Hi Guys,
Is it right to consider the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Co-redemtrix and Mediatrix of All Grace?
That is She participated in our salvation in the salvific work of Christ. Also to say that Mary is the dispenser of All Grace that we can receive from God.
Mary: Co-Redemptrix & Mediatrix of All Grace
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Mary: Co-Redemptrix & Mediatrix of All Grace
Post #1"We must take the best and most indisputable of human doctrines, and embark on that, as if it were a raft, and risk the voyage of life, unless it were possible to find a stronger vessel, some divine word on which we might journey more surely and securely." -- SOCRATES
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Re: Mary: Co-Redemptrix & Mediatrix of All Grace
Post #2I don't think so.ST_JB wrote: Hi Guys,
Is it right to consider the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Co-redemtrix and Mediatrix of All Grace?
That is She participated in our salvation in the salvific work of Christ. Also to say that Mary is the dispenser of All Grace that we can receive from God.
Mary calls the Lord, "God my Savior." (Luke 1:47) If she were some kind of co-redemptrix it's doubtful she would need a Savior herself.
Mary:Co-Redemptrix & mediatrix of All Grace???
Post #3 I guess this title will have its hard time passing the strict guidance of the Congregation of the Holy Office, which safeguards the Faith and Moral of the Universal Church. Every single issue about Faith and Moral is directly handled by this congregation which is headed by the Pope.
I guess 12 years ago was my first encounter of this un-official title of the BVM. Since then, I tried to search for the answers looking and reading almost every Marian book I can possibly get from bookstores & libraries I am visiting. I even had the chance reading a book with the same title but only to find myself searching for a deeper explanation (o bk di ko lang naintindihan...hehehe). As I tried to justify the title from the standpoint of a non-image member, I see it more difficult to defend.
The title itself presupposes the equality of the BVM to Christ. For the simplest reason that only Christ is the redeemer and mediator to God, thus equaly justified as the only mediator of grace. And to equate Mary to Christ by giving her the title would definitely clutter the teaching of the Universal Church. Not unless we elevate the BVM to a higher level than she is now, which I guess is a lot more difficult to justify considering the teaching of the Church about Mary and the Holy Trinity. Or we can argue that the BVM is part of the Trinitarian God. Which I guess will definitely draw opposition more than we can imagine…
In every Dogma of the BVM there is always a corresponding justification in the standpoint of Christian Teaching of the Universal Church. That such belief is essential to the Christian faith. Otherwise, the need to declare it as a Dogma can be more wanting.
Questions that need to be answered are as follows:
1. Does the title equate the BVM to Christ?
2. If yes, what is her nature then?
3. If no, how can she be a co-Redemtrix and Mediatrix of all grace then?
4. Is it really necessary to define this title as Marian Dogma? Why?
5. What are the effects or impact of such title to the Christendom as a whole?
6. Is it essential to the Christian faith? Explain.
My two cents!!!!
I guess 12 years ago was my first encounter of this un-official title of the BVM. Since then, I tried to search for the answers looking and reading almost every Marian book I can possibly get from bookstores & libraries I am visiting. I even had the chance reading a book with the same title but only to find myself searching for a deeper explanation (o bk di ko lang naintindihan...hehehe). As I tried to justify the title from the standpoint of a non-image member, I see it more difficult to defend.
The title itself presupposes the equality of the BVM to Christ. For the simplest reason that only Christ is the redeemer and mediator to God, thus equaly justified as the only mediator of grace. And to equate Mary to Christ by giving her the title would definitely clutter the teaching of the Universal Church. Not unless we elevate the BVM to a higher level than she is now, which I guess is a lot more difficult to justify considering the teaching of the Church about Mary and the Holy Trinity. Or we can argue that the BVM is part of the Trinitarian God. Which I guess will definitely draw opposition more than we can imagine…
In every Dogma of the BVM there is always a corresponding justification in the standpoint of Christian Teaching of the Universal Church. That such belief is essential to the Christian faith. Otherwise, the need to declare it as a Dogma can be more wanting.
Questions that need to be answered are as follows:
1. Does the title equate the BVM to Christ?
2. If yes, what is her nature then?
3. If no, how can she be a co-Redemtrix and Mediatrix of all grace then?
4. Is it really necessary to define this title as Marian Dogma? Why?
5. What are the effects or impact of such title to the Christendom as a whole?
6. Is it essential to the Christian faith? Explain.
My two cents!!!!
"We must take the best and most indisputable of human doctrines, and embark on that, as if it were a raft, and risk the voyage of life, unless it were possible to find a stronger vessel, some divine word on which we might journey more surely and securely." -- SOCRATES
