Mariology (vol. 2)

"[According to Catholicism, why did the Blessed Mother stay a virgin during her pregnancy with Jesus?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/61894/1787)" "[Did Mary desire to be the Mother of the prophesied Messiah?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/73617/1787)" "The Perpetual Virginity of the Mother of God" by Philip J. Donnelly, S.J., S.T.D. (ref:14.1 ff) discusses the non-canonical/aprocryphal [Protoevangelium of James](https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0847.htm), one of the earliest clear proofs of her perpetual virginity ( *ante* , *in* , & *post partum* ) "The Universal Queenship of Mary" by Firmin M. Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap., S.T.D. (ref:23.1) "The Notion of King and Queen" (ref:23.13): "A king [a queen, too, analogously] in the proper sense exercises his supreme authority over his subjects by means of the [threefold [tripartite] power](https://isidore.co/forum/index.php?topic=261.msg728#msg728): legislative, judiciary, and executive." (ref:23.14) ref:23.85: "in a letter to the Mexican bishops [[ *Perlibenti quidem voluntate*](https://isidore.co/misc/Res%20pro%20Deo/Encyclicals/Perlibenti%20quidem%20voluntate%20\(1894,%20Leo%20XIII%20to%20Mexican%20bishops\).txt), 1894], the Pope [Leo XIII] speaks of Our Lady of Guadalupe as 'Your Queen.'" He "a few years ago, was moved to order that the august image of **your Queen** , in our name and authority, be decorated with a golden diadem." "IV. The Nature and Extent of Mary's Queenship" (ref:24.114), "Conclusion" (ref:24.140): > In view of these principles it seems legitimate to conclude that in some way Mary does partake of Christ’s judicial and executive powers. Because of her status as Queen (which must be preserved) she cannot be formally a judge or executive. However, by her very power of intercession with the King, her influence must be genuine in every function of the King. This power could be called indirect or analogous. Since Mary really co-operated in Christ’s work of Redemption, and since she is now the dispenser of all grace, her queenly influence necessarily (even though indirectly) has its effect on the manner in which the law (of grace) of this Kingdom is applied and is fruitful. Hence, Mary’s complete power as Queen is based on her co-operation in the acquisition of grace, and on her role as dispenser of all grace. And it is in this capacity that her influence is felt in all the activities of the government of this Kingdom. In this manner we can understand why Mary is traditionally invoked as “Queen of Mercy.”