What is the meaning of the Solemnity and Kingship of Christ the King?
Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 with the encyclical Quas Primas, the Kingship of Christ affirms that Jesus Christ holds universal sovereignty not only over individual hearts and the Church, but over all nations, governments, and societies. His kingdom is 'not of this world' in its worldly ambition or violent methods, but a kingdom of truth, justice, peace, and holiness. The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, marks the final Sunday of the Liturgical Year, anticipating the final triumph when God will be all in all.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 440
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2105
- Revelation 19:16
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