Marian Resources
Marian Music and Resources
Mother of God and Mother of the Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary is rightly honored through special devotions in the Catholic faith. Through Marian traditions of prayer, we fly to her protection, embrace her as mother, follow Mary’s model of complete faith, and ultimately enter into her adoration of the Trinity. Marian liturgical feasts celebrate Mary’s titles, events in her life, her apparitions to the faithful throughout time, and more. May, the Month of Mary, is a time to honor Mary through traditions like May Devotions, a beautiful service of Biblical readings and Marian hymns, similar to Lessons and Carols. The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, through which Mary guides us in contemplation of her Son’s mysteries.
OCP is honored to support Marian feasts and devotions throughout the year with the resources and music on this page. Discover choral music and song suggestions for use on Marian feast days, May Devotions, or any liturgical celebration throughout the year. Explore blog posts, prayer resources and more below.
Choral Music Honoring the Blessed Mother
Whether you’re planning a May Devotions service, preparing music for a Marian solemnity, or just want a beautiful arrangement of a Marian hymn, these selections provide a range of options for all kinds of choirs. Find these and more choral music honoring Mary on ocpchoral.com.
Marian Song Suggestions from OCP Missals
Discover song suggestions for use on Marian feast days and throughout the month of May from Breaking Bread, Today’s Missal Music Issue, Heritage Missal, Misal del Día or Unidos en Cristo/United in Christ. If your parish uses an OCP missal, these song selections are a great place to start when preparing music for Marian feast days and throughout the month of May.
Breaking Bread & Music Issue
- Hail Mary: Gentle Woman, #684, Carey Landry
- Blest Be the Star, #685, Christopher Willcock
- Mary, Sing with Joyful Heart, #689, Steve Angrisano
- O Holy Mary, #690, Owen Alstott
- Ave Maria, #693, Gregory Norbet
- Song of Mary, #695, Dan Schutte
Heritage Missal
- Ave Maria, #336, Chant, Mode
- Salve, Regina, #337, Chant, Mode V
- Immaculate Mary, #340, LOURDES HYMN
- Hail, Holy Queen, #341, SALVE REGINA COELITUM
- O Sanctissima, #342, O DU FRÖLICHE
- Mary’s Song, #343, Millie Rieth
- Alma Redemptoris Mater, #590, Chant, Mode V
Misal del Día
- Adiós, Reina del Cielo, #92, Tradicional
- Del Cielo Ha Bajado, #108, AVE DE LOURDES
- Santa María de la Esperanza, #97, J. A. Espinosa
- Dios Te Salve, María, #113, J. Sosa
- Quiero Decir que Sí, #116, L. A. Díaz Britos
- ¿No Estoy Yo Aquí, #90, A. Betancourt/G. Tan
- María, Oh Dulce Virgen, #99, E. García-López/R. López
Resources for Marian Devotion
Explore prayer resources, playlists and music collections, blogs and more to encourage and support Marian devotion.
“The Virgin Mary, who at the message of the angel received the Word of God in her heart and in her body and gave Life to the world, is acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and Mother of the Redeemer. Redeemed by reason of the merits of her Son and united to Him by a close and indissoluble tie, she is endowed with the high office and dignity of being the Mother of the Son of God, by which account she is also the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Because of this gift of sublime grace she far surpasses all creatures, both in heaven and on earth. At the same time, however, because she belongs to the offspring of Adam she is one with all those who are to be saved. She is ‘the mother of the members of Christ . . . having cooperated by charity that faithful might be born in the Church, who are members of that Head.’ Wherefore she is hailed as a pre-eminent and singular member of the Church, and as its type and excellent exemplar in faith and charity. The Catholic Church, taught by the Holy Spirit, honors her with filial affection and piety as a most beloved mother.”
–Lumen Gentium, 53