Day 252: Queen of Heaven (2022)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Queen of Heaven, Goddess of Fertility
The Jews in Egypt are worshiping the goddess Ishtar or Astarte or Ashteroth, basically a goddess of fertility. Catholics will refer to Mary as the Queen of Heaven. In fact, the fifth glorious mystery of the Rosary is the coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth. So only does that connection flow from the New Testament revelation about Jesus fulfilling the kingdom of heaven and earth so we are fulfilling Abraham's dream.
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