The Fifth Glorious Mystery: Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth
You are the glory of Jerusalem the honour of our people…the hand of the Lord has strengthened you, and therefore you shall be blessed forever… (Judith 15: 9-11)
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Jesus honours His Mother by crowning Her Queen of Heaven and Queen of Earth. As such, Our Lady is Queen of all the angels and saints, and Queen of the Church. She has these titles because of Her holiness. Even at Mary’s conception, She had a much higher degree of grace than all the angels and saints together! God gave her these graces and Mary fully cooperated with them. Mary then, is for every disciple the perfect model of what it means to be a Christian and she intercedes for us.
Mary’s role as Mother means she will never rest until all her children are safely home in Heaven to share the glory of her Son Jesus. He has given her every grace to make this possible. Mary calls us to prayer. Without prayer we cannot love; without prayer our hearts will be closed and the graces from Heaven will be not recognised. Do I open my heart to Mary in prayer? Can I say like Pope John Paul II, ‘Totus Tuus?’ – completely yours Mary!
