May, devotion to Mary: meditation on the twenty-first day

MARY QUEEN

29 DAY
Holy Mary.

Invocation. - Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for us!

MARY QUEEN
Our Lady is Queen. Her Son Jesus, Creator of all things, filled her with so much power and sweetness that she surpassed that of all creatures.
The Virgin Mary is similar to a flower, from which bees can suck immense sweetness and, however much it takes away, always has it. Our Lady can obtain graces and favors for everyone and always abounds. It is intimately united with Jesus, ocean of all good, and constituted universal Dispenser of divine treasures. It is full of graces, for oneself and for others. Saint Elizabeth, when she had the honor of receiving the visit of her cousin Maria, when she heard her voice she exclaimed: «And whence does this good to me, that the Mother of my Lord come to me? »Our Lady said:« My soul magnifies the Lord and has exulted my spirit in God, my salvation. Since she looked at the smallness of her servant, from now on all generations will call me blessed. He did great things to me He who is powerful and whose name is Holy "(S. Luke, 1:46).
The Virgin, filled with the Holy Spirit, sang the praises of God in the Magnificat and at the same time proclaimed her greatness in the presence of humanity.
Mary is great and all the titles that the Church attributes to her fully compete for her.
In recent times the Pope has instituted the feast of Mary's royalty. In his Pontifical Bull Pius XII says: «Mary was preserved from the corruption of the sepulcher and, having overcome death as her Son already, body and soul was raised to the glory of heaven, where. Queen shines at the right hand of her Son, immortal King of the ages. We therefore want to exalt this kingship with legitimate pride of children and recognize it as due to the highest excellence of her whole being, or very sweet and true Mother of Him, who is King by her own right, by inheritance and by conquest ... Reign, O Mary, on the Church, which professes and celebrates your sweet dominion and turns to you as a safe refuge in the midst of the calamities of our times ... It reigns over the intelligences, so that they seek only the truth; on the will, so that they follow the good; on hearts, so that they only love what you love "(Pius XII).
Let us therefore praise the Most Holy Virgin! Hello, o Regina! Hail, Sovereign of Angels! Rejoice, O Queen of Heaven! Glorious Queen of the world, intercede for us with the Lord!

EXAMPLE
Our Lady is known Queen not only of the faithful, but also of the infidels. In the Missions, where her devotion penetrates, the light of the Gospel increases and those who first moaned under the slavery of Satan, enjoy proclaiming them their Queen. To make her way into the hearts of the infidels, the Virgin continually works wonders, demonstrating her heavenly sovereignty.
In the annals of the Propagation of the Faith (No. 169) we read the following fact. A Chinese young man had converted and, as a sign of his faith, had brought home a Rosary crown and a medal of the Madonna. His mother, attached to paganism, became angry about the change in her son and treated him badly.
But one day the woman became seriously ill; the inspiration came to take the crown of her son, who had removed and hidden it, and put it around her neck. So he fell asleep; she rested serenely and, when she woke up, she felt really healed. Knowing that one of her friends, a pagan, was ill and ran the risk of dying, she went to visit her, put the crown of the Madonna around her neck and immediately the healing was done. Gratefully, this second healed educated herself on the Catholic religion and received Baptism, while the first did not resolve to leave paganism.
The Mission community prayed for the conversion of this woman and the Virgin triumphed; the prayers of the already converted son contributed much.
The poor obstinate fell seriously ill and tried to heal by putting the crown of the Rosary on her neck, but promising to receive Baptism if she was healed. It restored perfect health and with joy of the faithful it was seen solemnly receiving Baptism.
His conversion was followed by many others, in the holy name of the Madonna.

Foil. - To escape vanity in speaking and dressing and loving humility and modesty.

Ejaculation. - O God, I am dust and ashes! How can I become vain?