The death of Queen Elizabeth II

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 Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting!

As you all know, Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8th, just a few weeks ago. Some said (ridiculously) that she was immortal. She did reign for 70 years, but that's besides the point.

Did you realize, though, that she died on the birthday of an even greater queen? Mary, the Mother of Jesus! It reminds me that no matter how much we achieve in life, or how great we become, we will all die in the end. We will all be dwarfed by Jesus and His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, just as Queen Elizabeth was.

So, if we truly wish to become great, we must strive to live for the next world. For then, only then, will we become part of the royal family in Heaven, which is much greater than any royal family here on earth.


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  1. Elisabeth S18 September 2022 at 12:12

    Great post Ava! Queen Elizabeth was an amazing woman and an icon, but that makes the fact that she died all the more humbling.

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    1. Ava R.26 September 2022 at 19:50

      Thanks! I just found it interesting that she died on the 8th, and I thought I should share that reflection.

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  2. Anonymous1 October 2022 at 10:46

    That is interesting. How do people know The Virgin Marys birthday anyway?

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    1. Elisabeth S1 October 2022 at 11:04

      Tradition. So we don't really know, but in the church there has been a long tradition that that is the date of her birth.

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