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On this Day a Son is Given to Us . . . and as a Result, We Also Belong to Him!

The Feast of the Queenship of Mary

Fr. Hugh Gillespie, SMM

On this Day . . .

 

On    this Day a Son is Given to Us . . . and as a Result, We Also Belong to Him!

Strange title for a day in which we celebrate the Queenship!

At first glance, it also seems like an odd Gospel to have on the Feast of the Queenship of Our Lady. The Gospel is a dialogue between Jesus and His Father just before Our Lord’s Passion. Great as it is, how does that relate to the feast day we celebrate? On this day, when the Montfort Community honors Our Lady, under the title Queen of All Hearts, this Gospel is particularly appropriate.

The Homily references the statue and image of Our Lady, Queen of All Hearts (see image). This title appears in Latin on the statue. At the foot of the throne is a book, authored by St. Louis de Montfort. The book is the treatise concerning True Devotion to the Holy Virgin Mary. The book is indeed the True Devotion to Mary. Fr. de Montfort wrote that Mary is the key to experiencing an authentic Christian life.

A Son Is Given

Enthroned upon Our Lady is the King. He is sitting upon His throne. His throne is the Queen. A loyal subject honors Our Lady on her throne.  Yet, she herself is the throne of the King . . . Jesus Christ. Hear more about the throne within the Homily.

Kneeling before the throne is a loyal subject (Montfort). This great Apostle of the Cross and Apostle of the Rosary is kneeling before the throne.

In the first reading (not included within this audio), we hear a reading read on Christmas Eve. A Son is given to us! What Son? Jesus Christ! Whose Son? God the Father. And, the Son of Our Lady. Because the Son is given to US, notice the sense of belonging. Why? Because the Son is also ours! Hear more within the Homily!

The One who is given to us is the One who will also save us! As a result, we likewise are His . . . we belong to Him! Wow! What a connection! On this day of Queenship…meditate on this day that we belong to Our Lord. He is given to us . . . and we are given to Him!

Hear more on this day we celebrate Our Lady and her Queenship!

Hear more about the image of the Queenship. Understand this Queen of All Hearts image. For all members of the Association, understand the image of Mary, Queen of All Hearts.

Listen to this Meditation Media.

Mary, Queen of All Hearts Official Image

Wish to see more of this Official image?   View this brief video (link) taken during Advent.

On this Day a Son is Given to Us . . . and as a Result, We Also Belong to Him!

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