lady which I learned as a child. It was very popular at First Holy Communion.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Welcome home to the Holy Catholic Church coventrygardens. England tried to hold on to Catholicism especially the north of the country and many of your forefathers were undoubtably Catholics. God Bless you.
lugh100 3 years ago
to lugh100---- i think my youtube handle left you with the impression that i'm from england. i chose that handle because i used to live in a neighborhood called "coventry gardens", a few miles from detroit, michigan. in coventry gardens, the streets were named for places in england. i lived on surrey street, next to the funeral parlor. a lot of my forefathers were ulster scots protestants that lived in derry before they headed for the new world in 1700s.
coventrygardens 3 years ago
Hi Maureen,
This is one of my favorite hymns. Thank you.
cwill64486 3 years ago
You are welcome. Glad you like it.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Awesome! They are very beautiful
AlienGoddesses 3 years ago
Dear Maureen,
thank you for your beautiful God-given voice and taking me back to the days of Processions in Dockhead, Stepney and the Italian Church in Clerkenwell. And, of cause, my First Communion in 1952. All of us dressed top to tail in white trying to keep my buckskin Clarks shoes spotless. What a privaleged upbringing I had! Though not really poor, It was a wonderful time. God bless for bringing it back.
john
bosoxx44 3 years ago
Thank you John, Everything you say is as it was. I remember my mother made our little dresses for First Communion. This was her favourite hymn
maureenderry 3 years ago
oh my gosh. i used to sing this with my school during the may crowning celebration at my elementary school. it's so nice to hear it again. brings back so many memories.
kinneylicious 3 years ago
This mymn seems to bring many good memories.
maureenderry 3 years ago
i luv this song i use to SING this song all the time when my class goes to church in may
hotgal360 3 years ago
Maureen I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH! I cry with joy for you sing it so beautifuly
Hudak0581 3 years ago
Thank you for your lovely comment.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Maureen, apologies for not saying thank you for your beautiful hymn. We've just caught up with ourselves. You hymn is what we sung as children up the road in Sion:)
Mind you Maureen, we had to be dragged to the May devotions, as we would rather have been out playing:)
Delighted to hear that your work funds your trips to Lourdes.
Wishing you all the very best.
wyllieohagan 3 years ago
remember singing this at st patricks school toxteth liverpool, we had a ceremony where we crowned at statue of our lady with flowers my god what a memory forgot all about it, till I heard this song.
suzyshoes1 3 years ago
Funny how a melody or song can bring back long forgotten memories. This one reminds me of my mother. It was her favourite hymn
maureenderry 3 years ago
I also remember this hymn from St Pats in Toxteth, but I don't recall the actual crowning ceremony, maybe you were there earlier than me. Lovely hymn though and great memories.
evee1878 3 years ago
hi evee,It was round about 1967 or thereabouts,sister helen was the headmistress,do you remember her,my name was susan devonport.
suzyshoes1 3 years ago
I was probably there around 10 years later, the head mistress then was Sr Mary Magdelen, I loved my time there.
evee1878 3 years ago
remember sister mary very well,some good some not so good,but its all a long time ago,just a lot of fond memories.
suzyshoes1 3 years ago
me too and it brought back so many memories of all our May Processions at St. Nicks Pro-Cathedral, Liverpool and being a maid of honour, it sent shivers down my spine, its so beautiful.
scouser19a 3 years ago
Very sweet. You have a lovely voice : )
lacrossechick9 3 years ago
Thank you
maureenderry 3 years ago
Beautiful Maureen you have a great gift from God and it is a lovely hymn
Stella
puddyhuston 3 years ago
Thanks Stella...This was my mother's favourite.
maureenderry 3 years ago
lovely!!
kpman 3 years ago
Thank you
maureenderry 3 years ago
This is my favourite hymn and brings back some beautiful memories. Very beautiful, Maureen.
clarebannerman 3 years ago 2
Thank you.
maureenderry 3 years ago
O so Beautiful. and Full of Grace and beauty!
mysaviormygod 3 years ago 2
Thankk you Karen....A very old hymn but still popular here. I sing it in Lourdes all the time. It was my mother's favourite.
maureenderry 3 years ago
Maureen, I feel so privileged to have made a friend of someone on here who has such a fabulous voice. Truly a gift from God.
Peace and love x
Derventio74 3 years ago 2