Queenship of Mary

Just a week after celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother, the Church celebrates her Queenship in heaven. The Queenship of Mary is also a recently named feast. Even though the Assumption of Mary had been believed for centuries, it did not become official Church teaching until 1950, under the Pontificate of Pope Pius XII. The same is probably true for the Queenship of Mary, which Pius XII initiated in 1954. This brief commentary puts this memorial into perspective for us: "Today's feast reminds us that holiness means depending on God. The Queenship of Mary invites us to exercise our obedience to God in a way that results in, not submission, but likeness" (Magnificat, 299). As we celebrate this memorial may we be strengthened by the intercession of our Blessed Mother and continue to live our universal call to holiness. Have a blessed day!!!