Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, and Christ is God, she is proclaim Queen of Heaven and is also the fifth Glorious Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. This memorial the Blessed Virgin Mary's coronation in heaven is placed within an octave, that is, eight days after celebrating Mary's Assumption into Heaven.
Vatican II, sanctioning a tradition going back to the fourth century, reaffirmed authoritatively the doctrine of Mary's regality: "when her earthly life was over," she was "exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son." (Lumen Gentium 59)
Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, reigns with a mother's solicitude over the entire world, just as she is crowned in heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen. The Blessed Virgin Mary, having done all that was required of her on this earth now reigns in Heaven, the jewel of the New Jerusalem, honoured by all for her great love of the Saviour and the sacrifice she made for our salvation.
Let us approach with greater trust the throne of grace and mercy of our Queen and Mother, and beg for strength in adversity, light in darkness, consolation in sorrow; above all let them strive to free ourselves from the slavery of sin and offer an unceasing homage, filled with filial loyalty, to our beloved Queenly Mother.
"When she became Mother of the Creator,
she truly became Queen of every creature."
~ St. John Damascene ~
Let us honour Mary and present to her the intentions of the Holy Father as we reflect on part of Pope Pius XII’s 1954 “Ad Coeli Reginam”.
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Pope Pius IX, wrote in his Bull Ineflabilis Deus: "More than all the angels and all the saints has God ineffable freely endowed Mary with the fullness of the heavenly gifts that abound in the divine treasury; and she, preserving herself ever immaculately clean from the slightest taint of sin, attained a fullness of innocence and holiness so great as to be unthinkable apart from God Himself, a fullness that no one other than God will ever possess."
Spurred on by piety and faith, may we glory in being subject to the rule of the Virgin Mother of God; she bears the royal sceptre in her hand, while her heart is ever aflame with motherlove.
Excerpted from Ad Caeli Reginam, Pius XII
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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, one God, for ever and ever.
Thursday, 22 August, 2013
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial)
Reading
| Isaiah 9: 1 - 6 | |
| 1 | But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. |
| 2 | The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined. |
| 3 | Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. |
| 4 | For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Mid'ian. |
| 5 | For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. |
| 6 | For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." |
Psalm
| Psalms 113: 1 - 8 | |
| 1 | Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! |
| 2 | Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore! |
| 3 | From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised! |
| 4 | The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! |
| 5 | Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, |
| 6 | who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth? |
| 7 | He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, |
| 8 | to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. |
Gospel
| Luke 1: 26 - 38 | |
| 26 | In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, |
| 27 | to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. |
| 28 | And he came to her and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!" |
| 29 | But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. |
| 30 | And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. |
| 31 | And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. |
| 32 | He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, |
| 33 | and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." |
| 34 | And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" |
| 35 | And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. |
| 36 | And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. |
| 37 | For with God nothing will be impossible." |
| 38 | And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. |
Hail Holy Queen
Hail! holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria!
Hail! Mother of Mercy and of love, O Maria!
Refrain:
Triumph, all ye cherubim,
Sing with us, ye seraphim.
Heav'n and earth resound the hymn.
Salve, salve, salve Regina!
Our life, our sweetness here below, O Maria!
Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria!
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To thee we cry, poor sons of Eve, O Maria!
To thee we sigh, we mourn, we grieve, O Maria!
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This earth is but a vale of tears, O Maria!
A place of banishment, of fears, O Maria!
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Turn then, most gracious advocate, O Maria!
Toward us thine eyes compassionate, O Maria!
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When this our exile is complete, O Maria!
Show us thy Son, our Jesus sweet, O Maria!
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O clement, gracious, Mother sweet, O Maria!
O Virgin Mary, we entreat, O Maria!
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