The memorial of the Queenship of Mary dates from October 11, 1954, the date of its institution by Pope Pius XII. The decree for its liturgical celebration may be recent, but the title of Mary as Queen of Heaven is one of her oldest. Mary is Queen because of her divine motherhood and the excellence of her holiness. Because she is the mother of Christ, who is our Lord and King, then she too is our Lady and Queen. But she is also Queen because she is the holiest of creatures, even from the first moment of her conception. She surpasses all the saints in holiness, and being the finest of our race she now reigns over us as our Queen. This memorial of the Queenship of Mary is fittingly celebrated on the octave of Mary’s Assumption, thus linking the two feasts. After our Lady’s arrival into Heaven, her Son, who had already granted her other singular privileges, now, in the presence of the angels and saints, gives her a place at his right hand and crowns her Queen of Heaven.
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