Thursday, August 22, 2024

The Queenship of Mary...

     "I shall sing a hymn to the mother, the Queen, whom I 
joyously approach in praise, gladly celebrating her wonders in song. 
Our tongue cannot worthily praise thee, O Lady; for thou who 
hast borne Christ the king art exalted above the seraphim. . .  
Hail, O Queen of the world; hail, O Mary, Queen of us all."
Axathistos (Byzantine hymn) 

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Feast of Queenship of Mary
August 22*
*Octave of Feast of the Assumption (August 15)
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Feast established - Pope Pius XII - October 11, 1954
Encyclical Letter "Ad Caeli Reginam."
He points out that Mary deserves the title because 
she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated 
as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, 
because of her preeminent perfection 
and because of her intercessory power.
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“When she became Mother of the Creator,
she truly became Queen 
of every creature.”St. John Damascene



"Every time the Son of God comes again to us 
in the “poverty” of the sacramental signs of bread and wine, 
the seeds of that new history wherein the mighty are 
“put down from their thrones” and “those of low degree 
are exalted” (cf. Lk 1:52), take root in the world. 
Mary sings of the “new heavens” and the “new earth” 
which find in the Eucharist their anticipation 
and in some sense their programme and plan.
The Magnificat expresses Mary's spirituality,
 and there is nothing greater than this spirituality for 
helping us to experience the mystery of the Eucharist. 
The Eucharist has been given to us so that our life, 
like that of Mary, may become completely 
a Magnificat!   - Ecclesia de Eucharistia (58)

Painting above: Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio | Public Domain


Mary, then, is a Queen; but for our common consolation, 
be it known that she is a Queen so sweet, clement, 
and so ready to help us that Holy Church wills 
that we salute her as Queen of Mercy.  
Mary is Queen of Mercy as Jesus is King of Justice.” 
St. Alphonsus de Liguori - Glories of Mary
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Click here: The Queenship of Mary - YouTube (2 mins)

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“It is true that Our Lady is Queen of Heaven and earth,
but at the same time 
she is more Mother than Queen.” 
 St. Therese of Lisieux

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O God, who made the Mother of your Son
to be our Mother and our Queen,
graciously grant that, sustained by her intercession,
we may attain in the heavenly Kingdom
the glory promised to your children.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives 
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(from The Roman Missal)


 Mary, our Mother, Queen of Heaven, 
pray for us!

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