Feast of the Memorial of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Reason2bCatholic
Each year on August 22nd the Catholic Church celebrates a memorial feast recognizing the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven. As the earliest centuries of Apostolic tradition recognized and handed down to the Christian faithful, up to present day: “The Blessed Virgin Mary has been crowned Queen in virtue of the Lord Jesus Christ, her Son, who is the King of the universe. In heaven as on earth, she points the way not to her own glory but to his, with which she has been robed and which she seeks only to reflect” (Magnificat, Aug 22, 2020).
The idea of Queen Mother may be foreign to American or Anglo-European sensibilities, since it was common in European ages to recognize the wife of a ruling king as his queen. Yet, we must remember that in ancient Middle Eastern cultures it was commonplace for tribal rulers to have many wives. Therefore, the queen would not be one of the king’s spouses but, rather, the king’s mother. To do otherwise would present quite the king’s challenge among the many wives vying for such a crown. For evidence we need not look any further than Old Testament books.
Many saints through the ages have had a special devotion to the Blessed Mother, most recent and notable: Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Saint John Paul II, to name a few. Pope John Paul II’s episcopal motto, in fact, was, Totus Tuus, from the Latin meaning all yours. According to his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae he borrowed the motto from the Marian consecrating prayer found in the book True Devotion to Mary by Louis de Montfort, to express his personal Consecration to Mary based on the spiritual approach of de Montfort and the Mariology in his works. The pontiff explained the meaning further in his book Crossing the Threshold of Hope where he defines it as not only an expression of piety but also of devotion that is deeply rooted in the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity (source: Wikipedia).
In Catholic teaching consecration to Mary does not diminish or substitute the love of God, but enhances it, for all consecration is ultimately made to God (source: Trigilio, John and Brighenti, Kenneth, The Catholicism Answer Book, 2007, p. 325). As our good friends at Magnificat Magazine note: “Thus, today’s feast reminds us that we can turn to Mary in every need, counting on her intercession and mediation.”
For the Reason2bCatholic Marian Prayer of Consecration, click here.
Peace be with you!
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[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.”
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Madonna of the Magnificat by Sandro Botticelli
Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
Be not afraid!And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-82) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682)
The Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767-1769, in the Museo del Prado, Spain
Many saints through the ages have had a special devotion to the Blessed Mother and consecrated their lives to Jesus through Mary; most recent and notable: Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Saint John Paul II, to name a few. In Catholic teachings, consecration to Mary does not diminish or substitute the love of God, but enhances it, for all consecration is ultimately made to God.
Throughout his pontificate Pope John Paul II taught us that such a devotion to Mary, in an act of Marian consecration, is to entrust all of one's being through, with, and in the Virgin Mother. His episcopal motto, Totus Tuus, from the Latin meaning "all yours," is the example of giving oneself to Jesus totally, wholeheartedly, and unreservedly through, with, and in his mother whose lifeblood he shared with her; and through the Paschal Mystery, in this Mystery of Faith - the Eucharist - he shares with the whole human race.
For the Reason2bCatholicPrayer of Consecration, to Jesus through Mary, on this Feast of the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary, please see below.
Peace be with you!
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The Queenship of Mary invites us to love Christ by loving and serving his Mother.”
Magnificat, Aug 22, 2020
Prayer of Consecration
by Reason2bCatholic
I, [Your Name], a most sorrowful and repentant sinner, consecrate myself to you, Mary – Mother of Mercy, Seat of Wisdom, Undoer of Knots in my life – entrusting all that I am, and all who God wills me to be, to your loving and motherly care.
I renew today in your hands my baptismal vows. I renounce Satan and reject all his empty promises, and I resolve to follow Jesus each day, today even more closely than before.
I submit myself to you, Mary, and with complete confidence abandon myself into your immaculate heart. Help me to be still and know God. Help me to avoid sin, and the nearness and occasion of sin. Cast away the demons that torment me. Help me to discern and follow what is true, good, and beautiful. If I fall, please lead me back to Jesus: plunge me into the Ocean of Mercy – the merciful heart of your son Jesus Christ – that I may go in haste to meet Him and make a good confession to a priest, in persona Christi.
I give you my heart, Mary. Set it ablaze with the fire of your love for Jesus. Give me your immaculate heart, Mary, that I may love your son with the love of his mother’s heart. I give you my mind, body, and soul. Perfect in each, to the glory of God, and make me a man fully alive.
Prepare me this day for battle against the wiles of the Evil One; conform me to yield to God’s majesty, and put on the armor of God to serve as a soldier for Christ in the Militia Immaculata.
Intercede to make me a great saint, Mary:
Place in my heart an attitude of devotion, like Saint Louis de Montfort.
Place in my heart an attitude of trust, like Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
Place in my heart an attitude of humility and humble obedience, like Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Place in my heart an attitude of mercy – to receive and to give – like Saint John Paul II.
Mary, I place myself in your hands and under your watchful care. I submit to you:
my life,
my work,
my family,
my marriage,
my future,
my sanctity,
my eternal rest.
Mary, ever-virgin, most Holy and Immaculate Mother, help me to accept God’s will in all things. Guide:
my thoughts,
my actions,
my choices,
my decisions,
my outcomes.
Mary Immaculate, give me:
your trust,
your fidelity,
your humility,
your patience in all things.
Come, Holy Spirit, fashion me to be a fit instrument in the hands of Mary Immaculate, that God’s will be done in my life, in the lives of my family, and throughout the whole world.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Queen of Angels and Saints, help me to grow in faith, hope, and love of Jesus; and with you, in you, and through you, wash me in the blood and water that flow from his pierced side; and help me, by daily devotion to prayer of the Mysteries of the Rosary, never to lose my trust in this fountain of love and mercy.
I am totally yours, Mary. I consecrate myself to you. With interior dependence on you, I renew myself and wholly and unconditionally devote myself to you again this day; and I entrust to you:
my joys and sorrows,
my health and sickness,
my work and rest,
my days and nights,
my virtues and vices,
my blessings and sufferings,
my life and death.
Mary, in union with your most holy and immaculate spouse, the Holy Spirit, let it be done to me according to God’s will. I am a lowly servant of the Handmaiden of the Lord. In service to you, please make of me – of all that I am and have – what most pleases you. Help me decrease so that He may increase.
With you, O Immaculate Mother – you who always do the will of God – I unite myself to Jesus through Mary.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Amen.
On the Feast of the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary August 22, 2020
Peace be with you!
Disciple of Christ | Son of the Church
Coronation of the Virgin, by Diego Velázquez
For more about Marian Consecration, in the mode of St. Louis de Montfort's classic book on Marian consecration, True Devotion to Mary, please explore 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration, https://www.shopmercy.org/33-days-to-morning-glory.html, by Father Michael Gaitley, Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, MA, https://www.marian.org.
As stated on their website, "Through this initiative, more than a million people have consecrated themselves to Jesus through Mary, the crowning of Marian devotion."
[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.”
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Be not afraid!And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-82) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) – Virgin of the Angels (1881)
feast of The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God is celebrated on January 1st, the final day of the Christmas octave and a Holy Day of Obligation. The origin of this feast goes back to the 7th century in the Latin Church and honors Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ, God incarnate, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. The 8th day was also when Joseph and Mary brought Christ to be circumcised in the temple, and when he was given the name ‘Jesus’ which means ‘God Saves’. This feast fits well with the beginning of the New Year so that we may consecrate our year to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of all Christians.
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Today’s solemnity honors our Lady for the central mystery of her life: to be the Mother of Jesus, who is God. Like the spokes of a wheel, her other unique graces all extend from her fundamental identity as the Mother of God. Her Immaculate Conception prepared her to be a worthy Mother; her perpetual virginity preserves her total consecration as the “Vessel of honor” and “Ark of the Covenant,” as her litany says; her Assumption into heaven was the fitting consequence of having borne the Child who triumphed over sin and death. We rejoice that Mary desires to be a mother to each of us, forming us as the unique images of her Son we are called to be. Whenever we ask, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,” we can be confident she will hear and answer us.”
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.”
Hail Mary prayer (Ave Maria)
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Be not afraid! And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-82) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) – Virgin of the Angels (1881)
feast of The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God is celebrated on January 1st, the final day of the Christmas octave and a Holy Day of Obligation. The origin of this feast goes back to the 7th century in the Latin Church and honors Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ, God incarnate, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. The 8th day was also when Joseph and Mary brought Christ to be circumcised in the temple, and when he was given the name ‘Jesus’ which means ‘God Saves’. This feast fits well with the beginning of the New Year so that we may consecrate our year to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of all Christians.
Credit: https://www.MorningOffering.comMorning Offering is among the family of brands of The Catholic Company, a leading online and catalog retailer of high quality Catholic books and gifts. For these and other faith based Catholic items please visit our friends at The Catholic Company or your local Catholic bookstore.
Information herein posted under the "rules of fair use" to foster education and discussion in accordance with Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.
Today’s solemnity honors our Lady for the central mystery of her life: to be the Mother of Jesus, who is God. Like the spokes of a wheel, her other unique graces all extend from her fundamental identity as the Mother of God. Her Immaculate Conception prepared her to be a worthy Mother; her perpetual virginity preserves her total consecration as the “Vessel of honor” and “Ark of the Covenant,” as her litany says; her Assumption into heaven was the fitting consequence of having borne the Child who triumphed over sin and death. We rejoice that Mary desires to be a mother to each of us, forming us as the unique images of her Son we are called to be. Whenever we ask, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,” we can be confident she will hear and answer us.”
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.”
Hail Mary prayer (Ave Maria)
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Be not afraid! And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities (c. 1675-82) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 – 1682)
