22/08/2025
AUGUST 22: THE QUEENSHIP OF THE VIRGIN MARY
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The Blessed Virgin Mary is hailed by Catholics as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. This title is given to Mary based primarily on her role as Theotokos, or being the Mother of God. This is also the 5th Glorious Mystery which we meditate upon when we pray the Rosary. In 1954, Pope Pius XII, through the document “Ad Caeli Reginam,” established the memorial of the Queenship of Mary which is celebrated on the octave (eighth day) of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.