On this, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, we have a very special feast. It is the end of the Catholic calendar, symbolic for the end of time. The King, “like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven” (Dn 7:13) tells us, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty" (Rev 1:8).
Pilate said to Jesus,
"Are you the King of the Jews?"
Jesus answered, "Do you say this on your own
or have others told you about me?"
Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I?
Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over
to me.
What have you done?"
Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to
this world.
If my kingdom did belong to this world,
my attendants would be fighting
to keep me from being handed over to the Jews.
But as it is, my kingdom is not here."
So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?"
Jesus answered, "You say I am a king.
For this I was born and for this I came into the world,
to testify to the truth.
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my
voice."
-Jn 18:33-37
Make sure you listen to the wonderful homily
after the reading. See, we Catholics let
Jesus into our hearts all the time. If
you want to understand how the Christ the King Feast came about, last year I wrote up a post on Pope Pius XI’s encyclical Quas primas establishing the feast.
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