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 THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE  Utazi Prince Marie Benignus Zereuwa The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, can be said to be a relatively recent addition to the Western (Latin Rite) liturgical calendar, having been instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI for the Roman Catholic Church. This feast is now being observed by the Roman Catholic on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time instead of the last Sunday in the month of October, which is the original date. The earliest date on which it can occur is 20 November and the latest is 26 November. So, the Solemnity of Christ the King and Lord of the Universe occur between November 20-26 inclusive.  Traditional Catholics [the Catholics who still observe the Vatican 1 liturgical calender] observe it on its original date, the last Sunday of October. The Anglican, Lutheran, and many other Protestant churches adopted it along with the Revi...

 HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE YEAR C 2 Samuel 5: 1-3; Psalm 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1: 12-20; Luke 23: 35-43 PROFESSING MY FAITH THAT JESUS CHRIST IS KING AND LORD OF MY LIFE THROUGH MY ACTIONS AND WORDS I pray for you: May you look forward to living, and live now as, an heir in the eternal Reign of Christ our King, and may that drives you to serve others as Jesus did. AMEN I begin by this brief story told by a friend: As a child, my friends and I used to play King and Queen. A few of us would be the Royals and have the rest serve us, bowing before us and taking care of our needs. This was the model of being ultimate rulers that we had then. However, when Jesus was born and lived here on earth, He presented a different model of being a King. He came to serve and not to be served, and to give His life so that we might live. It is because of His loving service, His sacrificial giving of Himself, that we can enter into His Kingdom and share in its...