The Queenship of Mary: Our Heavenly Mother Crowned

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Fellow Pilgrims in Christ,

When we celebrate the Queenship of Mary, we proclaim a truth deeply woven into the heart of salvation history: the Mother of the King shares in His reign. To call Mary “Queen” is not just poetic—it is biblical, historical, and profoundly spiritual.

In the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the queen was not the wife of the king, but the Gebirah—the queen mother. When Solomon reigned, he placed a throne for his mother Bathsheba at his right hand (1 Kings 2:19). She held a role of honor and intercession. This Old Testament image foreshadows Mary, the Mother of Christ the King, seated in glory at His side.

The vision in Revelation 12:1 offers a powerful confirmation: “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.” The Church has long understood this as a depiction of Mary’s heavenly queenship—crowned in glory, radiant in light, and mother of the faithful.

Mary’s queenship flows from her unique relationship to Christ:

1. Divine Motherhood – As Mother of Jesus, she is Mother of the King of Kings.

2. Role in Redemption – At Calvary, she united her heart to her Son’s sacrifice, becoming the New Eve who stands beside the New Adam.

3. Glorification in Heaven – Assumed body and soul into heaven, she shares fully in His victory and reign.

Pope Pius XII solemnly taught this in his 1954 encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam (“To the Queen of Heaven”), establishing the Feast of the Queenship of Mary on August 22. Placed eight days after the Assumption, this feast reminds us that her heavenly crown is inseparable from her being taken into glory.

Mary’s crown is not only her triumph—it is also our hope. She shows us what awaits the faithful: a share in Christ’s kingdom. Just as she intercedes for us with a mother’s heart, her queenship assures us that heaven is not distant, but near.

When we call her “Queen,” we proclaim Christ as King. And when we entrust ourselves to her, we are drawn more surely into His reign. Her queenship is thus a gift of mercy, because she wields her royal power not with dominance, but with love, guiding us to her Son.

The Church gives us many ways to honor Mary as Queen:

• Praying the Rosary, especially the fifth Glorious Mystery, the Coronation of Mary.

• Singing hymns like Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above.

• Entrusting families and parishes to her Queenship, asking her to reign in our homes as she reigns in heaven.

As Catholics, we do not separate Mary’s crown from Christ’s cross. Her glory was won through humility and suffering, and she reminds us that our own crown of glory comes through faithful discipleship.

Mary’s queenship is also a message to the poor and humble. She, a lowly girl from Nazareth, was lifted up by God to the highest honor. Her Magnificat echoes forever: “He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and lifted up the lowly” (Luke 1:52). In her coronation, we see God’s promise fulfilled—that the faithful who walk in humility will one day share in His glory.

So today, let us rejoice that we have a Queen who is also our Mother, a crowned intercessor who never ceases to lead us to the King. With her crown, she points us toward eternity and whispers to our hearts: “What I am, you are called to be.”

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy—our life, our sweetness, and our hope.