Today we celebrate the Queenship of Mary!
From today’s entry in Magnificat: “Mary is our Queen because she is the Mother of Jesus, the King of kings. St. Maximilian Kolbe wrote that Mary ‘has a right to be loved as Queen of all hearts so that through her, hearts would be cleansed and themselves become immaculate, similar and like unto her own heart, and so worthy of union with God.’ The Queenship of Mary shows us that being united to Jesus gives us a royal citizenship, participation in a heavenly court. We have a King and a Queen whose greatness does not distance them from us. They are closer, more loving, and more intimately attentive than anyone else to us.”
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to observe today as a day of prayer and fasting for peace. Let us ask Mary, the Queen of Peace, to comfort all her children today, especially those living in places of violence and conflict, and to bring all nations under the reign of Jesus, the King of the Universe and the Prince of Peace.
Mary, our Queen, pray for us!
