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Racaela Fultz
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Posted: Sat Oct 13th, 2007 10:31 pm |
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So I've heard that Mary is the mediatrix of all graces, the distributer of all graces, and that all the graces that come down to us from Christ flow through her hands, and that without her prayer we wouldn't get anything.
Can someone explain this? What exactly does it mean, and why do we believe it?
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Sat Oct 13th, 2007 11:36 pm |
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Here are three links on the topic, Racaela.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14th, 2007 11:12 am |
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Here is another, a Faith Fact from Catholics United for the Faith.
And finally, an article by a convert, Mary Beth Kremski, in This Rock magazine (published by Catholic Answers) called Making Peace with the Mediatrix.
To summarize, St. Louis de Montfort wrote in True Devotion, "Jesus is always and everywhere the fruit of Mary." Bl. Teresa of Calcutta summarized even more succinctly: "No Mary, no Jesus."
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Racaela Fultz
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Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 12:19 am |
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Racaela is still confused.
So, all graces flow through Mary? She distributes these graces, which she recieves from her son? Why? Where do we find this (notice, I didn't say 'where in scripture' but simply 'where')? Someone explain this so I see that it makes sense and is necessary, please! This is the only thing about Mary that doesn't make sense to me. I understand - and love - everything else.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 08:57 am |
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Racaela Fultz wrote: So, all graces flow through Mary? She distributes these graces, which she recieves from her son? Why? Where do we find this (notice, I didn't say 'where in scripture' but simply 'where')? Someone explain this so I see that it makes sense and is necessary, please! This is the only thing about Mary that doesn't make sense to me. I understand - and love - everything else.
The concept is that since Jesus came to us through Mary, all things that Jesus brings us come through Mary. It is part of the unique roll given to his mother by our Savior. I think if you look through the links David and I posted, you'll see lots of references from scripture and the fathers that support the teaching.
Mary cannot act on her own. Through her life, she uniquely fulfilled God's will, which she continues to do in her current role as Queen of heaven. She fulfilled a similar role at the marriage feast at Cana, where she distributed her son's grace in his transformation of water into wine, and she instructed the stewards, "Do whatever he tells you." They never asked him for anything and didn't understand what was going on. It was Mary who knew the family would be embarrassed by running out of wine, and it was she who expected her son to take care of things. She didn't tell him what to do; she didn't need to. This is the first recorded example of Mary mediating on our behalf. Why would we think she would abandon this role?
I imagine Mary accompanied Jesus on many of his journies and called his attention to those who needed healing and comfort. She didn't tell him what do; she merely directed his attention to the place of need, and he did the rest.
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David W. Emery
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Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 09:03 am |
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OK, here’s a book recommendation. As astute as you are, I think it will make sense, even though it requires some serious reading.
The Mother of the Saviour
by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP
published by TAN Books and Publishers
The late Garrigou-Lagrange was a Thomist theologian who taught at the Angelicum (Dominican House of Studies) in Rome. Among his pupils was the future John Paul II. The second half of the book is dedicated to issues related to your question.
I notice that this book is currently out of print at the publisher, but it is still available through Amazon and other resellers.
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