
I saw one like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; when he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him, the one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; all peoples, nations, and languages serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed. Daniel 7:13-14
On this the last Sunday of the Liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Feast of Christ the King. This feast was promulgated by Pope Pius XI in the jubilee year of 1925 in the encyclical letter Quas Primas. Pius XI saw the need for the Church to highlight the Kingship of Jesus Christ in a society that no longer honored or recognized the wisdom of the Church in governing herself.Pius stated that “as long as individuals and states refused to submit to the rule of our Savior, there would be no really hopeful prospect of a lasting peace among nations. Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ.”[1]