If to Christ our Lord is given all power in
heaven and on earth; if all men, purchased by his precious blood, are by a new
right subjected to his dominion; if this power embraces all men, it must be
clear that not one of our faculties is exempt from his empire. He must reign in our minds, which should
assent with perfect submission and firm belief to revealed truths and to the
doctrines of Christ. He must reign in
our wills, which should obey the laws and precepts of God. He must reign in our hearts, which should
spurn natural desires and love God above all things, and cleave to him
alone. He must reign in our bodies and
in our members, which should serve as instruments for the interior sanctification
of our souls, or to use the words of the Apostle Paul, as instruments of
justice unto God.
--Pope Pius XI,
founder of the Feast of Christ the King, 1925
Quas Primas #33, Liberia Editrice Vaticana
Image source: Throne of Preparation, part of a fresco of The Last Judgment (Serbia, 14th c.), https://iconreader.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/hetoimasia-the-throne-of-preparation/
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