Choir boys lined up before May Crowning at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Red Cliff, 1965. In back, from left: Mike Beck, Joe Beck, Bill Beck, Henry Manzanarez Front: Leonard Vigil, Tommy Medina, Anthony Beck May crowning is a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May of every year. In some countries, it takes place on or about May 1, however, in many United States Catholic parishes, it takes place on Mother's...

Parishioners from St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Minturn, on a pilgrimage to Denver (May 6, 2010). They visited Sacred Heart Church, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Back, from left: Eli Finlay, Debbie Buckley, Fr. Hugh Guentner, James Jank, Irene Meador, Pat Riggin. Front, from left: Angela Beck, Ann Madison, Adelina Sandoval, Carla Gurascio.