Mary Queen of Heaven??
That's just something you Catholics made up

I thought I'd incorporate a little Apologetics 101 to the blog. As we all know, Catholics present day are by and large, woefully ignorant of the very basics of our Faith.

I wanted to start on one particular topic that many of us might not be exactly up to speed on... The Queenship of The Holy Mother. Here is a link to a first rate site: http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/marian9.html

Just a little peek concerning this important portion of Catholic dogma;

"In the Davidic monarchy, the queen-mother, or gevirah ("lady"; feminine form of gevir, "lord") played a very important role. King Solomon instituted this position when he enthroned his mother, Bathsheba, at his right hand (I Kings 2:19), and all his successors followed his example with their own mothers. This was the kings' way of fulfilling the Commandment to honor their mothers (Exodus 20:12)

Each time the Bible records a king of Judah, it mentions his mother (see I Kings 14:21; II Kings 14:2; 21:19; 23:36; 2 Ch 22:2) because she was the gevirah, and so had a special place in his court. The prophet Jeremiah sends a warning to both the king and his mother (Jer 13:18), and the Babylonians took both King Jeconiah and his mother away into captivity (2 Kings 24:15; Jer 29:2).

Jesus is the final Son of David, the rightful heir to King David's throne. He has exalted the Davidic dynasty into heaven itself, thus making it a truly everlasting kingdom (Ps 89:35-37). And, like His earthly forefathers, He has enthroned His Mother, Mary, at His right hand as the Gevirah of the Kingdom of heaven."

Oddly enough, this particular websites index page has at the very top, a quote from... you guess it... Chesterton! (this is starting to get weird!)

"I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy" ~ G. K. Chesterton