Today is the feast day of the
Queenship of Mary
“The
Church celebrates the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary each year
on
August 22, on the Octave of her Assumption into Heaven”.
Dr. Marc
Tinsley wrote
(August 22, 2025):
The Queenship of the
Blessed Virgin Mary – Fiercely Catholic
The Queenship of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Rooted in Sacred Scripture and professed in prayers and hymns, the
Catholic Church considers the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Queen of Heaven and
Earth.
The mother of God should be honored at least as much as the Old
Testament kings honored their mothers by making them queens instead of their
wives. King Solomon’s mother even wore a crown and sat on a throne at his right
hand.
The angel Gabriel announced to Mary that Jesus would reign on the
throne of David forever, and Elizabeth addressed Mary as the mother of the
Lord.
Mary is highly honored in a special way, more than any other saint, but
although she is the queen of Heaven and Earth, she is never the subject of
worship or adoration. The humble Virgin is venerated as a queen only
because of her Son’s kingship.
Mary’s coronation as Queen of Heaven and Earth is meditated on as the
Fifth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary.
Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Queenship of Mary and established a feast
in 1954, although the Catholic Church has acknowledged Mary’s queenship as a
share of her Son’s kingship since its earliest days.
The Church celebrates the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary each
year on August 22, on the Octave of her Assumption into Heaven.
Mary is Queen of Heaven and Earth:
Pope’s
Worldwide Prayer Network – USA
A unique role in salvation history:
Videos of The Fifth Glorious Mystery The Coronation of Mary Fr
Daniel …
A great sign appeared in
the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and
on her head a crown of twelve stars.
A woman in Heaven wearing a crown of twelve stars:
“Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of
original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up
body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all
things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of
lords and conqueror of sin and death.” The Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin is a singular participation in her Son’s Resurrection and an
anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians.
Catechism of the Catholic Church 966
Scripture mentions the queen mother
along with the king:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRNmw1ZtsM
In particular, the image of the Virgin Mary as Queen finds important
confirmation in today’s Gospel, where Jesus declares: “Behold, some are last
who will be first, and some are first who will be last”. This expression is
typical of Christ as it clearly reflects a theme dear to his prophetic
teaching, because the Evangelists recorded it several times although
differently formulated. Our Lady is the perfect example of this Gospel truth,
namely that God brings down the proud of this world and raises the humble. The
small and simple young girl of Nazareth became Queen of the world! This is one
of the marvels that reveal God’s Heart. Of course, Mary’s queenship is totally
relative to Christ’s kingship.
Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus
Address, 22 August 2010
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