Queen Isabel, faithful subject of Christ the King

The Feast of Christ the King was proclaimed, in the words of Pope Pius XI, to “bring home to all mankind the fact that Christ is King not merely over individuals, but over families and societies, over states and nations, over rulers and tribunals as well. The duty of Catholics is to hasten the return of the world to His authority by their prayer, their influence and their actions. They are reminded that they must courageously fight under His royal banner, with the weapons of the spirit, for the rights of God and of His Church.”

There are few figures in history who have lived out this vision as faithfully as Queen Isabel. And she did so over 400 years before this proclamation was made.