"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."
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)
Feast
of Queenship of Mary ~ August 22*
*Octave
of Feast of the Assumption (August 15)
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.
“When
she became Mother of the Creator,
she truly became
Queen of every creature.”~ St.
John Damascene
The
Coronation of the Virgin, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
(1483-1561)
"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!
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)
“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
Mary is Queen of Mercy as
Jesus is King of Justice.”
St. Alphonsus de Liguori - Glories
of
Mary
“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
but at the same time she is more Mother than Queen.” - St. Therese of Lisieux
Mary, our Mother, Queen of
Heaven,
pray for
us!
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