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The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday or Reign of Christ Sunday, is a feast in the liturgical year which emphasises the true kingship of Christ.
Feast of Christ the King, festival celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church in honor of Jesus Christ as lord over all creation. It was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, immediately preceding Advent.
Each year we celebrate Christ’s sovereignty on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time. This year the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is on November 20th, 2022.
On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 with his encyclical Quas primas (“In the first”) to respond to growing secularism and atheism.
21 de nov. de 2019 · Today’s Feast of Christ the King reminds us of the great truth that Christ must be in charge of our lives, that we must give him sovereign power over our bodies, our thoughts, our heart and our will.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Christ has always been known as the King because, as Paul tells us, “at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” To celebrate Christ’s Kingship, Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Quas Primas (On the Fast of Christ the King) in 1925.
27 de oct. de 2019 · Why Christ the King was originally celebrated in October. The feast of Christ the King had a close connection to All Saints Day when it was first instituted by Pope Pius XI.
