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Why was Mary crowned *after* she was assumed into heaven?
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stpurl
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Mary is crowned Queen because her Son is King. King of Heaven and Earth. In Jewish history, the Queen is not the wife of the King, but instead is his mother.
Jesus’ mother is Mary. Jesus is King. Mary is Queen.
Jesus was crowned in Heaven as King of Heaven and Earth. (In the Catholic Liturgical Year according to the current guidelines for the Ordinary Form Mass, the last Sunday of the year, which is the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent, which is 4 Sundays before Christmas, is the Feast of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.)
Remember, Heaven doesn’t have ‘time’ the way we know it. Jesus has not been existing up in Heaven for 2000 years, year after year, since He died and Rose and ascended into Heaven. Being in Heaven is the whole point of our lives; the earthly part is a preparation, the heavenly part is what we will be doing ‘forever’. So being in Heaven was Jesus’s ‘culmination’ of His Mission of salvation, and naturally, the ceremony of crowning marked that ‘culmination’. Mary’s crowning, again, did not happen ‘X number of years" after Jesus’ crowning, when she died x years later; Heaven is kind of like a giant ‘now’ in which when we arrive it doesn’t seem ‘years later’ to the ones who are already there. Her crowning is in a sense ‘still going on’ just as Jesus’ is, it is a ‘part’ of His crowning and again, it is all because of JESUS being who HE is that Mary is crowned. Her being Queen (mother of the King) is yet another proof He IS the King.
Hope that answers your question.
Jesus’ mother is Mary. Jesus is King. Mary is Queen.
Jesus was crowned in Heaven as King of Heaven and Earth. (In the Catholic Liturgical Year according to the current guidelines for the Ordinary Form Mass, the last Sunday of the year, which is the Sunday before the first Sunday of Advent, which is 4 Sundays before Christmas, is the Feast of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.)
Remember, Heaven doesn’t have ‘time’ the way we know it. Jesus has not been existing up in Heaven for 2000 years, year after year, since He died and Rose and ascended into Heaven. Being in Heaven is the whole point of our lives; the earthly part is a preparation, the heavenly part is what we will be doing ‘forever’. So being in Heaven was Jesus’s ‘culmination’ of His Mission of salvation, and naturally, the ceremony of crowning marked that ‘culmination’. Mary’s crowning, again, did not happen ‘X number of years" after Jesus’ crowning, when she died x years later; Heaven is kind of like a giant ‘now’ in which when we arrive it doesn’t seem ‘years later’ to the ones who are already there. Her crowning is in a sense ‘still going on’ just as Jesus’ is, it is a ‘part’ of His crowning and again, it is all because of JESUS being who HE is that Mary is crowned. Her being Queen (mother of the King) is yet another proof He IS the King.
Hope that answers your question.
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stpurl
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Well, what do you think the purpose is of a crowning? The people already know that someone is king. The old king has died, for example. Or a new king has 'taken the sword from the stone", or has defeated a rival. King ‘de bello’ (war) or de jure (legal), king through primogeniture (birthright). . .the king is known as king. Then, as a visible sign, he receives the crown at a ceremony, is ‘vocally proclaimed’, is legally entered into a chronicle, etc.
We know Jesus is King. He would be King without any ‘sign’. But God gives us signs. We are surrounded by signs. We are signs. Part of that is because we are who we are; we are made in the image of God, who is a Sign for us as well. God doesn’t just give us a bunch of signs that lead nowhere and have no meaning. From the earliest time (prehistory) to recorded history and Scripture, to the present day and beyond, God was presenting His plan, foretelling, foreshadowing, giving signs. . .bringing to fruition, then continuing with the sign of fulfillment, the crown.
You know, if God had dropped down a big old golden crown on Jesus when He walked on earth, even in the 40 days after the resurrection, that would have had a very ‘temporal’ meaning. A king on earth (and Jesus in Scripture mentions, "My Kingdom is not here’ responding to Pilate’s questions, telling Pilate that He could have had legions of warriors if His kingdom was ONLY one on earth, or on earth alone) is not the same as a King of Heaven and Earth, a King who transcends Time and Space. Don’t you think?
We know Jesus is King. He would be King without any ‘sign’. But God gives us signs. We are surrounded by signs. We are signs. Part of that is because we are who we are; we are made in the image of God, who is a Sign for us as well. God doesn’t just give us a bunch of signs that lead nowhere and have no meaning. From the earliest time (prehistory) to recorded history and Scripture, to the present day and beyond, God was presenting His plan, foretelling, foreshadowing, giving signs. . .bringing to fruition, then continuing with the sign of fulfillment, the crown.
You know, if God had dropped down a big old golden crown on Jesus when He walked on earth, even in the 40 days after the resurrection, that would have had a very ‘temporal’ meaning. A king on earth (and Jesus in Scripture mentions, "My Kingdom is not here’ responding to Pilate’s questions, telling Pilate that He could have had legions of warriors if His kingdom was ONLY one on earth, or on earth alone) is not the same as a King of Heaven and Earth, a King who transcends Time and Space. Don’t you think?
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That is something I have wondered about. The New Testament speaks of others being given a crown too.
One thing perhaps about this–is her role in the Church given by God after her ascension into heaven. Catholics often turn to her in prayer, asking her to intercede with God–as if her prayers now are especially effectual. In fact, even if she had God’s favor so when she was alive, it was only after her ascension that Christians turned to her so in prayer, giving her a special role in her lives then. And so in this way she is their Queen.
One thing perhaps about this–is her role in the Church given by God after her ascension into heaven. Catholics often turn to her in prayer, asking her to intercede with God–as if her prayers now are especially effectual. In fact, even if she had God’s favor so when she was alive, it was only after her ascension that Christians turned to her so in prayer, giving her a special role in her lives then. And so in this way she is their Queen.
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RoseofMary1
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Her mission was over then. She was given to us as a mother at the cross, and she helped establish Jesus’ church. Our lady had free will, she could have refused, but instead she cooperated perfectly.
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Mintaka
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None of the saints are “done with their mission.” They have been reassigned to more important work. Jesus even talked about this in a parable.
'You have been faithful in small things, so you will be put in charge of great ones. Enter into your Master’s joy!" (Matt. 25:23)
Crowns in Scripture mean several things. The athletic or military crown of victory of the pagans, the laurel crown or garland for the head, is associated with victory. (St. Stephen’s name, “Stephanos,” refers to such a crown, and he was the first Christian martyr. That is probably part of why St. Paul and other early Christians were so comfy with using a pagan symbol for our best heroes.) Jesus’ crown of thorns was technically also a garland of sorts, which is why it is also called “stephanos.”
Interestingly, the crowns in the Book of Revelation, even though they are of gold or of stars or of other non-herbal materials, are all described as “stephanos” instead of, say, diadems.
The Hebrew word in the OT is “atarah”, which is literally something like “circlet, something that goes around”. It is associated primarily with kings and secondarily as a sign of sovereignty of a people, or of honor or joy to an individual. At times it seems to have been part of formal wear at parties, like a tiara in the 19th and 20th century. Idols are occasionally described as having crowns. Jewish brides often wear crowns as part of the royal imagery associated with marriage.
The imagery in Heaven goes along with the idea of honored persons wearing crowns, and with feasting imagery.
'You have been faithful in small things, so you will be put in charge of great ones. Enter into your Master’s joy!" (Matt. 25:23)
Crowns in Scripture mean several things. The athletic or military crown of victory of the pagans, the laurel crown or garland for the head, is associated with victory. (St. Stephen’s name, “Stephanos,” refers to such a crown, and he was the first Christian martyr. That is probably part of why St. Paul and other early Christians were so comfy with using a pagan symbol for our best heroes.) Jesus’ crown of thorns was technically also a garland of sorts, which is why it is also called “stephanos.”
Interestingly, the crowns in the Book of Revelation, even though they are of gold or of stars or of other non-herbal materials, are all described as “stephanos” instead of, say, diadems.
The Hebrew word in the OT is “atarah”, which is literally something like “circlet, something that goes around”. It is associated primarily with kings and secondarily as a sign of sovereignty of a people, or of honor or joy to an individual. At times it seems to have been part of formal wear at parties, like a tiara in the 19th and 20th century. Idols are occasionally described as having crowns. Jewish brides often wear crowns as part of the royal imagery associated with marriage.
The imagery in Heaven goes along with the idea of honored persons wearing crowns, and with feasting imagery.
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RoseofMary1
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Her earthly mission was done when God took her to heaven. Jesus Himself said, “It is finished.”
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