I. Mary, The Blessed
Mother
Citation from Lumen Gentium 60 –62 :
There is but one Mediator as we know from
the words of the apostle, "for there is one God and one mediator
of God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a
redemption for all". The maternal duty of Mary toward
men in no wise obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of
Christ, but rather shows His power. For all the salvific influence
of the Blessed Virgin on men originates, not from some inner necessity,
but from the divine pleasure. It flows forth from the superabundance
of the merits of Christ, rests on His mediation, depends entirely
on it and draws all its power from it. In no way does it impede,
but rather does it foster the immediate union of the faithful with
Christ.
Predestined from eternity by that decree
of divine providence which determined the incarnation of the Word
to be the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin was in this earth the
virgin Mother of the Redeemer, and above all others and in a singular
way the generous associate and humble handmaid of the Lord. She
conceived, brought forth and nourished Christ. she presented Him to the Father in the temple, and was united
with Him by compassion as He died on the Cross. In this singular
way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope and burning charity
in the work of the Saviour in giving
back supernatural life to souls. Wherefore she is our mother in
the order of grace.
This maternity of Mary in the order of grace
began with the consent which she gave in faith at the Annunciation
and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, and
lasts until The eternal fulfillment of all the elect. Taken
up to heaven she did not lay aside this salvific duty,
but by her constant intercession continued to bring us the gifts
of eternal salvation. By her maternal charity, she cares for the
brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers
and cultics, until they are led into
the happiness of their true home. Therefore the Blessed Virgin
is invoked by the Church under the titles of Advocate, Auxiliatrix, Adjutrix,
and Mediatrix. This, however, is to be
so understood that it neither takes away from nor adds anything
to the dignity and efficaciousness of Christ the one Mediator.
In her presence
in Indonesia, since
March 1995, Mother Mary introduced herself as The Blessed Mother. Blessed
as she proclaimed through “The Magnificat” “Yes,
from now onwards all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty
has done great things for me” (Luke
1:48). She made herself clear that she had come to Indonesia as Mother for her children.
She wanted to be called Mother by all her children, and she wanted
to be called as such as Lord Jesus gave her at the foot of the Cross. (Cf.John 19:26-27)
The Blessed Mother
Mary came to invite all her children to be in happiness as she is.