1. Mary, Mediatrix of Grace
Chapter 31
Mary, Mediatrix of Grace

2. Mary our Mother Jesus gave Mary to the Church
While He was on the cross talking with John
“Woman, behold, your son”, “Behold, your mother”
Use of pronouns meant that He was giving Mary to be the mother of us all
Christianity has always had a special love for Mary
“All generations will call me blessed”
Why should we love Mary?
Greatly loved by God
Chosen for a special role in our salvation

3. Mediatrix We celebrate Mary’s birthday Fiat Mother of God Mediatrix
Because it would be through her that the Christ would come
Fiat
Let it be done
Mary’s yes made Jesus’ coming a reality
Mother of God
Mary conceived Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit
She helped raise Him
Mediatrix
Channel of all grace
Because it was through her that the source of all grace would be born

4. Mary – The Perfect Disciple
Mary – the First Disciple
Mary followed Christ and learned from Him as well
She became the perfect disciple
While the Apostles struggled, she united her will to the Father’s
She accepted the death of her Son on the cross
A sword pierced her heart
She felt His sufferings and shared them
She offered up His death for the forgiveness of sins
Mary stayed on earth following Christ’s Ascension
Was with them at Pentecost
Remained as the Mother of the Church
Told stories of Christ’s life to the Apostles
Source of infancy narrative in Luke

5. The Privileges of Mary Conceived without Original Sin Virgin mother
Only human aside from Christ
We call this her Immaculate Conception
Confirmed at Lourdes
This allowed her to be worthy of giving birth to Christ
Virgin mother
Assumed body and soul into Heaven
Her body was a literal tabernacle
Theotokos – Bearer of God
God wouldn’t allow her body to decay
Plus, bodily decay is a result of Original Sin

6. Total Consecration to Mary
Mary wants us to embrace being her children
So that she can lead us to her Son
Total Consecration to Mary
A special way in which we ask her to be our mother
We give ourselves totally to her
She takes all the graces that we would gain, and uses them for God’s greatest glory and our greatest good
The consecration is used by many saints
St. Louis de Montfort
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Simple prayer: “Accept me, O Mary, as your own child, and take charge of my salvation”
She is like a queen preparing a gift for the king on our behalf
Makes the presentation to Him more beautiful than we could ever have done