St. Alphonsus and The Blessed Virgin Mary

Let us get right down to business: in our continuing study of The Blessed Virgin Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Alphonsus tells us: “The title of queen,” remarks Blessed Albert the Great, “differs from that of empress, which implies severity and rigor, in signifying compassion and charity towards the poor.”  “The greatness of kings and queens,” says Seneca, “consists in…