Lectio Commentary: Feast of Christ the King, 2025
Pius XI instituted the 1925 Feast of Christ the King post-WWI to affirm that true peace demands submission to Christ's reign, as humanity's rejection of Him fuels global evils. Today, amid nuclear war threats and 1 Jn 5:19's warning of the evil one's sway, the Crucifixion's mercy—echoed in the good thief's plea—unites us in His Kingdom.