Some Biblical thoughts on Mary's Immaculate Conception
Mary is the Queen of Heaven
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Mary as Queen of Heaven is a very Biblical teaching. Remember, under Jewish law, it was the King's mother who was the Queen of the kingdom, not his wife, because while a king could have many wives (Solomon have several hundred)--he only had one mother.
I don't think we need to go into all the Gospel accounts that show that Mary gave birth to Jesus, we'll leave that as a given.
The Bible does show her in Heaven reigning as Queen.
Revelation 12:1 A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth....5 And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron.
Jesus is the one to rule with the rod of Iron, so this woman in Heaven wearing a crown is obviously Mary.
The Old Testament shows that the Queen is the King's mother, and her role is one of intercession for the people of the kingdom:
2 Kings 2:19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon, to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, and bowed down to her; then he sat on his throne, and had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right. 20 Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.”
As with The Church as the New Davidic Kingdom, we have our King Jesus ruling in Heaven, with Mary the Queen mother sitting at His side interceeding on behalf of the faithful.
jmj - This article was written on the Solemnity of the Queenship of Mary, 8/22/14
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I was a lukewarm Catholic for many years until my wife and I became parents, and that spark of Faith that was strong as a child was rekindled and burst forth anew. I became a commissioned extraordinary minister of Holy Communion for my local Parish (Our Lady of the Snows in Clarks Summit, PA), and take communion to the homebound of the community, and am on the parish's monthly Adoration team.
I began praying the rosary and was guided to use the internet to explore the Catholic Faith.
After listening to many great apologists like John Martinoni, Scott Hahn, Mike Cumbe, and countless others, I wanted to gather such resources together to help others on similar journeys. In December of 2010, I started the Facebook page/community Cathletics: Catholic Apologetics as a hub for these resources. The page come in 2nd in the About.com reader's choice award for best Catholic Facebook page. Cathletics also provides “Praystation Rosaries” (rosaries with prayer booklets) to the children of the parish and print weekly coloring pages based on each Sunday's Gospel.
I am now also the parish manager for our Lighthouse Catholic Media CD/Book Kiosks, and run an evangelization booth featuring the Lighthouse kiosks at our annual summer bazaar.
