Posted on 05/12/2006 8:43:03 AM PDT by MILESJESU
Wednesday August 22, 2001
Queenship of Mary
Reading (Isaiah 9:1-6)
Gospel (St. Luke 1:26-38)
As we celebrate today the queenship of Our Lady, we recognize also that we are in the octave day of the solemnity of the Assumption; the Church is making very clear the connection between Our Lord bringing His mother up to Heaven and now seating her right next to His own throne. This is something that is also in line with what they did in Israel. We read in Scripture, for instance, about Solomon and his own mother being seated next to the royal throne.
When Bathsheba came into the royal throne room, Solomon had a throne set right next to his and his mother sat upon the throne. Here, the King of Israel bowed down to the ground before his own mother. She was the queen mother, and that is precisely the role of Our Lady.
AWESOME HOMILIES ON OUR LADY BY FATHER ALTIER BUMP
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