Today, the Church invites us to look at our Lady as a Queen. But not as a Queen with a golden crown, and with a distinguished and gallant cortege. This Queen is the first to oblige. As it can be read in Luke, despite not fully understanding the words of the Angel, Mary says: "I am the Lord’s servant" (Lk 1: 38). The Virgin is a sign of how God looks upon humanity: humility is the first and last criterion to follow. In his Son we find Jesus Christ, He who better lives this humility, to the point of surrendering His own life.

When contemplating today Mary as a Queen, each one of us must also try to imitate Her in that 'yes' She gave, which in turn, She invites us to give. Mary’s path was not an easy one; the path of the disciple is never easy. However, the disciple is never alone and God accompanies those who trust Him. This is the conviction that St. Mary receives from the very first moment and which she gives to each one of us, so that we -as she did- are able to say "YES".

With the words from the Angel, Mary must rejoice, because he told Her: «The Lord is with you» (Lk 1:28). This is Mary’s great secret! She is a happy woman because She does not feel alone (loneliness is the right time for the malignant to attack). Mary is blessed with a joy founded in Christ, manifested in all the moments of tension: from the Annunciation to the Calvary, our Lady surrenders without fright or fear. Joy expresses the feeling of those who live in communion with Christ, communion that Mary experienced from the first moment, and whose highest expression is to be found in the Eucharist.

By celebrating this precious day, each one of us also receives the call to trust the Lord and, thus, be a witness of the "Incarnate Joy" which is Christ Jesus. However, we are not always able to rely on; this is why we should strive, with the prayer O Blessed Lady, from St. Bernard of Clairvaux, to achieve strength and closeness with Mary Queen: "Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope, God bless You...!”.