Over a hundred people from across the Warrington and Widnes Deanery gathered on Sunday 18 May to take part in a joyful and prayerful May procession in honour of Our Lady.

Led by Archbishop-Emeritus Malcolm McMahon OP, the procession began at St Mary’s Shrine in Warrington — one of the designated Jubilee churches of the archdiocese — and wound its way through the streets surrounding the church.

At the heart of the procession was a statue of Our Lady and the Child Jesus, carried by members of the faithful as hymns were sung and prayers offered.

The procession concluded back at St Mary’s with a special service that included Benediction and the traditional crowning of the statue of Our Lady, a moment that symbolises Mary's queenship and her special place in the life of the Church.

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