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Our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

The “Feast of Christ the King” was instituted by Pope Pius XI on December 11, 1925, through the Encyclical Letter Quas Primas. In instituting this feast, Pius XI wished to propose to the world—recently emerged from the tragedy of the First World War and still immersed in contradictions that seemed insoluble—a return to Christ, the acknowledgment of His sovereignty over history and over the lives of men, the rediscovery of humanity’s connection with Christian values, and the peace that only Christ can give. Initially celebrated on the last Sunday of October, this feast was later fixed on the last Sunday of the liturgical year.

The first reading reminds us of the moment when David was anointed king over all Israel. With David began an era of happiness and abundance that remained in the memory of all God’s people. David’s reign became a symbol and announcement of a new time—an era of justice, blessedness, and unending peace. The People of God lived with that hope and awaited its fulfillment with longing.

The Gospel shows us God’s peculiar response to Israel’s expectations. Jesus is the “anointed of God,” the Messiah-King sent by the Father to inaugurate the reign of God. Yet the kingship of Jesus seems strange and paradoxical in the eyes of the world: the weapons this King carries are love and mercy; the authority He claims is that of simple and humble service; the throne He occupies is a cross upon which He pours out His blood for the benefit of all; the soldiers who surround this King are unarmed people whom He sends into the world to proclaim love and peace; and the subjects of this King are all who choose to place their lives at the service of God and of their brothers and sisters. Clearly, the kingship of God does not operate according to the logic of the powerful of the earth.

In the second reading, Paul presents a hymn celebrating the universal greatness of Christ, He who holds sovereignty over all creation and is the head of the Church. The hymn exhorts believers to make Christ their reference point and to live in communion with Him. Through Christ undoubtedly passes the path that leads to eternal life.

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