Catholic church closings stir Blessed Mother memories | READER COMMENTARY

“Oh, Mary! We crown thee….”

The closing of so many Catholic churches in the Baltimore area, where I lived for 60 years, and the turning of the calendar to May triggers memories of my childhood when Catholic families were preparing their children for their First Holy Communion and the May Procession to honor Mary, the earthly mother of Jesus Christ, and who is known to Catholics as the Blessed Mother.

I was in second grade at St. Andrew School at Monument and Washington Streets in...