"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)
- 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!
