Mary Live with Dr. Miravalle - "Mother of Us All" - Who She Is and Why We Need Her More Than Ever

Summary

In this enlightening episode featuring Dr. Miravalle, the focus is on the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Us All, and her vital role in contemporary spiritual life. By delving into papal teachings and historical perspectives, Dr. Miravalle highlights how Mary's spiritual maternity, co-redemption, and mediation are essential to understanding her significance today. The discussion addresses doctrinal implications and the global societal and political changes underscoring the need for a re-emphasis on Mary's powerful influence as a force against modern adversities.

Highlights

• Dr. Miravalle discusses the growing visibility of Satan in contemporary society and how that underscores the need for Mary’s guidance. 😇
• Papal teachings from various popes emphasize Mary's universal role as the mother of all peoples. 📚
• The video explores theological concepts like spiritual maternity and co-redemption and their impact on our understanding of Mary. 🧐
• There's a call to action for greater recognition of Mary's potential to aid humanity in overcoming spiritual and social adversities. 💪
• Highlighting historical movements calling for the definition of Mary’s role shows the widespread support across cultures. 🌐

Key Takeaways

• Mary is recognized as the spiritual mother of all, providing supernatural nurturing and protection. 🌟
• The Doctrine of Mary's spiritual motherhood and co-redemption holds profound historical and ecclesial significance. 📜
• Proclaiming the truth about Mary's role can release significant graces upon the world. 🙏
• The ongoing dialogue about Mary's role calls for greater understanding and acknowledgment within the Church. 🌍
• Despite controversies, Mary's spiritual influence as a mother is rooted in scripture and tradition. 📖

Overview

In this insightful discussion, Dr. Miravalle explores the critical role of the Virgin Mary in our lives today. He emphasizes that Mary's spiritual motherhood and role as a co-redeemer have deep roots in both scripture and papal teachings, presenting her as a necessary figure in countering the increasing visibility of evil in society.

Central to this discourse is the affirmation of Mary's spiritual maternity - an acknowledgment backed by various Popes throughout history. Dr. Miravalle underscores how this spiritual motherhood extends beyond mere symbolism, impacting us all on a profound level by providing spiritual nourishment, protection, and intercession.

As the world faces new challenges, the appeal for a more profound acknowledgment of Mary's role grows. Petitions and global movements reflect an eagerness for the Church to solemnly define Mary’s spiritual maternity, which proponents believe could lead to unparalleled grace and peace worldwide.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Opening Prayer The chapter 'Introduction and Opening Prayer' begins with a prayer in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It expresses gratitude to the Heavenly Father for endless blessings and asks for the Holy Spirit's presence through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The prayer seeks to gain greater knowledge and love for Mary, who is described as the daughter of the Father, the mother of the Son, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, and the spiritual mother of all people. The chapter closes with the recitation of the Hail Mary prayer.
• 00:30 - 03:00: Importance of Understanding Satan in Modern Society This chapter delves into the significance of comprehending the concept and presence of Satan in the context of contemporary society. It begins with a religious invocation, setting a solemn tone for the discussion. The narrative suggests that understanding Satan is crucial, possibly implying that this knowledge is key to navigating moral and spiritual challenges in the modern world. The chapter may explore how different beliefs and interpretations of Satan influence social behavior and ethical decisions.
• 03:00 - 11:00: Role of Mary as the 'Mother of All Peoples' This chapter discusses the topic of Satan, highlighting Pope Francis as one of the popes who has frequently referred to the reality of Satan more than any other pontiff. This emphasis on Satan by the Holy Father is considered extraordinary and suggests the significance of awareness about the adversary in the Christian faith. The chapter implies that Pope Francis's concern could be rooted in simplicity or the growing challenges associated with understanding and countering the influence of Satan in modern times.
• 11:00 - 21:00: Three Essential Categories of Understanding Mary's Role This chapter explores the significant roles of Mary in spiritual warfare and societal dynamics. By analyzing current global and domestic events, the speaker suggests that Satan might be gaining ground at multiple levels. This chapter delves into the need for understanding Mary's intercessory power and role in countering these advances.
• 21:00 - 28:00: Theological Foundations of Marian Co-Redemption The chapter titled 'Theological Foundations of Marian Co-Redemption' seems to discuss contemporary cultural phenomena that highlight a perceived increase in overtly satanic influences within society. This is illustrated through examples like sold-out satanic conferences in Massachusetts and explicit representations in media such as Netflix. The chapter suggests that the adversary, presumably referring to satanic forces, no longer operates with subtlety but rather with directness and openness, using these public manifestations as a form of magnetism. The discussion raises concerns about what these trends indicate about the current state of Western society.
• 28:00 - 35:00: Challenges to the Concept of Co-Redemption In the chapter titled 'Challenges to the Concept of Co-Redemption,' the discussion addresses the rising prominence of the adversary, identified as Satan, in secular society. In contrast, there is an obligation to elevate the understanding and recognition of a woman who is destined to defeat him. This is emphasized not merely as a devout belief but as a significant truth to be acknowledged.
• 35:00 - 46:00: Historical Context and Petition for Marian Dogma In this chapter titled 'Historical Context and Petition for Marian Dogma', the text explores the supernatural intervention needed for the current historical and ecclesial moment. It refers to St. Maximilian Kolbe, who questioned the identity of the Immaculate Conception and pondered her role in bringing the universe back to Christ. The discussion revolves around understanding this divine role and how it influences current ecclesial needs.
• 46:00 - 51:00: Potential Impact of Proclaiming Marian Dogma This chapter explores the potential implications of officially proclaiming a new Marian dogma. The discussion highlights how frequently the papal magisterium refers to Mary as the 'Mother of All Peoples,' a title reflecting her role and significance. The text references the Second Vatican Council's mention of Mary in Lumen Gentium 61, where she is acknowledged as a mother to humanity in the order of grace due to her roles in co-redemption and mediation.
• 51:00 - 59:00: Conclusion and Call to Action The chapter titled 'Conclusion and Call to Action' discusses a statement made by John Paul II three months after his election as the Vicar of Christ. In January 1979, he conveyed that Mary's spiritual motherhood began simultaneously with her physical motherhood, implying that all people are her children. This underscores the belief that the words spoken from the cross give all men Mary as their mother. Also, the chapter seems to emphasize a broader spiritual reflection, likely urging a deeper connection or action based on these insights.

Mary Live with Dr. Miravalle - "Mother of Us All" - Who She Is and Why We Need Her More Than Ever Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 seated in the name of the father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit amen Heavenly Father we thank you for what a truly endless blessings you give each one of us we ask you to send the Holy Spirit through the Immaculate Heart of Mary that through our humble efforts we may have a greater knowledge and therefore love of her who is the daughter of the father the mother of the son the spouse of the Holy Spirit and truly the spiritual mother of all peoples as we pray Hail Mary full of
• 00:30 - 01:00 grace the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen Our Lady of Sorrows PR Us in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit it may seem particular to start a symposium presentation
• 01:00 - 01:30 on the topic of Satan but I do so for a few reasons first of all our Holy Father Pope Francis has been documented as being one of the popes who have referred to the reality of Satan uh more than any other pontiff that's extraordinary in itself why would the Vicor of Christ be so concerned about the adversary perhaps for the simple
• 01:30 - 02:00 reason that he reads the news and he sees the signs of the times and he realizes that perhaps Satan is making advances on a global societal level Global political level certainly Global domestic level like never before in our own country we had a
• 02:00 - 02:30 satanic conference in Massachusetts that was sold out within weeks the adversary used to have to have subtlety to be effective that's simply no longer the case now with a direct promulgation of his reality whether it be at conferences whether it be on Netflix whether it be on new series it's a magnet uh what does that say about our present Western society
• 02:30 - 03:00 that the adversary doesn't have to be hidden anymore so as the adversary as Satan is being raised by secular society we have the obligation to raise the understanding the truth and the efficacy of the woman designated to crush his head this is not just a Pious
• 03:00 - 03:30 thought this is a supernatural intervention that our present historic and ecclesial moment calls for so who is this woman you st maximilan Colby asked the question who are you oracul conception and based on the answer what is your role in bringing the universe back to Christ well we could
• 03:30 - 04:00 ask the same question who are you oh mother of All Peoples Let's first establish how frequently the papal magium calls upon her by that very title now we all know that the second Vatican Council makes reference to our lady in lumium 61 as a mother to us in the order of Grace which is an effect of her co- Redemption and mediation
• 04:00 - 04:30 uh also important to note that some three months after John Paul II was elected as the Vicor of Christ he said this this is January 1979 he says quote her spiritual mother motherhood coad spiritum started at the same time as her physical motherhood coad Corpus all men have her as mother they stand the words spoken from the cross as
• 04:30 - 05:00 addressed to each of them the mother of all men spiritual motherhood Knows No Limits it extends in time and in space it reaches so many human hearts it reaches whole Nations end quote within three months St John Paul II had to make clear his Universal concept of the mother now now a year after his
• 05:00 - 05:30 assassination attempt in uh attempt in 196 1981 and of course his first effort of a consecration in 1982 he calls our lady quote Oh mother of men and of peoples and entrusting to her quote Oh mother all men and All Peoples March 25th 1984 the consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary John Paul refers to lady as quote
• 05:30 - 06:00 Oh mother of individuals and peoples Pope Benedict the 16th January 1st 2007 World Youth Day excuse me world day of peace calls our lady quote spiritual mother of all Humanity our present Holy Father Pope Francis on December 12th of 2019 refers to Our Lady quote she is the mother of us all January 1st
• 06:00 - 06:30 2020 world day of peace quote she is the mother of all the peoples of the earth September 8th 2021 message to the international pontifical Marian Academy quote she is mother of all regardless of ethnicity or nationality So based on this unquestioned acceptance by the Vicar of Christ over and over that she's the mother of us all what does that mean for
• 06:30 - 07:00 us I would like to discuss three categories I think are essential to what this means and its relevance to this present uh historic moment number one what's the essence of this Doctrine if for example there was a desire to Define this Doctrine what's the clearest articulation of what it means to call Mary a mother to us in the order of grace and the the the subsequent
• 07:00 - 07:30 question what genus what category best bespeaks our L's relationship to us okay that's number one number two why is it said that Maring co- Redemption is the foundation the authentic the necessary foundation for her spiritual maternity and number three is there really a historic value to a solemn definition or would this be
• 07:30 - 08:00 simply another theological exercise so let's go through those three categories first of all what do we mean when we call Mary spiritual mother well let's start with a definition of motherhood in a generic sense what is motherhood motherhood is where a woman communicates to her Offspring a nature identical to her own through conception gestation and birth I wouldn't say suggest you put that on
• 08:00 - 08:30 next year's Mother's Day card to your mother but it is still accurate that's what mothers do and as we realize it's not simply a motherhood that brings forth birth there then is the critically necessary dimension of formation nurturing the child interceding for the child protecting the child well this is precisely what our lady does for us in the spiritual order this is a definition of spiritual maternity by the famed
• 08:30 - 09:00 Jesuit patristic scholar scholar bertron de majari he says and I quote spiritual motherhood means a supernatural activity received and subordinate in the work of Eternal salvation of another human being by which a created person received and transmits to another person the Divine Life the human being who is elevated to the level of spiritual motherhood receiv receives from God the Father the
• 09:00 - 09:30 possibility of engendering supernaturally those who are her brothers and sisters in the natural order that's what our lady does for us in the Supernatural order it's a gift and a munus a duty an office given by God the father that this creature can have a key role in Divine Life for each one of us so how does that work well personally it begins with her
• 09:30 - 10:00 intercession that each of us become baptized so our lady intercedes for us to initiate the Christian life and that of course is a baptism it of course doesn't stop there after we are baptized our lady then intercedes to nourish Us in the spiritual life in the sacramental life of the church that's ongoing maternity now his historically where
• 10:00 - 10:30 does it begin historically it begins at the enunciation and I want to read what's uh truly a classic uh text from uh Pope St pasus I 10th and just a quick comment any hesitancy to refer to papal wisdom and authoritative teaching before the council as if it's irrelevant is in fact to allow a a a hermeneutics of rupt sure to enter your mind and your
• 10:30 - 11:00 theology uh as ringer once said the Catholic Church did not believe did did not begin in 1962 and so of course there's got to be this continuity and so we should prize and treasure these gems especially authoritative gems of the papal magisterium even though they're preconc silar because they help us to have proper understanding and continuity in the post-conciliar church and in postc conciliar mariology quote this is pi I 10th in his
• 11:00 - 11:30 classic Maran encyclical done after he did his Maran consecration to St Louis deer according to St Louis de monford to Our Lady quote is not Mary the mother of Christ she is therefore our mother also he acquired Jesus a body composed like that of other men but as Savior of our race he had a kind of spiritual and mystical body which is the Society of those who believe in Christ consequently Mary bearing in her own womb the Savior
• 11:30 - 12:00 may be said to have borne all those whose life was contained in the life of the Savior all of us therefore have come forth from the womb of Mary as a body United to its head hence in a spiritual and mystical sense we are all called children of Mary and she is the mother of us all my friends this is not metaphor this is not symbolism our lady
• 12:00 - 12:30 is really truly ontologically the spiritual mother of every single human being it is initiated and Augustine makes reference to this uh in his famous reference to how indeed Mary is our mother because she's mother of the head and we are members of the body this is not a New Concept this is fifth century mariology but it doesn't stop at the anunciation of
• 12:30 - 13:00 course it reaches a climactic dimension at Calvary we've heard many times the passage which is the historic moment when Jesus gives to Mary John and John to Mary St John Paul II's commentary is that Mary is spiritually crucified with her crucified son and according to his treatment of G Gil in Ecuador her rle is called redemptrix doesn't cease after
• 13:00 - 13:30 the glorification of her son uh notice we are now in virtue of that gift no longer generational offspring of Eve in the flesh only we now have a new definitive mother in the order of the spirit and again that's not metaphor she acts as the universal spiritual
• 13:30 - 14:00 mother the titles and let me quote Benedict the 16th on this he says quote Mary is the spiritual mother of all Humanity because Jesus on the cross shed his blood for all of us and from the cross he entrusted us all to her maternal care notice Jesus is not just a net Redeemer he's a gross Redeemer in so far as he doesn't say I know ahead of time the people that are going to reject me reject my grace I'm not going to die for them that'll be a loss I'm going to
• 14:00 - 14:30 die only for those who accept he dies for all it's a universal Redemption and that's why the mother is a universal mother not just to Catholics not just to Christians but to all Humanity now I want to examine these Marian titles you heard them mother of all peoples mother of all mother of individuals uh mother of all on
• 14:30 - 15:00 Earth all of them essentially are saying the same thing and that's what the second Vatican Council tells us she's mother in the order of Grace I would maintain this that if you're going to pick one Janus one General category that best bespeaks and includes all the fullness of Mary's roles and functions to Humanities I would suggest you're not
• 15:00 - 15:30 going to get better than that which the popes Echo she's mother of us all in the world's of Pope Francis now let me mention why I think this is the best Jus uh I would say so for two reasons first of all motherhood is just as ontologically and analogically rich as mediation uh mothers mediate constantly and we all have an existential understanding of this right mothers are
• 15:30 - 16:00 mediating between fathers and children all the time they're mediating between children and children they're Perpetual mediators okay uh when John Paul II did a commentary on the words of Jesus to Mary he said mediatrix is intrinsic excuse me is implicit to the term mother that is to say if you're calling her mother you must mean she's also a mediatrix so in a
• 16:00 - 16:30 first sense spiritual maternity as a theological Concepts as a mariological genus is just as metaphysically rich as mediation what's the great Advantage the great Advantage is everyone has an experience of authentic motherhood even if they haven't experienced it themselves so it has a pastoral advantage to a concept of mediation
• 16:30 - 17:00 although mediation is absolutely legitimate uh but ask people off the streets Catholic Protestant agnostic atheistic what's a mediator Give me a definition in a minute versus what's a mother which is immediately more universally understood now I would say this because there are some myologist that say no you can only use spiritual Maternity in a concept of desend ending mediation that's only her role in bringing Grace
• 17:00 - 17:30 to us and I would respectfully disagree with that the Janus of motherhood can metaphysically handle you don't have to stretch the concept to include her principal maternal functions and those are three number one she's the mother who suffers for her children for that role the title gives her the title the church gives her the title human Centric number two she's the mother who nourishes her children for that role the
• 17:30 - 18:00 church gives the more specific title mediatrix of all Graces thirdly she's the mother pleading for her children for that role the church gives her the title advocacy but they're all expressions of her spiritual maternity and so once again I would say there's you know been discussion legitimate discussion about the fundamental principle of mariology uh and we we've heard that for Carl ronner it was you know the most
• 18:00 - 18:30 perfectly redeemed I would respectfully disagree and see that to be uh woefully insufficient because that's totally passive as we've heard from the council from lumium 56 57 59 61 her role was active and if you want mystical confirmation pick your Mystic St Bridget of Sweden is easy where Jesus reveals to
• 18:30 - 19:00 her my mother and I redeem the human race together as if from one heart in case we didn't get it our lady reveals the same thing to St Bridget my son and I redeem the human race together as if from one heart so this is a powerful means by which we can summarize the relationship of the the mother of Jesus to
• 19:00 - 19:30 humanity let's go to the second category and that's the category of why is co- Redemption uh recognized acknowledged cited as being the foundation of spiritual maternity this my friends is extremely important because there are some who's saying look co- Redemption is simply too controversial let's let's push that aside let's leave that and let's talk about
• 19:30 - 20:00 her role as mediatrix of all Graces can I give you a Eucharistic analogy of what that means that's like saying let's talk about mass as a sacred meal but let's not bring up sacrifice because that's going to get people upset you give away the sacrifice there's no sacred meal you give away our lady's Centrics there is no spiritual maternity there's no Med atrics of all Graces and
• 20:00 - 20:30 so it's no accident of time but necessity of Providence that it's only at the end of the three hours on Good Friday on golgatha that Jesus gives us his most precious gift notice it's not the first word it's a word that only happens at the end of the co-s suffering that's not accidental it's because it's only then that she definitely becomes our mother in the
• 20:30 - 21:00 order of the spirit If you eliminate co- Redemption from the idea of of spiritual maternity you have violated fundamental mariological coherence that is to say you've made the idea that Mary is our spiritual mother arbitrary why is she our spiritual Mother after the Redemption that Jesus did quote quot alone which we know is not the case did Jesus say all right to
• 21:00 - 21:30 my heavenly family I'm going to ask who would like to distribute Graces and in fact due to her Immaculate Conception he she got her arm up first and that's why she distributes Graces I'm not trying to be presumptuous I'm trying to Simply say it becomes arbitrary that she mediates Graces that she she distributes these Graces if she's not first the human Centric so it's not not negotiable if we're talking about a
• 21:30 - 22:00 proper coherence regarding our lady's authentic role in descending mediation that is to say in bringing us The Graces of humanity now I want to read St John Paul the second's statement U it's hard to describe the genius of John Paul and there's been other Geniuses the difference is he was also massively magnanimous of heart it's rare you get a man with such incredible
• 22:00 - 22:30 intellect and at the same time someone who could really be considered a heart man and that's why the massive volumes of his of his true writing about our lady and he didn't use the term maximalist he used the term the whole truth about Mary let's listen to his articulation just one passage of where he makes clear what our lady does in the Redemption is not equal by any of us he says and this is uh his
• 22:30 - 23:00 statement of April 7th 1977 excuse me 1997 quote the collaboration of Christians in Salvation takes place after the calvary event whose fruits they Endeavor to spread by prayer and sacrifice Mary instead cooperated in the event itself and in the role of mother thus her cooperation Embraces the whole of Christ's saving work she alone
• 23:00 - 23:30 how many times does he have to uniquely put our lady in her own category we've just heard it three times in two sentences she alone was associated in this way with the Redemptive sacrifice that merited the salvation of all mankind in Union with Christ and in submission to him she collaborated in obtaining The Graces of salvation for all all Humanity
• 23:30 - 24:00 now why is it so important to establish her active role in the Redemption because if we get this clear from the papal magisterium all that we've had to discuss regarding and this is not exclusive to say but so much of German minimalism along with other individuals categorized as either the European Alliance or the Ryland theologians or whatnot who hesitate or posit ly opposed saying that Mary actively participated
• 24:00 - 24:30 in the Redemption when that goes my friends it all goes your mother is lost into a sea of vagueness and really impotency when it comes to necessarily bring you the Graces you need to become a saint so to say that it's abstract is to miss the whole point it's the very Foundation now why so much difficult ulty with the title co-redemptrix why in our age are
• 24:30 - 25:00 we having challenges I'm just going to address three particular cases number one because our contemporary age in general and and once again this is completely without Judgment of heart uh it's so remarkable you know with with judgment we can't even completely judge our own Hearts how dare we think we can judge someone else's heart so this is all just objective analysis and an effort to get at the root of this why so many problems with our lady as human Centrics I would pose it's the rejection
• 25:00 - 25:30 of three basic concepts number one analogy number two participation number three authentic acumin ISM brief comment on those three elements first of all analogy analogy is the concept that two things have something essentially similar essentially the same and essentially different so that's why John Paul II will call all
• 25:30 - 26:00 of us to be co-redeemer in Christ but Benedict will Ironically in light of his Centric statement he'll up at a notch by saying to the sick people at Fatima I call you all to be redeemers in the Redeemer tell me what's more possible of confusing parallelism to say you're all redeemers and the Redeemer or to call her a co-redemptrix which articulates the
• 26:00 - 26:30 wi it's far more daring to say you're all redeemers and the Redeemer sounds like they're all lined up and they're all the same height and so how are we called to understand ourselves as redeemers and then to understand our L's uniqueness you heard St John Paul II alone collaborated like no one else as participating in what is true of Jesus so let's reverse it let's go GK Chester
• 26:30 - 27:00 let's flip it on its head let's imagine that we all use individual univocal terms so Jesus does this Mary does this we do that where's the love where's the unity where is the disposition that when you're suffering intense pain you're doing this with Jesus and you're doing it with the coredemptrix in other words the emology bespeaks the participation
• 27:00 - 27:30 in analogy it's it's it's better for us to understand that we're doing something with Jesus to save Souls I find it fascinating how easily we get this in sports and we have a tough time in the mystical body imagine in football if the Right Guard jumps off sides and he goes back five yards just by himself rest of the team's all up there and he's back there it's be pretty embarrassing if it's on you know Monday Night Football there he is he jumped off sides receiver makes a nice one-handed catch he brings
• 27:30 - 28:00 it in his name goes up six points well that doesn't happen it's a mystical body it's a team so too with the church but do they call themselves different players do they have different jerseys with different names of course not so the fact that we use the same derivative term emphasizes that we're after the same Mission Redemption uniquely by the God man participated like no one else by our
• 28:00 - 28:30 lady and we're all called to do it where's the confusion so analogy number one this idea that we can't accept that in some ways we have something the same and some ways we have something different secondly the idea of participation participation means that an inferior creature participates in in in something present or shares in something present or partakes in
• 28:30 - 29:00 something present of a superior being but without equality or without uh subtraction so to uh in an ins scrupulous way to make reference to something that came from my son but without footnoting him uh I will say it's it's like a lecture on astrophysics uh a freshman comes in and hears the lecture and he he's hopefully expanded his mind on astrophysics is he now equal
• 29:00 - 29:30 to a university a universally accepted brilliant scholar in astrophys of course not but he's participated in his knowledge this is not simply present in the New Testament it is an obligation for every Christian in the new in the New Testament number one second Peter 1:4 we are we all must become partakers ERS in the divine nature Colossians
• 29:30 - 30:00 1 uh 24 we're called to make up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of his body which is the church John Paul uses that passage and says Mary did that like no one else it's another co- Redemptive reference and this is throughout scripture uh St Paul and St John use the term syoy uh this this concept of of
• 30:00 - 30:30 co-workers and it's five times in the New Testament so where are we surprised and we talked about this already Jesus did not drop a book called a Bible and from that we go forward it's a it's a living Dynamic Church all of human beings who had to cooperate so participation is key where do we lose participation where do we lose this Focus unfortunately it starts at least in large part with williiam of o in the 14th century he rejects universals and that
• 30:30 - 31:00 may sound like well how is that relevant that means there's no Essences everything is just an individual thing right and therefore if there's no Natures there's no universos there's no Essences that means that you as a human being can't participate in a divine nature because you don't have a nature and it's not clear he has a nature and then if you have Martin Luther who who is a self identified
• 31:00 - 31:30 Alchemist and you add the first cousin of voluntarism to this concept of of nominalism that means god is arbitrary he's to be feared our total deprivation as human beings our corrupt nature me makes us so separate from God how dare you think that you could participate in his divine nature we dare because scripture TR and the magium demand it of
• 31:30 - 32:00 us we are called because we're not corrupt and he's not voluntarist that's participation and that's where we lose that concept so analogy participation and thirdly the rejection of true ACC humanism now we heard of we've heard wonderful presentations uh about aumm the need of dialogue it will always and should always be a priority of the church John Paul II doesn't hesitate to identif if what he calls a pseudo
• 32:00 - 32:30 accummulation of U of of a superiority in that once uh I was speaking to a wonderful
• 32:30 - 33:00 Catholic woman and she was a Protestant convert she said don't bother telling them about Mary don't don't bother telling Protestants about Mary they'll never accept it I can guarantee you I was a Protestant I love our lady now but I was a Protestant so don't you see the contradiction that you just made there so the false ACC humanism is that which we want to oppose and quite frankly we've got these incredible examples like St John Paul II of being
• 33:00 - 33:30 totally Maran and totally ecumenical but I want to ask this question at this point Christian Unity must always be a high priority has it been made too high of a priority is it possible that we've made it the first priority many of the council fathers certainly not all I wouldn't even say a majority but many of the theologians advising them advise them under the opes
• 33:30 - 34:00 self-identified that the most important thing for the church is Christian Unity but we heard father longen Decker talk about how challenging it is you have to present a whole new ecclesial worldview it's not just one thing that's wrong it's a whole vision of church that takes time and I would ask the question I think the question is begged at this point can we really afford to make that
• 34:00 - 34:30 the first priority of the church when number one the church is experiencing crisis that simply has to be an honest assessment for those who love the church and those who really understand Reformation which demands that it's done from within what happened in the 16th century was not a Reformation it was a Revolt we need Reformation which means renewal from within when we look at the world
• 34:30 - 35:00 situation can we really say I think we better hesitate in talking the full Truth About Mary until we make more advancement in Christian Unity I would pose that the Christian Unity goal which must always remain has to be put in a proper subordination to the whole truth about our lady more on that in a moment let's get to the third category the issue of amarian Dogma okay
• 35:00 - 35:30 now as many of you know this started in 1915 with Cardinal Mercier a renowned Belgian Cardinal and this is during World War I and in seeing the Mayhem and seeing the devastation it was mercier's belief that a solemn definition of our lady's maternity her spiritual maternity which always included in his encyclicals in his dases and in his major petitions it
• 35:30 - 36:00 always included co- Redemption and mediation that this acknowledgement this definition would bring a historic release of Grace that would lead to peace and so Mercier petitioned starting in 1915 he had 300 Bishops by 1918 he had uh 100 hundreds of thousands of petitions by priests and religious by
• 36:00 - 36:30 1919 and that was all submitted to the church by the early 1920 St maximilan then father maximilan joined in the petition and wrote to people saying this is something that needs to happen and he was in favor of this definition and without tracing the whole history we have an ongoing petition to the Vicor of Christ in completely the spirit of of the church's precedent asking for a definition now
• 36:30 - 37:00 what do I mean in the spirit of the church's precedent because Pas the 9th thanked the people for the many petitions he received to Define Mary's Immaculate Conception Pi the 12 thanked the people the vs Pop for the millions of petitions he received to define the Assumption petition movements are not power plays unless they're manipul ated into Power plays things like seeking to
• 37:00 - 37:30 change things that the church can't change like women's priesthood that's a petition drive that's failed from the beginning but in fact canon law calls the faithful in fact it talks about it as an obligation of the faithful to bring to the mind of the pastors of the church things they deem important for the church well from 1993 to 2000 over 7 million petitions from 185 countries were sent to the
• 37:30 - 38:00 congregation for the doctrine of Faith asking for this definition based on what based on the selfsame concept of cardinal Mercier that if we acknowledge our lady's role as our spiritual mother including her role is Centrics mediatrix and Advocate the way she is mother to us if we acknowledge that solemnly it will bring great Graces to the church now we
• 38:00 - 38:30 are in a time of solidarity of of synodality we hear this word all the time have we made any acknowledgement of 8 million petitions from Le in 185 countries asking that our lady would be crowned with this Dogma is that not an amazing manifestation of L synodality of communicating something
• 38:30 - 39:00 that we as the people of God think is thinks is important and we have to ask the question where is it being considered so that brings us to the why how does it work why would a solemn definition affect things like world peace for a couple simple reasons number one God rewards the proclamation of Truth with Grace we see this in scripture all the time let's take the most obvious example the
• 39:00 - 39:30 example of the papacy Matthew 16 15-20 Jesus says who do they say that I am you know the passage it's only when Simon says you're the Christ the son of the Living God what does Jesus respond a this didn't come from you Peter this came from above but now you are rock on this rock I will build my church in short Jesus rewards a
• 39:30 - 40:00 proclamation of Truth with the papacy that's how we get the papacy that same principle applies now God can't force Graces upon us if the Vicor of Christ on Earth if the man with the keys makes a proclamation in the name of all humanity and who better to speak on behalf of all Humanity than the Vicor of Christ if he makes a proclamation of the fact that that we
• 40:00 - 40:30 believe and accept and acknowledge and respect and applaud and thank God on our knees that we have a spiritual mother and that she's the spiritual mother of all peoples that can only be rewarded with a historic Grace now we have this truth in many authentic marap apps where our lady has said the key to the Triumph of the
• 40:30 - 41:00 Immaculate Heart of Mary is precisely this Proclamation or in other simple formations we will only receive World Peace the grace is necessary for world peace through this Proclamation at this point I think we are ready for a application of Pascal's wager let's examine this okay if we did this if the Holy Father did
• 41:00 - 41:30 this what could be lost well that's tough to answer it's already a Doctrine it would only honor the mother what would be lost if we pronounced it possible more ecumenical Division I don't even think that would take place because in our 50 plus years of ecumenical dialogue hopefully we've been telling the truth about who she is already and so if we've been doing our ecumenical responsibility there won't be
• 41:30 - 42:00 any shock because they know this is what we believe about our lady so where is the big loss and that presupposes that none of the apparitions are true none of the references that Mercier was wrong we're not going to get any Grace from this it's just a nice thing to do for the mother of Jesus because it's true but what if Mercier was right what if all the apparitions are correct what if in our present human moment we need
• 42:00 - 42:30 this Proclamation for World Peace what if it's a condition for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary as most Global Fatima leaders have always believed including John haford the founder of blue Army Ambassador Howard D in the Philippines Courtney Bartholomew in Trinidad leaders throughout Europe in that case holding up this definition could be hazardous for the world and hazardous for the union of the
• 42:30 - 43:00 church I would say we're at a point of human history where we should take this wager where we should make this Proclamation and that means for us practically since of course we can't make the proclamation it means two things it means number one prayer I would strongly advise in your rosaries to Simply pray for the Holy Father father and the fifth Maring Dogma I would encourage you not to make a foregone conclusion about the Vicor of
• 43:00 - 43:30 Christ both because the Holy Spirit can work and change secondly because this Holy Father has shown himself to be a pope of Maran surprises he has made major changes on things like meori so Fidelity doesn't call us to intellectually analyze and say this is not going to be possible therefore I'm not going to pray for it I would encourage you to the opposite I would encourage to a Fidelity to the mother regardless of success because
• 43:30 - 44:00 ironically that's how success can come I encourage this prayer of the lady of all Nations which is an approved Prayer by the church uh it's a powerful prayer I believe a special prayer to assist but it's not exclusive of course the rosary are mass offerings number two I would encourage you to write to our Holy Father in this moment of synodality he's the one asking us what do you think is important for the church let's answer let's send petitions respectful
• 44:00 - 44:30 but let's follow the 8 million that did it from 1993 to the year 2000 why is it important because it's important that the present Vicor of Christ knows this is not a lost issue this is not a past thought this is something we consider to be more important now than in the time of Mercier and so I encourage you it is not rock science to write to the Vicor of Christ Pope Francis Vatican City
• 44:30 - 45:00 00120 even if you put Pope Francis Vatican City it would get to him they know who you're talking about okay okay so it's important and some might say well you know they're never going to open mind that's not the point they count the petitions that come in it's important that the Holy Father Knows that this still is an important issue I would conclude by saying that I can say in realism but also enjoy uh the battle of the Book of Revelation is the battle today it's the
• 45:00 - 45:30 same battle and it's got the same leaders Satan is making his presence obvious we have to raise the mother and the Vicor can do it like no one else can what is she waiting for she's waiting for only one thing and that's our consent and that's why it's so important that the Holy Father uh here our prayers and more more specifically our petitions that this go forward because I believe
• 45:30 - 46:00 this Proclamation will fulfill scripture that all generations will call her blessed once she's acknowledged in this Dimension and I think Mercier is right it will bring us The Graces necessary for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart thank you God bless