August 22, 2025 Reflection – The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Pray for Peace!
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 22, 2025 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dear Family of Mary! On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV issued this sincere call: Addressing the faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall for his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his thoughts once more to the world’s many conflict zones. In recalling the upcoming liturgical commemoration of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrated on Friday, 22 August, the Pope invited the faithful to celebrate that day by praying and fasting for peace. “Mary is the Mother of the faithful here on earth and is remembered as the Queen of Peace,” the Pope said. As our world continues to be wounded by wars – in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in other parts of the world – the Pope invited all the faithful to take part in “a day of prayer and fasting” for all those who suffer because of war, “imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to wipe away the tears of those who suffer because of ongoing armed conflicts.” “May Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path of peace,” he added. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-08/pope-calls-for-day-of-prayer-and-fasting-for-peace.html Pope Leo XIV mentioned twice the title “Queen of Peace” in his urgent appeal for prayer and fasting. On this day, August 22, 2025, let us respond to his call to prayer and fasting, and turn to Our Lady, the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje to pray with her for this most important intention – Peace! Our Lady is the Queen of Peace! She told us so in Medjugorje. Here are two such messages: Thursday, August 6, 1981 “I am the Queen of Peace.” April 25, 2009 “Dear children! Today I call you all to pray for peace and to witness it in your families so that peace may become the highest treasure on this peaceless earth. I am your Queen of Peace and your mother. I desire to lead you on the way of peace, which comes only from God. Therefore, pray, pray, pray. Thank you for having responded to my call.” On this day, we will pray and fast for peace with Our Lady, Queen of Peace!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Cathy Nolan Mary TV.TV P.S. I am sending this reflection out early, so that we can all respond to this call to pray and fast for peace on Friday! www.marytv.tv https://marytv.tv/donate/