Something I did not experience a lot when I was growing up were Marian devotions. I’m sure we had them, e.g., May crowning processions, but they did not make an impact upon me at the time. Possibly, it was because there was a tendency during the 1970s in some parishes to cut back, or place less emphasis, on some Church traditions like Marian devotions. The bishops of the Second Vatican Council made clear the role of the Blessed Virgin in the life of the Church when they wrote: “… that the cult, especially the liturgical cult, of the Blessed Virgin, be generously fostered [emphasis added] …” (Lumen Gentium, 67). I am grateful that during high school retreats, we were encouraged…