Tuesday 03/06/14 18:17 PM - Mariagoretty Thanh Nguyên

May is the month where parishioners offer especially their ethical heart to Mother. This is the occasion to express the confidence and esteem that all Christians in the world reserve to Mother the Heaven Queen. So following the annual tradition, Tan Quy Parish organizes the flower offering to Mother after the afternoon mass in the fifth week; the flower offering ceremony is performed by the parish children.

After the Thursday afternoon mass of month on May 01st 2014, 30 lady children in the parish with red, white, yellow, violet and blue flowers in hands- make the offering to the dear Mother. Each flower color contains its specific significance:

 + We offer You the red flower of firm beliefs; we pray Mother to teach us the abandonment, the trust on the Christ’s, Mother’s love and providence. 

 + We offer You the white flower of solemnity; we pray Mother to help us keep our soul pure and cleansed of all sins. 

 + We offer You the yellow flower of affection; we pray Mother to teach us the affection and love of the Christ, of our brother and sister as the Christ loved us. 

 + We offer You the violet flower of sufferings, disease, death and grief, lonesome; we pray Mother to teach us the pleasure of accepting the Cross sent by the Christ, to follow loyally the step of the Christ, Your Son.

 + We offer You the blue flower of confidence and hope; please do not let us be disappointed and falter before any difficulty, adverse circumstance of life. 

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

Next Thursday of the second week of month, on May 08th 2014, after the afternoon mass, 20 male children offer frankincense joss-stick to the Trinity and Mother Mary

At Thursday of the third week, on May 15th 2014, lit red candles are offered to Mother Mary by 20 female children.

At Thursday of the fourth week of month, on May 22nd 2014, flowers being arranged in the form of palm leaf conical hat are offered by 14 female children in nice traditional dress - like we offer our pure, obedient soul to Mother.

The flower month ends on final Thursday of month, on May 29th 2014 more than 60 children in the parish gather together to offer lit candles, frankincense joss-stick and flowers – like our soul flower – to Mother’s Monument.

The melodious holy song and the simple, lilting dance with the innocence, purity of children when they make offerings to Mother make the community ambiance be more wholehearted and devotional.

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

The flower month passes but it the mind of everybody seems to regret these nice flower offerings to Mother in the melodious sound of affectionate song. But the importance is the Mother’s reminder in olden times: “Do penance for your sins, adore the Mother’s heart, take diligently the Rosary”, will be the star which guide all parishioners in the journey to the Father’s home.

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

dâng hoa tháng 5 2014

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