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4 days ago · Jesus let us in on the secret of his Kingdom: “The greatest among you must be the servant of the others” (Matthew 23:11). Mary’s answer was “I am the handmaid of the Lord.”. That’s why she’s Queen of Heaven. Satan’s answer was “ Non serviam ” (“I will not serve”). That’s why he’s in the pit of Hell.
- Why We Honor Mary as Queen
- How Mary Serves as Queen
- Mary’s Coronation Depicted in The Basilica
- Prayer to Mary, Our Mother and Queen
- Sources
The Memorial of the Queenship of Mary was first instituted in 1954 by Pope Pius XII. According to Catholic tradition, as Christ is king of the world and saves the people from their sins, Mary is queen over the earth because of her role in the story of divine redemption, serving as mother to the Savior. Pope Benedict XVIdescribed this relationship, ...
Just as Christ our king came and offered himself as a servant, Mary also offered herself as a servant to God, obedient to his will. As Pope Benedict XVI once noted:
Mary’s Coronation specifically is portrayed in the Basilica in mosaic tile in the Rosary Walk and Garden, as well as the Coronation Chapelin the Great Upper Church. In the Coronation Chapel, Jesus is depicted as the King of Kings, honoring his mother Mary by seating her on a throne next to him and giving her a heavenly crown. Encircling her head ar...
As we honor the Queenship of the Blessed Mother, let us reflect on the following prayerhonoring Mary as Queen:
The Basilica Guidebook Meditations on the Rosaryfrom the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Virgin Mary is the most prominent and beloved woman in Christian culture. She is a lasting presence: in the past, the present and the future. She accompanies us through images, stories, thoughts, prayers and songs. A magnificent and majestic queen, a caring and loving mother, and a gentle and shy maiden: as the Mother of God, the Virgin ...
- Philip C. Almond
- She was an accidental virgin. The gospel of Matthew is the only one to tell us Mary was pregnant before she and Joseph had sex. She was said to be “with child from the Holy Spirit”.
- She was a perpetual virgin. Within early Christian doctrine, Mary remained a virgin during and after the birth of Jesus. This was perhaps only fitting for someone deemed “the mother of God” or “God-bearer”.
- She was immaculately conceived. Within Western theology, it was generally recognised from the time of Saint Ambrose that Mary never committed a sin. But was her sinlessness in this life because she was born without “original sin”?
- She ascended into heaven. The early centuries of the Christian tradition were silent on the death of Mary. But by the seventh and eighth centuries, the belief in the bodily ascension of Mary into heaven, had taken a firm hold in both the Western and Eastern Churches.
Oct 19, 2018 · Take a look at these nine early images of Our Lady: 1. Dura-Europos Church, Syria, 2nd century. Discovered in the 1920s by a team of archaeologists from Yale, the Dura-Europos Church in modern day ...
4 days ago · Today we celebrate the joyous memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother. It was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954 based on the fact that that Mary is intimately associated with the Redemption carried out by her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. For this reason, she also participates in the glorious and universal kingdom of ...
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Sep 25, 2010 · Portal Of The Virgin. This portal of the Virgin was sculpted between 1210 and 1220. The main scene show the Coronation of the Virgin, where Mary is being crowned Queen of heaven by an angel, whilst she sits on the same throne as Jesus. In the lintel below is Mary on her death bed surrounded by Jesus and the twelve aposles, two angels are about ...
