5th Glorious Mystery: The Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven
What then does it mean for Mary to be the Queen of Heaven? In the Old Testament monarchy the Queen of the Davidic Kingdom was the Queen Mother. The Kings, for reasons of state and human weakness, had many wives, none of whom fittingly could be called Queen.
That honor was reserved for the mother of the King, whose authority far surpassed the many "queens" married to the king. We see this is the role Bathsheba played with respect to King Solomon and the occasions when the Queen Mother acted as regent on behalf of juvenile successors to the throne.
The role of the Queen Mother, therefore, is a prophetic type of the Kingdom role of Mary, just as the role of the Davidic King is a prophetic type of the Kingdom role of Jesus. Jesus inherited the Kingdom promised to David, who was told that one of his descendants would rule forever." EWTN.com
If Jesus is our King, then Mary is our Queen.
But Mary is not only our Queen; she is the definitive statement on the dignity and beauty of women in the eyes of God.
God came to us through a woman! He brought our salvation into this world through a woman's humility and faith, and through her womb. God surely could have devised any method He wanted, but He came to us through a woman to underscore how He honors and cherishes women and motherhood. And for all eternity, He has crowned Mary with radiance as the new Eve; the new Ark of the Covenant; the Queen Mother of the whole human race.
All generations call her blessed because the Almighty has done great things for her. That is why the Church loves and esteems Mary with a heart full of gratitude. In the same spirit, the Church values and gratefully esteems all women for their unique dignity, beauty and life-giving nature
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