opening of the Kingdom of Heaven to all mankind. The Solemnity
of Christ the King calls us to unity, and to strive to attain the
heavenly kingdom which has Christ as its ruler.
Jesus is king of all creation, and ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven, a kingdom of truth, life, holiness, grace, justice, love and peace. This feast we celebrate today reminds us that Christ did not come to establish a new nation on Earth but to open the kingdom of heaven to all. Jesus made this fact evident in many places throughout the Gospels. Christ opened this kingdom by dying and rising again.
The Solemnity of Christ the King was
instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925. It was instituted in order to reassert the authority of our Lord
to rule all the nations, the Church, and the human race. This feast
celebrates Jesus' triumphal resurrection from the dead and His
opening of the Kingdom of Heaven to all mankind. The Solemnity
of Christ the King calls us to unity, and to strive to attain the
heavenly kingdom which has Christ as its ruler.
Jesus was condemned and crucified as King of the Jews, but his death and resurrection allowed him to open the Kingdom of Heaven, a kingdom more powerful than any earthly nation and a kingdom that encompasses the entire human race.
