Mary Mediatrix of all graces

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Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces is a Marian feast day introduced by Pope Benedict XV in 1921 for the whole Roman Catholic Church. [1]

Popes traditionally use encyclicals and feast day to promote Christian teaching. The Feast Day of Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces is viewed as a clear sign, that Pope Benedict intended to promote the Marian role of mediatrix. This concept has two meanings. Mary gave birth to the redeemer, who is the fountain of all grace. Therefore she participated in the mediating of grace. A second opinion states that Mary, assumed into heaven participates in the mediating of divine graces. of her son.

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  1. ^ Ludwig Ott, Dogmatik Herder Freiburg, 1965

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