“The Explanation of the Co-redemptrix”
In her April 29, 1951 message, the Lady of All Nations reveals, “the
new dogma shall be the dogma of the Co-redemptrix.” She goes on to say
that in spite of great controversy, “the Church, Rome, will carry
through with it and fight for it. The Church, Rome, will incur
opposition and stand firm. The Church, Rome, will grow stronger and more
powerful insofar as she stands firm in the fight.” Our Lady then urges
theologians “onward to this fight.” After explaining the theology of her
role as Co-redemptrix she says of this upcoming dogma, “I know, the
struggle will be hard and bitter… but the outcome is already assured.” –
Ed.
I see a bright light; the Lady slowly comes forth from it. Now I see her standing before me clearly, and she says,
I am standing here as the Lady of All Nations, and I come right…
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“The Proclamation of the Co-redemptrix”
In this May 31, 1954 message from the Lady of All Nations
(ecclesiastical approval, May 31, 2002, see “Church Approves Apparitions
of the Lady of All Nations” article), Our Lady calls both theologians,
bishops and the faithful to “work and ask for this dogma. You should
petition the Holy Father for this dogma.” She also explains that the
titles Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate are “three concepts in
one,” that is three aspects of her one role as spiritual Mother of all
humanity. Our Lady then gives the seer a vision of the proclamation of
the dogma by the Holy Father in St. Peter’s Basilica and states “my
prophecy that ‘all generations will call me blessed’ will be fulfilled
more than ever once the Dogma has been proclaimed.” – Ed.
“Here I am again. The Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate is now standing before you. I have chosen this day—on this day…
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Are You Afraid of Mary “Co-redemptrix”?
What is your first response when you hear someone refer to the mother of Jesus Christ as the “Co-redemptrix”?
Extreme? Excessive pietism, even if well-intended? Heresy? Only Jesus is
the Redeemer. If not directly heresy, then extremely dangerous? At
least anti-ecumenical?
Now let’s look at some people who have in fact called the Virgin Mary
the Co-redemptrix: John Paul II (on six different occasions); Blessed
Mother Teresa of Calcutta; St. Padre Pio, stigmatic wonder worker of the
20th century; Sr. Lucia, the Fatima visionary; St. Francis Cabrini, the
first American citizen to be canonized; St. Jose Maria Escriva, founder
of the Opus Dei; St. Edith Stein, co-patroness of Europe; papal
theologians Cardinals Ciappi and Cottier; contemporary Church leaders
such as Cardinal Schönborn, General Secretary of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church; Mother Angelica, foundress of worldwide Catholic
television and radio network EWTN; and a host of other saints, popes,
mystics, prelates,…
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Mary Co-redemptrix: A Response to 7 Common Objections
On December 23, 2000, The New York Times ran a cover story in its “Arts
and Ideas” section on the Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici movement, which
seeks the papal definition of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the
Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix of all graces and Advocate. This article was in
turn reprinted in a great number of U.S. major newspapers, thereby
sparking renewed and high-spirited debate internationally over the
concept of Our Lady as “Co-redemptrix,” both inside and outside Catholic
circles of thought.
Although diverse in their formulation, most objections to Our Lady’s
title of Co-redemptrix and her subsequent role in Coredemption fall into
the same foundational categories (many of which were debated in recent
publications in response to The New York Times piece). There is a
critical need to articulate to the general public (let alone to the
growing genus of uncatechized Catholic faithful), the basic doctrinal
truths contained in the…
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Mary Co-redemptrix: The What and the Why
In simple, yet poetic and profound language the third chapter of the
Book of Genesis narrates the story of the fall of man. Three creatures
play the major roles in this momentous drama: the serpent, the woman and
the man. The serpent beguiles. The woman who was given to the man as
his helpmate lets herself be beguiled and the man follows suit. The
story seems deceptively simple, but it has monumental implications. The
man, Adam, is the progenitor and head of the human family. The woman,
Eve, is his companion. As partners they are equal, but they have
different roles. He is the head of his wife and the head of the human
family. “The whole human race is in Adam ‘as one body of one man.’ By
this ‘unity of the human race’ all men are implicated in Adam’s sin”
(1).
At the same time it…
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Mary Co-redemptrix: Aid to Ecumenism
Telesphore P. Cardinal Toppo, former president of India’s National
Conference of Catholic Bishops, granted the following interview with
Zenit News Service concerning the drive for the new solemn definition of
a fifth Marian dogma that would define Mary’s spiritual maternity under
its three essential aspects—Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix of all graces, and
Advocate. Contrary to the opinions of some who believe that such a
solemn definition would adversely affect ecumenical relations, Cardinal
Toppo believes that such a definition would enhance the ecumenical
mission of the Church. “I have no doubt that non-Catholic Christians
participating in ecumenical dialogue, either will find this position
acceptable or at least will have no valid or convincing argument against
it.”
—Asst. Ed.
RANCHI, India, MAY 5, 2008 – Proclaiming Mary as the Spiritual Mother of
All Humanity would benefit ecumenical and interreligious dialogue
because it would help non-Catholics to understand many things about the
Mother of God, says…
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Mary Co-redemptrix and the New Evangelization
In May 2001 Pope John Paul II called to Rome the cardinals of the world
in a special consistory seeking to implement the pastoral directives for
the new millennium as contained in his papal document Novo Millennio
Ineunte (At the Beginning of the Third Millennium).
On the first day of the consistory, as the third official presenter to
the College of Cardinals and in the presence of Pope John Paul II, His
Eminence, Luis Cardinal Aponte MartÃnez, Archbishop of Puerto Rico,
offered to the consistory the following presentation concerning the
decisive role of the Mother of All Peoples in the imperative of the New
Evangelization for the third millennium.
Your Holiness and my dear Brother Cardinals,
As we contemplate the imperative for the New Evangelization in light of
Novo Millennio Ineunte, the question must be posed: who was the first to
“hear the word of God…
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| Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26.8.1919-5.9.1997); at a pro-life meeting in 1986 in Bonn, Germany (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Mother Teresa’s Letter of Support for Mary Co-redemptrix
Mary is our Coredemptrix with Jesus. She gave Jesus his body and suffered with him at the foot of the cross.
Mary is the Mediatrix of all grace. She gave Jesus to us, and as our Mother she obtains for us all his graces.
Mary is our Advocate who prays to Jesus for us. It is only through the
Heart of Mary that we come to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
The papal definition of Mary as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate will bring great graces to the Church.
All for Jesus through Mary.
God Bless you,
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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Stabat Mater
At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her Heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed.
O how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother highly blessed
Of the sole-begotten One!
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