Catholicism which queen of heaven

Yes, the Mother of God, more familiar to modern audiences as the serene woman gazing at the Infant Jesus, was portrayed as the powerful Queen of Heaven and Empress of Hell in many later medieval devotional sources from Northern Europe. Rosary with Virgo Lactans, 15th century. The J. Paul Getty Museum. One of the earliest and largest Marian miracle collections, Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary , was written in by an English Benedictine monk named William of Malmesbury.

By her clemency, she pities the pitiable; she is so distinguished for it that she positively glories in being known as the Mother of Mercy. This passage suggests that Mary was uniquely positioned to override Christ and wield power over him; her authority enabled her to determine how to intercede on behalf of her supplicants. Despite these depictions of her mercy, Mary did not always respond with loving compassion, even in stories within the same collection.

When you return to yourself, you will show if you love me. Speed of conversion will be proof of love; punishment will attend the insolence of scorn. These contrasting depictions, especially within the same miracle collections, helped create a complicated portrait of a powerful intercessor who was simultaneously merciful and demanding.

In this same period, Christians increasingly turned to Mary in their consideration of the afterlife. Throughout Northwestern Europe, including areas in France and Germany where religious orders were devoted to Mary, visionary literature, poems, miracle stories and other narrative accounts all sought to describe heaven and hell.

I am also empress of hell, and have power over all you enemies; and therefore I command you that he [the devil] keep this soul no longer. But go your way and let him [the soul] rest. Saint Michael, of course. Saint Paul, who knew a lot about angels, speaks of thrones, dominions, and principalities in the celestial realm.

Colossians Yes, indeed Heaven is a court royale. Our King would have nothing less in His kingdom. I expect that pastor Joe will argue that this verse refers to the Church not to Mary. Indeed it does refer to the Church I will respond.

So, say the early fathers of the Church. But the fathers also say that the passage redounds as well to the glory of the Mother of the Church, Mary. The Ark, which was hidden by Jeremais over five hundred years before, was considered by the fathers to be a figure of Our Lady, the Ark of God, the Theotokos , in whose womb rested the divine Manna, the Bread of Life.

Note, too, that this is why the passage from the Apocalypse is read at the Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption on August That was issued on the feast of the Divine Maternity, October From the earliest ages of the Catholic Church a Christian people, whether in time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis, has addressed prayers of petition and hymns of praise and veneration to the Queen of Heaven.

In the old liturgical calendar the feast is celebrated on August Actually, when the feast was established by Pope Pius XII in he set the date for its celebration on the same day as that of the Divine Maternity, October According to Pastor Joe the prophet Jeremias was warning about an abuse that would arise in Christian times, namely these latter times.

The pastor, I assume, had no clue that the Queenship of Mary was honored throughout Christendom in every age. So, there you have it. In this year , Pastor Joe has figured out what Jeremias was most worried about back in the sixth century B.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, Amen. Site development: Bonaventure. Our Sites: Catholicism.

Advanced Search. In striking contrast, after her son Solomon assumed the throne and she became queen mother, Bathsheba receives a glorious reception upon meeting with her royal son:. This account reveals the sovereign prerogatives of the queen mother.

Note how the king rises and bows as she enters. In the Bible, the right hand is the place of ultimate honor. This passage regarding Bathsheba also shows how the queen mother served as an advocate for the people, carrying petitions to the king. A few Old Testament prophecies incorporate the queen mother tradition when telling of the future Messiah.

One example is Isaiah , which originated during a time of dynastic crisis in Judah when Syria and Israel were threatening Jerusalem and plotting to overthrow King Ahaz. Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.

On one level, this passage points to the next king Hezekiah as a pledge that the Davidic dynasty will continue despite the threats of invading armies. For our purposes we should note how this prophecy links the mother to her royal son.

Since the oracle is addressed specifically to the Davidic household and concerns the continuation of the dynasty, the young woman bearing forth the royal son would be understood as a queen mother. This has implications for our understanding of Mary.

Since the mother of the king always ruled as queen mother, we should expect to find the mother of the messianic king playing the role of the true queen mother in the everlasting Kingdom of God. With this Old Testament background, we can now more clearly see how the New Testament portrays Mary in light of the queen mother tradition.

As we saw above, this prophecy links the royal messianic child with his queen mother.