The Queenship of Mary
From a meditation by Bishop Alban Goodier:
It was the end at last and the new beginning
Mary conceived Immaculate, therefore Queen of Angels
Mary the Second Eve, therefore Queen of Patriarchs
Mary Mother of the Messias, therefore Queen of Prophets
Mary Mother of Jesus the King, therefore Queen of Apostles
Mary whose soul was pierced, therefore Queen of Martyrs
Mary round whom the Church gathered, therefore Queen of Confessors
Mary who heard and kept the Word, therefore Queen of Doctors
Mary the Virgin Mother, therefore Queen of Virgins
Mary full of grace, therefore Queen of All Saints
Mary the Handmaid of the Lord, therefore Queen of Peace
Whom all generations shall call blessed,
coming to her on earth, coming to her in heaven,
Her soul magnifies the Lord, her spirit doth rejoice in God our Saviour
Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad Coeli Reginam wrote "We decree and establish the feast of Mary's Queenship, which is to be celebrated every year in the whole world on the 31st of May. We likewise ordain that on the same day the consecration of the human race to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary be renewed, cherishing the hope that through such consecration a new era may begin, joyous in Christian peace and in the triumph of religion."
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Refuge of the human race, Victress in all God's battles, we humbly prostrate ourselves before thy throne, confident that we shall receive mercy, grace, and bountiful assistance and protection in the present calamity, not through our own inadequate merits, but solely through the great goodness of thy maternal Heart.
To thee, to thy Immaculate Heart, in this, humanity's tragic hour, we consign and consecrate ourselves, in union not only with the Mystical Body of thy Son, Holy Mother Church, now in such suffering and agony in so many places and sorely tried in so many ways, but also with the entire world, torn by fierce strife, consumed in a fire of hate, victim of its own wickedness.
May the sight of the widespread material and moral destruction, of the sorrows and anguish of countless fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, and innocent children, of the great number of lives cut off in the flower of youth, of the bodies mangled in horrible slaughter, and of the tortured and agonized souls in danger of being lost eternally, move thee to compassion!
O Mother of Mercy, obtain for us from God, and above all procure for us those graces which prepare, establish and assure peace! Queen of Peace, pray for us and give to the world now at war the peace for which all people are longing, peace in the truth, justice, and charity of Christ. Give peace to the warring nations and to the souls of men, that in the tranquillity of order the Kingdom of God may prevail.
Extend thy protection to the infidels and to all those still in the shadow of death; give them peace and grant that on them, too, may shine the sun of truth, that they may unite with us, proclaiming before the one and only Saviour of the world, 'Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will' (Luke 2:14).
Give peace to the peoples separated by error or by discord, and especially to those who profess such singular devotion to thee and in whose homes an honoured place was ever accorded thy venerated image, now perhaps often kept hidden to await better days: bring them back to the one fold of Christ under the one true Shepherd.
Obtain peace and complete freedom for the Holy Church of God; stay the spreading flood of modem paganism; enkindle in the faithful the love of purity, the practice of Christian life, and an apostolic zeal, so that the servants of God may increase in merit and in number.
Lastly, as the Church and the entire human race were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, so that in reposing all hope in Him, He might become for them the sign and pledge of victory and salvation: so we in like manner consecrate ourselves for ever also to thee and to thy Immaculate Heart, our Mother and Queen, that thy love and patronage may hasten the triumph of the Kingdom of God and that all nations, at peace with one another and with God, may proclaim thee blessed and with thee may raise their voices to resound from pole to pole in the chant of the everlasting Magnificat of glory, love, and gratitude to the Heart of Jesus, where alone they can find truth and peace.
It was the end at last and the new beginning
Mary conceived Immaculate, therefore Queen of Angels
Mary the Second Eve, therefore Queen of Patriarchs
Mary Mother of the Messias, therefore Queen of Prophets
Mary Mother of Jesus the King, therefore Queen of Apostles
Mary whose soul was pierced, therefore Queen of Martyrs
Mary round whom the Church gathered, therefore Queen of Confessors
Mary who heard and kept the Word, therefore Queen of Doctors
Mary the Virgin Mother, therefore Queen of Virgins
Mary full of grace, therefore Queen of All Saints
Mary the Handmaid of the Lord, therefore Queen of Peace
Whom all generations shall call blessed,
coming to her on earth, coming to her in heaven,
Her soul magnifies the Lord, her spirit doth rejoice in God our Saviour
Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad Coeli Reginam wrote "We decree and establish the feast of Mary's Queenship, which is to be celebrated every year in the whole world on the 31st of May. We likewise ordain that on the same day the consecration of the human race to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary be renewed, cherishing the hope that through such consecration a new era may begin, joyous in Christian peace and in the triumph of religion."
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Refuge of the human race, Victress in all God's battles, we humbly prostrate ourselves before thy throne, confident that we shall receive mercy, grace, and bountiful assistance and protection in the present calamity, not through our own inadequate merits, but solely through the great goodness of thy maternal Heart.
To thee, to thy Immaculate Heart, in this, humanity's tragic hour, we consign and consecrate ourselves, in union not only with the Mystical Body of thy Son, Holy Mother Church, now in such suffering and agony in so many places and sorely tried in so many ways, but also with the entire world, torn by fierce strife, consumed in a fire of hate, victim of its own wickedness.
May the sight of the widespread material and moral destruction, of the sorrows and anguish of countless fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, and innocent children, of the great number of lives cut off in the flower of youth, of the bodies mangled in horrible slaughter, and of the tortured and agonized souls in danger of being lost eternally, move thee to compassion!
O Mother of Mercy, obtain for us from God, and above all procure for us those graces which prepare, establish and assure peace! Queen of Peace, pray for us and give to the world now at war the peace for which all people are longing, peace in the truth, justice, and charity of Christ. Give peace to the warring nations and to the souls of men, that in the tranquillity of order the Kingdom of God may prevail.
Extend thy protection to the infidels and to all those still in the shadow of death; give them peace and grant that on them, too, may shine the sun of truth, that they may unite with us, proclaiming before the one and only Saviour of the world, 'Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will' (Luke 2:14).
Give peace to the peoples separated by error or by discord, and especially to those who profess such singular devotion to thee and in whose homes an honoured place was ever accorded thy venerated image, now perhaps often kept hidden to await better days: bring them back to the one fold of Christ under the one true Shepherd.
Obtain peace and complete freedom for the Holy Church of God; stay the spreading flood of modem paganism; enkindle in the faithful the love of purity, the practice of Christian life, and an apostolic zeal, so that the servants of God may increase in merit and in number.
Lastly, as the Church and the entire human race were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, so that in reposing all hope in Him, He might become for them the sign and pledge of victory and salvation: so we in like manner consecrate ourselves for ever also to thee and to thy Immaculate Heart, our Mother and Queen, that thy love and patronage may hasten the triumph of the Kingdom of God and that all nations, at peace with one another and with God, may proclaim thee blessed and with thee may raise their voices to resound from pole to pole in the chant of the everlasting Magnificat of glory, love, and gratitude to the Heart of Jesus, where alone they can find truth and peace.
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1 Comments:
Jude, thank you for that beautiful reflection. The Mass for today (Classical Calendar) is just beautiful. I attended for the Feast of the Visitation, and while just splendid, I find it a little sad that Pius XII's feast didn't really last all that long. Are you up for a procession?
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