When Pius XI instituted the "Solemn Feast of Christ the King", he called for men to look for the peace of Christ in the kingdom of Christ. He wrote
Let nations be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ. It will call to their minds the thought of the last judgment, wherein Christ, who has been cast out of public life, despised, neglected and ignored, will most severely avenge these insults; for his kingly dignity demands that the State should take account of the commandments of God and of Christian principles, both in making laws and in administering justice, and also in providing for the young a sound moral education. (Quas primas, 32)
The feast therefore is a reminder that Christ the King identifies himself with those who are neglected by the State, emarginated from participating fully in the life of society and are deprived of those things required by their human dignity

