The Queenship of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Memorial
August 22, 2015 8:30am
Isaiah 9.1-6
Luke 1.26-38
Today’s celebration of the
Queenship of Mary has special significance for us in the Archdiocese of
Baltimore.
Our Cathedral is named the
Cathedral of Mary our Queen.
There is so much to say about
Mary.
I want to share just one thought,
based on today’s very familiar gospel passage.
We refer to her as the Blessed
Mother.
Mary emerges in the Scripture, as
we heard today, as the one who is to be mother of the Savior, the one who will
bring God’s Son into the world.
In doing that, Mary exalts the
role of motherhood.
She is a kind of patron of
mothers.
She shows the great vocation and
role simply of being a mother – of bringing a child into the world and then of nurturing
the child toward full maturity.
In doing this, the Blessed Mother
also lifts up for us the life and value of all children.
At least indirectly, Mary affirms
the sensitivity and reverence and respect that we owe to the life of all unborn
children.
And she calls not just mothers,
but fathers and all of us to remain aware of how noble and important is the
calling to foster the growth and well-being of all children.
That is something of Mary as
Mother.
And that is one reason why she
has come to be known as Mary our Queen.
