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Mary watched over and protects the human race through her powerful intercession in Heaven. Mary intercedes for our needs in the same way that she went to Jesus when the wine had run out at the wedding feast of Cana (John 2:1-11). Mary not only prays for us, but also leads us back to Christ. Mary’s words
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Mary’s unique participation in the Redemption accomplished by Christ is founded upon her role as Mother of God, as she cooperated in bringing Jesus into the world, and providing the Redeemer with the very instrument of Redemption, which is his body: “...We are sanctified by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all” (cf. Heb. 10:10).
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- ROBERT FASTIGGI, PH.D.
- 4. Mary’s Union with Christ during His Earthly Ministry
- 6. Mary’s Glorious Assumption into Heaven and the Mediation of Grace
Professor of Systematic Theology , Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy tells us that Mary, the Mother of God, “is joined by an inseparable bond to the saving work of her Son (indissolubili nexu cum Filii sui opere salutari coniungitur).”15 This inseparable or indissoluble bond between Mary and the saving work of her Son is manifested from the time of Christ’s conception ...
We might be tempted to think that Mary’s co-redemptive work ends at Calva-ry, but this is not the case. Vatican II makes it clear that after Mary’s assumption into heaven she continues act as our “mother in the order of grace.”32As the Coun-cil teaches: This maternity of Mary in the order of grace began with the con-sent which she gave in faith at ...
Nov 21, 2022 · Yet this is what he does, and because of Mary’s complete trust in God, she plays a crucial role in God’s plan for our salvation. In Luke, she describes herself as the “handmaid of the Lord” (1:38). Mary is expressing her willingness to be God’s servant, putting God’s plan ahead of her own wants.
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Jan 1, 2024 · Mary’s role as mother of God places her in a unique position in God’s redemptive plan. Without naming Mary, Paul asserts that “God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law” (Galatians 4:4).
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Mary’s participation in the Redemption is foreshadowed in the “woman” of Genesis 3:15 and her “seed” of victory, who will be victorious over Satan and his seed of sin and death. Mary’s Immaculate Conception prepares her to be the perfect human partner with Jesus the Redeemer.
The Virgin Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, plays a key role in the plan and the mystery of salvation. Pope Saint John Paul II described her role in his encyclical Redemptoris Mater, published March 25, 1987. *** The Father Sends the Son: The Plan of Salvation.
