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Four years after he declared
the dogma of the Assumption of Mary, Pope Pius Xii, in an encyclical
letter Ad Caeli Reginam, decreed and instituted the feast of the Queenship
of the Blessed Virgin Mary to be celebrated. He formalized the Church's
tradition from the earliest centuries of Mary's Queenship in Heaven. This
belief rested on both Holy Scripture and tradition.
How can this be? If Jesus is our Lord and King, then surely His mother is
our Queen. Mary is Queen of all "since she brought forth a Son, Who at the
very moment that He was conceived, was, by reason of the hypostatic union
of the human nature with the Word, even as man, King and Lord of all
things." In addition, "as Christ is our Lord and King by a special title
because He redeemed us, so the Blessed Virgin is our Lady and Queen
because of the unique way in which she has cooperated toward our
redemption by giving of her own substance, by offering Him willingly for
us, and by desiring, praying for, and bringing about our salvation in a
singular manner."
By first carrying her to Heaven, then crowning her in the sight of all the
angels and saints, God richly rewarded his most faithful of servants. Her
own prophecy is fulfilled. "Truly All people shall call me blessed, for
The Lord has done great things for me."
source:
http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19980701/SAINTS/QUEENSHIP.HTM
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