gordon 2
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This is a prayer that is most fitting at Christmas time, I believe. It is the National Anthem of my culture. It is also a prayer to Mary, but not in the way you might think, in that it really praises God and places, praises motherhood and the faith of a woman, to a wonderful spiritual hight. Mothers are highly esteemed in my culture and in many ways the culture is matriarcal. For those who have a difficulty in seeing that catholics do not worship Mary, although she is in our prayers, my hope is that if you can get into the "cuture" of this song, of this prayer, you will be far better for it and your assessment might change. Note that as we indentify with God our Father, with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, Mary is the spritual mother of us all. It is to her table, to her kitchen and to her arms that Jesus was and all of us are consoled and encouraged day in, day out.
This humble prayer is said to have been written in the 9th century. You will be able to read and understand it due to latin/english translation provided. My people sing it in latin to this day ( the first verse only)... Merry Christmas.
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Now this is sort of a postcard of what the men do to earn their living where I live. The sea is the the economic engine of the local communities here. Note the "cajun" accents...LOL These guys are all locals... If you notice the yellow star on the blue,white and red standard, well that is there due to the Prayer Ave Maris Stella. That flag is our cultural flag...it indicates our link to our european heritage in the french flag and the star, our indentity as christians.
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This humble prayer is said to have been written in the 9th century. You will be able to read and understand it due to latin/english translation provided. My people sing it in latin to this day ( the first verse only)... Merry Christmas.
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Now this is sort of a postcard of what the men do to earn their living where I live. The sea is the the economic engine of the local communities here. Note the "cajun" accents...LOL These guys are all locals... If you notice the yellow star on the blue,white and red standard, well that is there due to the Prayer Ave Maris Stella. That flag is our cultural flag...it indicates our link to our european heritage in the french flag and the star, our indentity as christians.
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