FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING.

To crown the liturgical year as it comes to a close, the Church celebrates a special feast instituted by Pope Pius XI (December 11, 1925): the feast of Christ the King. At the time of its institution, the feast was celebrated on the last Sunday of October. Since the liturgical reform of the Council of Vatican II, it is celebrated, more suitably on the last Sunday of the liturgical year: that is last Sunday. On this last Sunday, the Church intends to crown the entire life of the Mystical Body of Christ which the liturgical year symbolizes periodically, year after year. It is a crown of glory which is placed upon the Head of that great Body which is the Church: it is Christ in person, Head of the Church, who receives glory and honor in an ultimate crowning!
The greatest King of the Universe is crowned with glory and majesty by those who are his brothers and sisters in the Holy Spirit, so that He who redeemed them from their countless sins is forever honored by the holy and immaculate Body (cf Eph. 5:27)! Today, more than ever, the Church is here to render to Jesus Christ the honor which is due to him as King of the Universe. For the Church, in the name of Jesus, speaks the Truth to the entire word! Carrying on the work and mission of Christ, the Church proclaims to all men and women the message of salvation found in the Gospel: thus the Church renders to the King of the Universe the honor and the glory which belong to him. Each time, throughout the day, that we testify to our fidelity to the Law of God, it is the Kingdom of God we proclaim: to live a holy life, to exhibit exemplary conduct at work or at home, all of this serves to obtain for the Lord a Kingship that is ever more glorious!
Without question, the greatest honor that we can give to our King and Lord is to give thanks to him in his Eucharist. It is there that we say, through the voice of the priest: “Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.” All of the Father fully reflects back upon the Son, and it even reflects upon us all, we who are sons in the Son! For, finally, if God claims for his Son the glory and honor of kingship, it is not for himself, for only God can obtain for himself a glory that is truly worthy of him.