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Mary’s Queenship Directs Us to Her Son and to Motherhood, by Susan Ciancio – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Mary’s Queenship Directs Us to Her Son and to Motherhood, by Susan Ciancio

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Fasting and Prayer for Peace on Friday, Aug. 22, by Nicolás de Cárdenas

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August 23, 2025

Detail from "The Virgin Crowned by Angels" (c.1450) by Stefan Lochner. (Image: WikiArt.org)

By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report, Aug. 22, 2025

Susan Ciancio is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has worked as a writer and editor for nearly 19 years; 13 of those years have been in the pro-life sector. Currently, she is the editor of American Life League’s Celebrate Life Magazine—the nation’s premier Catholic pro-life magazine. She is also the executive editor of ALL’s Culture of Life Studies Program—a pre-K-12 Catholic pro-life education organization.

“The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin, on the completion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe.”

On August 22nd, we celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Established by Pope Pius XII in 1954, this feast illustrates the fact that not only is Mary queen of heaven and earth but that, in this role, she is also our spiritual mother.

Mary’s queenship has biblical roots, with one of the most outstanding being during the Annunciation, when “Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever” (cf. Lk 1:26-38).

In addition to its biblical roots, Mary’s queenship is found in Church Tradition as well, summarized well in Vatican II’s Lumen Gentium, “The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin, on the completion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe” (par 59). ….

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Mary’s Queenship Directs Us to Her Son and to Motherhood, by Susan Ciancio

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Fasting and Prayer for Peace on Friday, Aug. 22, by Nicolás de Cárdenas

Saint of the Day for August 23: St. Rose of Lima

By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report, Aug. 22, 2025

“The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all guilt of original sin, on the completion of her earthly sojourn, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen of the universe.”

On August 22nd, we celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Established by Pope Pius XII in 1954, this feast illustrates the fact that not only is Mary queen of heaven and earth but that, in this role, she is also our spiritual mother.

Mary’s queenship has biblical roots, with one of the most outstanding being during the Annunciation, when “Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever” (cf. Lk 1:26-38).

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