Saturday, August 22, 2020
Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen
This part come from My Catholic Faith!, Chapter 8:
The best way to end this volume na to reflect on the final and glorious role of our Blessed Mama as Queen and Mama of all the saints for this new age wey dey come. She don already play one role wey dey necessary for the salvation of the world, but her work never finish. Through her Immaculate Conception, she become the perfect instrument of the Saviour and, because of this, the new Mama of all wey dey alive. As this new mama, she dey undo Eve disobedience as she dey always freely choose to cooperate perfectly with God divine plan and obey am. For the Cross, Jesus give His mama to John, and this na sign say He give her to all of us as our new mama. So, as we be members of the Body of Christ, members of the Body of her Son, na so we too be children of this one mama, as God plan require.
One of the Dogmas of our faith na say, when our Blessed Mama finish her life for Earth, God take her, body and soul, enter Heaven to dey with her Son for all eternity. And now, from her place for Heaven, she receive this special title wey na only she get: Queen of All Wey Dey Alive! She be Queen of the Kingdom of God now, and she go remain Queen of this Kingdom for all eternity!
As Queen, she also enjoy this special gift wey na only she get: to be mediatrix and to distribute grace. This na the best way to understand am:
–God preserve her from every sin from the very moment of her Immaculate Conception;
–Because of this, she be the only human instrument wey fit for God to use take become human being;
–God the Son truly become human being through her by the power and work of the Holy Spirit;
–Through this one divine Son, wey don now become human being, salvation come for the world;
–This gift of salvation dey reach us through grace. Grace dey come mainly through prayer and the sacraments;
–SO, since Mary be the instrument wey God use enter our world, na through her too ALL grace dey come. Na she be the instrument for everything wey come from the Incarnation. So, she be the Mediatrix of Grace!
For another way to talk am, the work wey Mary do as mediator for the Incarnation no be just one event wey happen long ago for history. Instead, her motherhood dey continue and e no go ever end. She remain Mama of the Saviour of the world forever, and she remain the instrument forever for everything wey dey come to us from this Saviour.
Na God be the source, but na Mary be the instrument. And she be the instrument because na so God want am. She no fit do anything by herself, but she no need to do am by herself. No be she be the Saviour. Na she be the instrument.
Because of this, we must see her role as something glorious and necessary for God eternal plan of salvation. Devotion to her na simply one way to acknowledge wetin be true. No be just some honour wey we give her as we dey thank her because she cooperate with God plan. Instead, na to acknowledge her role as mediator of grace wey dey continue for our world and for our lives.
God no take this role from her as she dey Heaven. Instead, He make her our Mama and our Queen. And she truly be Mama and Queen wey worthy!
We hail you, Holy Queen, Mama of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! Na you we dey cry to, we poor children of Eve wey dem banish. Na to you we dey send our sighs, as we dey mourn and cry for this valley of tears! So, you wey be our most gracious Advocate, turn your eyes of mercy look us, and after this our exile, show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb. O Virgin Mary, you wey dey gentle, wey full of love, wey sweet.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mama of God.
R. So that we fit become worthy of the promises of Christ.
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Picture: As Dem Crown the Virgin by Diego Velázquez
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