Feast Day: August 18

The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen of
Heaven and Earth

Excerpted from DIVINE MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY, J.M.J. BOOK CO.,
An Excerpt from "The City of God" by Ven. Mary Agreda with Papal Approval.
 

THE CORONATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

When Christ Jesus the Savior took leave of His Disciples in order to enter upon His suffering, He told them not to be disturbed in their hearts on account of the things He had told them; because in the house of His Father, which is Eternal Happiness, there are many mansions. He further assured them, that there was room and reward for all, although the merits and their good works be diverse and that no one should be disturbed in his peace and hope, though he should see others more favored or advanced; because in the house of God there are many grades and many dwellings, in which each one shall be content with what shall belong to him without envy. I have said that Most Blessed Mary was assigned to the supreme position and state on the Throne of the Most Blessed Trinity.

We call that the Throne of the Divinity, from which God manifests Himself to the Saints as the principal cause of Their Glory and as the Infinite, Eternal God, independent of all things and on whose will all creatures depend, from which He manifests Himself as the Lord, as the King, as the Judge and Master of all that is in existence. This dignity Christ the Redeemer possesses, in as far as He is God, essentially, and as far as He is man, through the hypostatic union, by which He communicates his Godhead to the humanity. Hence in Heaven He is the King, the Lord and Supreme Judge; and the Saints, though their glory exceeds all human calculation, are as servants and inferiors of this inaccessible Majesty. In this the Most Holy Mary participates in a degree next inferior and in a manner otherwise ineffable and proportionate to a mere creature so closely related to the Godman; and therefore She assists forever at the right hand of Her Son as Queen [Ps. 44, 10], Lady and Mistress of all Creation, Her dominion extending as far as that of Her Divine Son, although in a different manner.

After placing the Most Blessed Mary on this exalted and super eminent Throne, The Lord declared to the Courtiers of Heaven all the privileges She should enjoy in virtue of this participation in His Majesty. The Person of the Eternal Father, as the first principle of all things, speaking to the Angels and Saints, said to them: "Our Daughter Mary was chosen according to Our pleasure from amongst all creatures, the first one to delight Us, and who never fell from the title and position of a True Daughter, such as We had given Her in Our Divine Mind; She has a claim on Our dominion, which We shall recognize by crowning Her as the legitimate and peerless Lady and Sovereign." The Incarnate Word said: "To My True and Natural Mother belong all the creatures which were created and redeemed by Me; and of all things over which I am King, She too shall be the legitimate and Supreme Queen." The Holy Ghost said: "Since She is called My Beloved and Chosen Spouse, She deserves to be crowned as Queen for all eternity."

Having thus spoken the Three Divine Persons placed upon the head of the Most Blessed Mary a crown of such new splendor and value, that the like has been seen neither before nor after by any mere creature. At the same time a voice sounded from the throne saying: "My Beloved, chosen among the creatures, Our Kingdom is Thine; Thou shalt be the Lady and the Sovereign of the Seraphim, of all the Ministering Spirits, the Angels and of the entire universe of creatures. Attend, proceed and govern prosperously over them, for in Our Supreme Consistory We give Thee power, majesty and sovereignty. Being filled with grace beyond all the rest, Thou hast humiliated Thyself in Thy Own estimation to the lowest place; receive now the Supreme Dignity deserved by Thee and, as a participation in Our Divinity, the dominion over all the creatures of Our Omnipotence. From Thy Royal Throne to the center of the earth Thou shalt reign; and by the power We now give Thee, Thou shalt subject Hell with its demons and inhabitants. Let all of them fear Thee as the Supreme Empress and Mistress of those caverns and dwelling-places of our enemies. In Thy hands and at Thy pleasure We place the influences and forces of the Heavens, the moisture of the clouds, the growths of the earth; and of all of them do Thou distribute according to Thy Will, and Our own Will shall be at Thy disposal for the execution of Thy wishes. Thou shalt be the Empress and Mistress of the Militant Church, its Protectress, its Advocate, shalt be its Mother and Teacher. Thou shalt be the special Patroness of the Catholic countries; and whenever they, or the faithful, or any of the children of Adam call upon Thee from their heart, serve or oblige Thee, Thou shalt relieve and help them in their labors and necessities. Thou shalt be the Friend, the Defender and the Chieftainess of all the just and of Our Friends; all of them Thou shalt comfort, console and fill with blessings according to their devotion to Thee. In view of all this We make Thee the Depository of Our riches, the Treasurer of Our goods; we place into Thy hands the helps and blessings of Our grace for distribution; nothing do We wish to be given to the world, which does not pass through Thy hands; and nothing do We deny, which Thou wishest to concede to men. Grace shall be diffused in Thy lips for obtaining all that Thou wishest and ordainest in Heaven and on Earth, and everywhere shall Angels and men obey Thee; because whatever is Ours shall be Thine, just as Thou hast always been Ours; and Thou shalt reign with Us forever."

In the execution of this decree and privilege conceded to the Mistress of the World, the Almighty commanded all the Courtiers of Heaven, Angels and men, to show Her obedience and recognize Her as their Queen and Lady. There was another mystery concealed in this wonder, namely, it was a recompense for the veneration, which, as is clear from this history, the Most Blessed Mary, notwithstanding that She was the Mother of God, full of grace and holiness above the Angels and Saints, had bestowed upon the Saints during Her mortal pilgrimage. Although during the time when They were comprehensors and She yet a pilgrim, it was for Her greater merit, that She should humble Herself beneath them all according to the ordainment of the Lord; yet now, when She was in possession of the Kingdom, it was just, that She should be venerated, worshipped and extolled by them as Her inferiors and vassals. This they also did in My Daughter, if anything could lessen the enjoyment of the Highest Felicity and Glory which I possess, and if, in it, I could be capable of any sorrow, without a doubt I would be grieved to see The Holy Church and the rest of the World in its present state of labor, notwithstanding that men know Me to be Their Mother, Advocate and Protectress in Heaven, ready to guide and assist them to Eternal Life. In this state of affairs, when The Almighty has granted Me so many privileges as His Mother and when there are so many sources of help placed in My hands solely for the benefit of mortals and belonging to me as the Mother of clemency, it is a great cause of sorrow to Me to see mortals force Me to remain idle, and that, for want of calling upon me, so many souls should be lost. But if I cannot experience grief now, I may justly complain of men, that they load themselves with Eternal damnation and refuse Me the Glory of saving their souls.

How much My intercession and the power I have in Heaven is worth has never been hidden in the Church, for I have demonstrated My ability to save all by so many thousands of miracles, prodigies and favors operated in behalf of those devoted to Me. With those who have called upon Me in their needs I have always shown Myself liberal, and the Lord has shown Himself liberal to them on My account. The Most High still wishes to give liberally of His Infinite Treasures and resolves to favor those who know how to gain My intercession before God. This is the secure way and the powerful means of advancing the Church, of improving the Catholic reigns, of spreading the Faith, of furthering the welfare of families and of states, of bringing the Souls to Grace and to the Friendship of God.