THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. (Homily for August 22, 2016. Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time.)

Bible Study: 2ND Thessalonians 1, 1 to 12 and Matthew 23, 13 to 22.


For every good deed that we do, there is surely going to be glorious reward. Today, we celebrate a woman whose fear of God brought her great reward; a woman who was not only pure in body, but pure in heart as well when God decided to make her his own mother; a woman whose firm “YES” to God changed the course of human history.

Today’s feast happens to be the last of the five glorious mysteries. On Easter Sunday, we celebrated the first, which is the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, then we celebrated his Ascension into heaven about forty days later. On Pentecost day, we celebrated the third glorious mystery which is the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. On the 15th of August, we celebrated the fourth, which is the Assumption of Mary into heaven and today, we complete the glorious mysteries with the celebration of the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven.

Each of these glorious mysteries are episodes in the history of Christianity which deserves our full attention and meditation. They point to one fact: THAT AFTER THE PAIN OF THE CROSS, THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AHEAD. As St. Paul would say: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1st Corinthians 2, verse 9. 

The Queenship of Mary, is a natural follow-up of her glorious Assumption into heaven; her final reward so to say and the fulfilment of the words of Angel Gabriel at the Annunciation, “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 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, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Luke 1, verses 31 to 33.

If Jesus Christ is a king whose reign shall last forever, it follows that Mary his mother is a Queen. Her Queenship is a share in the Kingship of Jesus. Like Mary, we all are somehow going to be partakers of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ so far as we endure to the end.

Let us pray:
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen. 
Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.


Fr. Abu

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