Saturdays are Mary’s

One of the things I like the most about the return of Ordinary Time in the prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours is also the return of the dedication of Saturdays as “optional memorials” to the Blessed Mother. Every Saturday in which a mandatory memory of a saint or a feast of the Lord is not observed may be dedicated to Mary and I must confess, I avail myself of this option every time I can.

I don’t know most of the hymns the Breviary suggests to introduce the prayers, so I sang Hail Mary, Gentle Woman, at least the part with the Hail Mary, not the rest of the hymn because I don’t know it.

Out in a whim, I looked for it in You Tube and found this beautiful rendition by Angelina. I loved it and downloaded one of her albums from ITunes. She’s definitely a pure singer whose praises to the Lord arise high in heaven. Enjoy the video, the song, and don’t forget to dedicate your Saturdays to Mary if not by praying the Hours, then by any other noble, suitable means, like praying a Rosary – also very fitting.