1.0The Deacon's Benchhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbenchdeacon greg kandrahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/author/deacon-greg-kandraSing of Mary, in Missouri - The Deacon's Benchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gh6VEFNNvD"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/08/sing-of-mary-in-missouri.html">Sing of Mary, in Missouri</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/08/sing-of-mary-in-missouri.html/embed#?secret=gh6VEFNNvD" width="600" height="338" title="“Sing of Mary, in Missouri” — The Deacon's Bench" data-secret="gh6VEFNNvD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On Wednesday of this week, Mary will be the focus, as the Church celebrates one of the great mysteries of our faith, The Feast of the Assumption. But celebrations of the Blessed Mother are already underway in the midwest, with a devotion that is relatively new and, at least to me, not as well known.…http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0DySLTT4PWo/RsBEPFGlexI/AAAAAAAAAjs/svsPTFQpSY8/s320/marianday.jpg