Liturgical Colour : White

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this day we celebrate the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we celebrate this honour which had been accorded to her, the glory and majesty that we accord her due to her unique position, as the Mother of the one and true King of all, the font of all power and authority, none other than Jesus our Lord, King of the Universe.

It is not by her own power and majesty that she was accorded the title of Queen, but it is nonetheless equally great and honourable, because she truly deserves to be called Queen of all saints, as Queen of all angels, as Queen of queens, Queen of Heaven and the Queen of all mankind and all creation. For she is indeed the first and greatest among all creation, being the closest to the throne of her own Son, and dearest to Him in His heart.

In the readings today we heard about the salvation which God had brought about to mankind, and by the sending of His own Son into the world, He made possible what everyone would have thought to be impossible, that is the salvation and liberation of all mankind from the tyranny of sin and evil, and from all the wickedness and vile things that had bound them since the first time they fell into sin.

God brought His Son into the world, by the work through Mary, the one whom He had favoured and blessed among all women and among all the children of Adam. She had been fully participative in the work of God’s salvation, by the full surrender of herself to God’s will, which was made clear to her by the Archangel Gabriel, on the night which we heard today in the Gospel.

Mary obeyed the Lord completely and perfectly, giving the best of her ability to fulfil what God had revealed to her, that she would become the mother of the Saviour of the world. She took full charge of the responsibility placed on her shoulders. She took all the responsibilities seriously and did all she could, to bring up her Son, Jesus Christ, to be the One who would save all mankind from their sins.

Thus, as we can witness from the Scriptures, Mary had been such a great example to all of us, because she showed us all precisely how we ought to live our lives in accordance with the will of God. And because of her great and exemplary faith, and in honour of her unique position as the mother of Jesus our Lord, He crowned her as Queen, as the Queen of heaven and of all God’s creations, over all the angels and men.

Brothers and sisters in Christ, as we celebrate this feast of the Queenship of Mary, let us all realise first that all of us has a great ally in Mary, who is our greatest helper, intercessor, friend and protector, for she stands closest to her Son in heaven, always praying for us and interceding for our sake. For we all know that by entrusting His own mother to His disciple, God had made her to be our mother as well, and therefore our Queen, who watches over us all the time, ever concerned about us.

And then, she has also shown us great examples on how we ought to live our faith life, and thus, we should emulate her examples, and act in the way that we also obey the Lord and are considered righteous in all things we say and do. If we are good and are able to walk in the same path that Mary had walked, then the glory which Mary had received, and the honour which she had been accorded, will be ours as well.

This is a reminder for all of us that as we honour Mary, the mother of our Lord and God today, we too should emulate her in all of her actions and exemplary faith, so that we may, by the help of her guidance and intercession, find our way to the Lord, and be not lost again in the darkness of this world. Let us all be aware of our own sins and wickedness, and all the things that had barred us from finding our way to Him.

May Almighty God be with us all, and help us to be more like Mary, His mother, whom He had glorified as the Queen of heaven, the Queen of angels and men, for her piety, great devotion and dedication to the Lord and all of His ways. May all of us be made righteous and just through our actions and deeds which we commit in accordance with the teachings of our Lord and in obedience to His will. God bless us all. Amen.