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- In particular, St. John Paul II strongly favored this title of Mary because of its ability to shape the Church, desiring that the Church would look to Mary as a model for imitation.
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Jun 1, 2020 · In particular, St. John Paul II strongly favored this title of Mary because of its ability to shape the Church, desiring that the Church would look to Mary as a model for imitation. He...
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- Pope John Paul II
Mother of the Church (Latin: Mater Ecclesiae) is a title given to Mary in the Catholic Church, as officially declared by Pope Paul VI in 1964. The title first appeared in the 4th century writings of Saint Ambrose of Milan, as rediscovered by Hugo Rahner. [1]
Following tradition, the Council does not hesitate to call Mary "the Mother of Christ and mother of mankind": since she "belongs to the offspring of Adam she is one with all human beings.... Indeed she is 'clearly the mother of the members of Christ...since she cooperated out of love so that there might be born in the Church the faithful.'" 48
- Mary “Stands” Under The Cross
- Another “Let It Be Done to Me”
- The Christian Life Anchored in The Mystery of The Cross
Mary “stands” under the cross. “Stands” – this indicates presence, continuity, the strength of being there. Unlike the disciples, Mary never left her Son Jesus along the way of the Cross. It is here that Jesus entrusted the “disciple whom he loved” to His Mother (and vice versa). Mary faced this moment with great dignity. She did not take flight in...
Mary was invited by her Son to say “let it be done to me” once again. It is a new, a more convinced and mature “yes”. Her “standing by the cross” matures her experience of faith and of motherhood, making her capable of going beyond. From the beginning, Mary’s heart had been riddled with questions: “she pondered what sort of greeting this could be” ...
This memorial “will help us to remember that growth in the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed, explains the decree establishing this memorial. As Mary knew how to “stand” by the Cross, without evading or fleein...
Jun 2, 2020 · 2 minutes read. St. John Paul II was one of the strongest advocates for officially celebrating Mary’s role as mother of all the Christian faithful. In 2018, Pope Francis instituted an annual celebration on the Monday following the feast of Pentecost called, “Mary, Mother of the Church.”
Sep 17, 1997 · Before the Second Vatican Council, this expression was found in Pope Leo XIII’s Magisterium, in which it is affirmed that Mary is "in all truth mother of the Church" (Acta Leonis XIII, 15, 302). The title was later used many times in the teachings of John XXIII and Paul VI.
Mar 15, 2010 · Here the Council effectively identifies Mary as the mother of the Church, but that precise title was not actually formally conferred until Pope Paul VI did so in his final allocution closing...
