May 20, 2009
May crowning returns to Holy Family High School
By Patty Gabriel
On Friday, May 1, Holy Family High School students participated in the first May Crowning at the school’s Broomfield location.
Auxiliary Bishop James Conley joined the school community on the chilly, wet morning for a procession of the May Crowning court, recitation of the rosary and the crowning of Mary. Traditional tunes dedicated to the Blessed Mother were performed by the school choirs as many members of the community placed bouquets of flowers at Mary’s feet.
King Cory Surbrugg and Queen Megan Spelic, along with their attendants, Alejandra Lujan, Chris Vigil, Bianca Hernandez, Ian Lee, Megan Chavez and Andy Horner were selected based on essays they wrote about their faith and devotion to our Blessed Mother.
“As a girl with a Hispanic background, the Blessed Virgin Mary has always and will forever play a major role in my life, in who I am and will be,” Lujan, a sophomore class attendant, said in her essay.
Cory Surbrugg, the King, said that his and his family’s devotion and prayers to Mary are, he believes, the reason for his mother’s return to good health after a serious illness.
The ceremony was followed by the school’s Color Day, making it a day of prayer, community and friendship.
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