May 1, 2026 Our Lady, Queen of the May Original image created with Co-Pilot. " A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars." - Revelation 12:1 The Crown and the Child May belongs to Mary. It has for centuries. In parishes around the world today, a young girl dressed in white will walk slowly up the aisle carrying a crown of flowers. The congregation will sing. And with the simplest gesture imaginable, a child placing flowers on a statue, the Church will say everything May is meant to say: we love you, Mother. This month is yours. The May crowning is one of the oldest and most tender devotions in Catholic life. It asks nothing complicated of us. No theology degree required. Just flowers, a song, and a willing heart. Yet in that simplicity lives something profound, because Mary is not crowned by kings or councils. She is crowned by her children. That is exactly how she would want it. She is...