Mary queen of the rosaryWe
Catholics give Mary the name Queen of the Holy Rosary because she has
advocated
this prayer through revelations to different visionaries, even in
our modern
times. Mary already has the name Queen for Catholics because we
believe she
was crowned Queen of Heaven by God. This event is also prayed as
one of the
meditations of the rosary. A queen has concern for and
dedication to her subjects
and we believe Mary has these feelings and more
for us. God has given her
the role of advocate and we plead for that
advocacy with our rosary prayers.
We honor a queen because she is mother to
the heir of the throne, just as
Mary is the mother of Jesus, Son of God.
Again we celebrate this mystery when
we pray the Joyful Meditations of the
rosary. We honor Mary as queen because
holy revelation has told us to do
so, but I believe God has also given her
to us in response to our dedication
to her. We can relate to Mary as a fellow
human and she fulfills the
universal need for the feminine and the mother.
Just as a queen is supreme
mother to her subjects, Mary embraces us with all
of her love, begging us to
be loyal to the King, our God. I believe she encourages
us to pray the
rosary because it turns our hearts to Jesus and the events
of his life. As
queen of the rosary, all supplications go through her, straight
to God. The
rosary will forever be Mary¹s prayer, but as all loyalty
to the queen honors
the king, when we pray it, we are dedicating ourselves
to God. |
