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Why is Mary Queen of Heaven - 5th Glorious Mystery of the Holy Rosary
In the very moment Our Lady became a mother, she also became a queen. But how did this happen? You’ll be astounded by the proofs of her queenship and how they impact you and me as her children.
As Catholics, we recognize that Our Lady was taken up body and soul into Heaven, and from there, she was made Queen of Heaven and Earth by Jesus, her Son.
Mary’s crowning in Heaven, which we meditate on during the Fifth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, has been celebrated liturgically and depicted in art since early medieval times. In fact, the most ancient depiction of Mary as queen is a mosaic from the 500s in a small church in the historic center of Rome. But the feast day of her Queenship was only placed in the Church’s liturgical calendar in 1954. Eventually, the date for this feast was set for the octave (or 8th day) after the Solemnity of the Assumption, that is, August 22nd each year.
So, although this feast of the Church was established relatively recently, Mary’s Queenship has its roots in sacred Scripture. At the Annunciation, at the very moment, Mary became a mother as she was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, she also became a queen. Archangel Gabriel tells Our Lady that her Son will sit on “the throne of his ancestor David” and that “He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom, there will be no end” (Lk 1:32-33). Since Jesus is a king, and since He was conceived in the womb of Our Lady, and since in Israel, the mother of a king was always a queen, Mary truly became a queen at the first joyful mystery of the rosary, the Annunciation.
Then, shortly after this episode in salvation history, Our Lady went to visit her cousin, Saint Elizabeth. At the Visitation, Saint Elizabeth calls her “the mother of my Lord.” Again, we can logically connect the title of “Queen” with that of “Mother of My Lord.” Some texts from the early centuries of the Church actually call Our Lady the “Domina,” the female of “Dominus,” which is Latin for “master” or “Lord.”
But perhaps the most dramatic scriptural reference to Mary as Queen comes in the final book of the Bible, Revelations. In Rev. 12:1-6, we read:
“And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child, and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery.”
Mary is that heavenly queen in the mysterious vision of the Book of Revelation, who is crowned with stars. And a crown is a sign of royalty!
As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Our Lord: Her Queenship is a share in Jesus’ Kingship. If Christ were not King, Mary would not be Queen, as all her prerogatives and titles depend upon her being the Mother of the Son of God, made Man for our salvation.
It’s not merely royal blood but her motherly relationship that makes Mary a queen. And since nothing is excluded from the realm of Christ the King, Mary is the Queen of that same realm, including both heaven and earth.
Pope Pius XII said that people pray to the Queen of Heaven in times of triumph, but most especially in times of crisis. Our world is in crisis, and we need Our Lady as not only the Queen of the universe but also the Queen of our hearts.
And so, having established that the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, is truly Queen of heaven and earth, there is nothing more to do other than roll out the red carpet for her glorious Reign. Every heart conquered for Our Lady expands the territory of her kingdom. And so you and I must strive to win the heart and soul of America and of the world for our Queen. If each of us, as her loyal subjects, were to live the Fatima message in its entirety, each to the best of our ability, it would not be long before her prophecy at Fatima becomes a reality: “Finally, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
Why is Mary Queen of Heaven - 5th Glorious Mystery of the Holy Rosary