Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:
This feast of Mary recognizes her rôle in the Kingdom of her Son, Jesus. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, & is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast.Wikipedia-link Gebirah
Quoth Minute Meditations from the Popes:
May, Mother of God, you are the Queen of the World & the Queen of Angels & Saints. Pray for me before the throne of your Son that I may remains close to Him in life & join Him in death.'Tis also the festival of Saint Andrew the Scot, Priest (died circa 877, A.K.A. of Fiesole, of Tuscany): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: Brother of St. Bridget the Younger [1 February].
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Thomas Percy, Martyr (1528-1572), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, a leader of the Rising of the North: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Rising.
'Tis also the festival of Blesseds Richard Kirkman & William Lacy, Priests & Martyrs (died 1582), martyred in the reign of the English queen Elizabeth I, two of the one hundred sixty Martyrs of Douai: Martyr-link Romeo Kilo, Martyr-link Whiskey Lima, & Wikipedia-link; Martyrs-link Douai & Wikipedia-link Douai.
'Tis also the festival of Saint John Kemble, Priest & Martyr (1599-1679), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king Charles II, a victim of the perjurer Titus Oates's "Popish Plot" hoax, one of the Forty Martyrs of England & Wales: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Popish Plot-link & Wikipedia-link Popish Plot, & Martyrs-link England & Wales & Wikipedia-link England & Wales.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
The Book of Judges, chapter eleven, verses twenty-nine thru thirty-nine(a);
Psalm Forty, verses five, seven & eight(a), eight(b) & nine, & ten;
The Gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-two, verses one thru fourteen.
Mass Readings—Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Book of Isaiah, chapter nine, verses one thru six;
Psalm One Hundred Thirteen, verses one & two, three & four, five & six, & seven & eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verses twenty-six thru thirty-eight.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today we celebrate Mary’s Queenship. Mary was the definitive bearer of the divine presence, the Ark of the Covenant par excellence. When she visited her cousin Elizabeth, the infant John the Baptist leapt in his mother’s womb, doing his own version of David’s dance before the Ark.Video reflection by Monsignor James Vlaun: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The Queen Mother—like all of the monarchs of Israel—is a fighter. Israel frequently brought the Ark into battle with them. Most famously, the priests paraded around the city of Jericho bearing the Ark, just before the walls came tumbling down.
The Queenship of Mary is not a sentimental feast. Whenever biblical people spoke of kings or queens, they were speaking of warriors. The question for us is: Which side are we on? Those trained in the Jesuit spiritual tradition know of the “two standards” meditation, which compels us to make the simple choice: In which army do you serve?
We fight, of course, not with the puny weapons of the world, but with the weapons of the Spirit; by God we fight. So don’t just honor and acknowledge the Queenship of Mary; get in her army.
Scripture Study—Day 91: Progeny Point, Day 25
The Book of Genesis, chapter forty-one, verses nine thru thirty-three.
Commentary: Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream (Genesis, 41:9-33).
Papal Quote o' the Day
"Right from the first moment of her Divine Motherhood, of her union with the Son Whom the Father sent into the world, that the world might be saved through Him, Mary takes her place within Christ's Messianic service."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope St. John Paul II the Great (1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)
"No one has access to the Almighty, as His mother has—none has merit such as hers. Her Son will deny her nothing that she asks & herein lies her power. While she defends the Church, neither height nor depth, neither men nor evil spirits, neither great monarchs, nor craft of man, nor popular violence, can avail to harm us—for human life is short but Mary reigns above, a Queen forever.”
—Bl. John Henry Newman (1801-1890, feast day: 9 October)
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