“Raising an anthem of thanksgiving, love and affection, to our Beloved Mamma Mary, the Queen of the Heavens and the Earth… and of our hearts!”

(Based on the Feast of Our Lady: Mother and Queen)

“Saare jahaan mein acha!” (“Better than all in the entire world!”)

This was the chorus we sang in unison and love… The Holy Trinity, the Holy Angels and all people of faith on the earth… just seven days back…
… on the 15th of August – the Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother Mary!


Today we are back to chanting the same chorus and the same refrain with a deeper enthusiasm and stronger gusto…
… as we celebrate with heaven, the Coronation of our Blessed Mamma as the Queen of Heaven and Earth!


This Feast of the Queenship of Mary was instituted by Pope Pius XII at the conclusion of the Marian Year in 1954.

It was not…
… a new policy
… a new doctrine.
… or a new teaching
.. or even a new understanding!

This declaration was merely an affirmation of the age-old faith that has been celebrated down through the ages!

St Ephrem referred to Mother Mary as the “Majestic and Heavenly Maid, Lady, Queen.”
>> St Gregory Nazianzen called her, “the Mother of the King of the Universe.”


On this Feast Day of the Queenship of Mary…
… we are presented with the Reading on the Annunciation (Lk 1:26-38)


Let us travel with Mary, our Mamma and Queen….through this life transforming event of Her life…

This incident will highlight the journey of Grace and Mercy that God worked, to raise Her to a glorious state!


1. The Simple Mary
Mary was a simple and unnoticed girl in the unpopular town of Nazareth.
>> She was an ordinary person betrothed to a man named Joseph.

She had…
… her dreams
… her wishes for a family life
… her desires for a peaceful life!

>> But God had bigger dreams for Her…
… a dream which would make Her the Blessed among all…

>> God had higher wishes for Her…
… a wish which would make the Nazareth Family a model for all…

>> God had bigger desires for Her…
… a desire which would fill her with Peace amidst every pain…


2. The Troubled Mary
Mary was deeply troubled when she encountered Angel Gabriel.
>> The greeting of the Divine Being made Her simple heart to be filled with feelings of concern and disturbance.

She had…
… her concerns
… her share of uneasy feelings
… her moments of worry!

>> But God had greater cares for Her…
… care which would make her a Mother to all those who have concerns…

>> God had finer feelings for Her…
… a feeling which would help her to Feel for those who go through life’s pains…

>> God had greater comforts for Her…
… a comfort which will lead Her to be a Comforter to the Uncomforted…


3. The confused Mary
It was a moment of great confusion and perhaps even total puzzlement as to how could the words of Angel Gabriel be believed.
>> There was great uncertainty as to how could a conception of this sort take place and what made Heaven grant Her this choice of being the Mother of the Son of God!

She had…
… Her confusions
… Her perplexity
… Her moments of inner turmoil.

>> But God had a deeper solution to Her confusion…
… He assured Her of the Presence of His Mighty Spirit…

>> God had an enhanced way out of Her perplexity…
… He calmed Her by opening Her eyes to His great works…

>> God had a deeper answer to Her turmoil…
… He relieved Her by reminding Her that all things are possible for Him…


4. The willing Mary
The Fiat Moment – the time when Mary said the Big Yes to God’s Plan of Salvation!
>> It was a sacred time when Mary consented and became willing to allow God’s Script to work in Her unadorned Life!

She had…
… Her mysterious moments
… Her ‘what-next’ moments
… Her moments of indefiniteness!

>> But God had His superior light beyond all mysteries…
… She was to be the Woman of the Mystery of God’s Salvation …

>> God had His clear plan beyond all doubts…
… She was to be the Perfect Executor of Heaven’s Plans for humanity…

>> God had his superior design across all indefiniteness…
… She was to be the Refuge of all in Uncertainty…


Today, Is my Life…
… just too simple and ordinary?
… just too troubled?
… just too confused?


Then Mother Mary is a model to us…
… a perfect example
… a shining witness
… a great challenge to us!

In all our ordinariness, troubles and confusions, let us trust and have faith in God…
… just like Mother Mary
>> And seek to always say to God, “FIAT – Yes, Be it done to me according to Your Will!”


Let us raise an anthem of thanksgiving, love and affection…
… to our Beloved Mamma, the Queen of the Heavens and the Earth… and of our hearts!”
>> And in harmony & accord, with deep joy, acclaim Her to be –
“Saare jahaan mein acha!” (“Better than all in the entire world!”)


Happy Feast of the Beloved Queen Mamma united with Her son, King Jesus, to all of us, Her little children!

God Bless! Live Jesus!
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Discovering the beauty of the Catholic Church through the Catechism
THE EUCHARIST IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION – The signs of bread and wine
>> In the Old Covenant bread and wine were offered in sacrifice among the first fruits of the earth as a sign of grateful acknowledgment to the Creator.
>> But they also received a new significance in the context of the Exodus…
… the unleavened bread that Israel eats every year at Passover commemorates the haste of the departure that liberated them from Egypt
… the remembrance of the manna in the desert will always recall to Israel that it lives by the bread of the Word of God
… their daily bread is the fruit of the promised land, the pledge of God’s faithfulness to his promises.
>> The “cup of blessing” at the end of the Jewish Passover meal adds to the festive joy of wine an eschatological dimension: the messianic expectation of the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
>> When Jesus instituted the Eucharist, he gave a new and definitive meaning to the blessing of the bread and the cup. (CCC #1334)
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