The Solemnity of Christ the King_Sunday, 24th November 2024
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The Solemnity of Christ the King
The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man’s thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The Feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ’s royalty over individuals, families, society, governments and nations.
Today’s Mass establishes the titles for Christ’s royalty over men:
1. Christ is God, the Creator of the universe and hence wields a supreme power over all things; “All things were created by Him”;
2. Christ is our Redeemer, He purchases us by His precious Blood and made us His property and possession;
3. Christ is Head of the Church, “holding in all thing the primacy”;
4. God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His special possession and dominion.
