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Cardinal Toppo speaks again about the 5th Marian Dogma in an interview with Zenit News.

He advocates the dogma expressed in the title “Spiritual Mother of All Humanity.” He relates how the declaration would actually help the ecumenical dialog as opposed to harm it as many detractors claim.

Zenit writes:

The archbishop of Ranchi and former president of the episcopal conference of India is one of the five cardinal co-sponsors of the 2005 International Symposium on Marian Co-redemption, held in Fatima, who are asking Benedict XVI to declare a fifth Marian dogma.

The petition urges the Pope to proclaim Mary “the Spiritual Mother of All Humanity, the co-redemptrix with Jesus the redeemer, mediatrix of all graces with Jesus the one mediator, and advocate with Jesus Christ on behalf of the human race.”

He also describes the enthusiastic response from cardinals and bishops to the earlier call by the five cardinals for asking the Pope to proclaim the dogma.

He relates how he presented the “acta” to the holy father with the four other Cardinals and how well it was received by the Pontiff, who said that he would read it. And this despite his heavy schedule:

Zenit Q: Have you spoken directly to Benedict XVI regarding the petition for the fifth Marian dogma?

Cardinal Toppo: On June 3, 2006, on the eve of Pentecost, I was privileged to have a private audience with His Holiness, during which I presented the Holy Father the “acta” of theological presentations from the 2005 Fatima symposium on Mary as the co-redemptrix. I also presented him with the Latin “votum” — or petition — for the solemn papal definition of Our Lady as the spiritual mother of all peoples, co-redemptrix, mediatrix of all graces and advocate, which already at that time was signed by a significant number of cardinals, archbishops and bishops.

During our 15-minute audience, the Holy Father received the acta and votum with keen interest. He was surprised that so many cardinals and bishops had already signed the votum. He then stated that he would read the acta of theological presentations on the co-redemptrix. In the last few months, he has received still many more petitions for this Marian dogma from the present College of Cardinals and bishops.

Where can you get a copy of the Acts to read for yourself?

Well … right here from our bookstore at MaryMediatrix.com, published solely by our Academy of the Immaculate.

Official Acta of the Symposium on Marian Coredemption at Fatima

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Mary, Unique Cooperator in the Redemption Why Mary should be dogmatically declared as Coredeemer Authored by: Nine Cardinals of the Church and other Major Marian Theologians. Each of the nineteen presentations are printed in the language originally given by the speakers: seven in English, four in Spanish and eight in Italian. It addresses many of the ecumenical concerns raised in the past.This book is the official Acts of the Symposium on the Mystery of the Marian Coredemption held on May 3rd to the 7th, 2005. Over fifty bishops from around the world, including five cardinals, gathered in Fatima Portugal to hear theological papers concerning the doctrine of Our Lady’s role as Coredemptrix and the Universal Mediatrix of All Graces presented by their brother bishops and nine cardinals as well as other noted theologians of the Church. Each of the nineteen presentations are printed in the language originally given by the speakers: seven in English, four in Spanish and eight in Italian. Presentations in English include: The Mother Coredemptrix and the New Evangelization by Luis Cardinal Aponte Martinez, Marian Coredemption and the Contemporary Papal Magisterium by Monsignor Arthur B. Calkins, and Mariae Advocate Causa: The Marian Issue in the Church Today by Father Peter Damian Fehlner, F.I.. This book should be helpful in your endeavor to understand this important doctrine of the Church regarding Our Lady and the necessity of its proclamation as a dogma of the Faith. (590pp., perfect bound)

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General News #5 – Petition Pope Benedict to proclaim the 5th Marian Dogma ( 08min) >>> Play

Ave Maria! Participate in Marian History! Voice your desire for the Church to declare the 5th Marian Dogma, the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate, by petitioning Pope Benedict XVI to solemnly define this doctrine as dogma.

website: fifthmariandogma.com

Pope Benedict’s Mailing Address:
Pope Benedict XVI
C/o Msgr. Ganswein
Apostolic Palace
00120 Vatican City State
(Europe)

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Homily #100202 ( 08min) Play – “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted ‘and you yourself a sword will pierce’…  We are given here a public pronunciation of our Lady as Co-Redemptrix.
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Mary, Co-redemptrix with Christ. The meaning of pain.  

Old Simeon, having blessed the young couple, turned to Mary and, inspired by the Holy Spirit, opened her eyes to the sufferings her Son would have to undergo and to the sword of sorrow that would pierce her soul. Pointing to Jesus, he said: Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Lk. 2:35)

Commenting on this, St Bernard says: The time will come when Jesus will not be offered in the temple nor in the arms of Simeon, but outside the city walls on the arms of a cross. The time will come when he will not be ransomed with money but will himself redeem others with his own blood, for God the Father has sent him as a ransom for his people.  The suffering of his Mother, the sword that will pierce her soul, will have as their only cause the agony of her Son, his persecution and death, the uncertainty about when these things will happen, and the resistance to the grace of the Redemption, which will be the ruin of many. Mary’s destiny is bound up with that of Jesus, in its operation, and without any other possible reason.

The joy of the Redemption and the pain of the Cross are inseparable in the lives of Jesus and Mary, as if God, through his most beloved creatures in the world, wished to show us that happiness is to be found close to the Cross.

Right from the start then, the lives of Our Lord and of his Mother are stamped with the sign of the Cross. To the joy of the first Christmas is soon added privation and anxiety. From these first moments Mary already knows the pain that awaits her. And when her hour comes she will contemplate the Passion and Death of her Son with neither reproach nor complaint. Suffering as no mother could ever suffer, Mary will accept her pain in peace of mind, for she knows its redemptive significance.

Thus the Blessed Virgin advanced in her pilgrimage of faith, and faithfully persevered in her union with her Son unto the Cross, where she stood, in keeping with the divine plan, endured with her only-begotten Son the intensity of his suffering, associated herself with his sacrifice in her mother’s heart, and lovingly consented to the immolation of this victim which was born of her.

Mary’s suffering has an especially suitable meaning and is related to the sins of mankind. It is a co­redemptive suffering and that is why the Church gives to the Blessed Virgin the title of Co-redemptrix. 

We ourselves learn the value and meaning of the sufferings and troubles which are part of every human life, when we meditate on Mary. With her we learn to sanctify pain, uniting it to that of her Son and offering it to the Father. The Holy Mass is the most suitable moment for offering all that is most painful in our lives. And there we will encounter Our Lady.

Our Lady teaches us to co-redeem. Offering up pain and contradictions. Atonement. Apostolate with those around us.

Simeon, by the will of God, initiated Mary, from the beginning, into the profound mystery of the Redemp­tion, and made plain to her that God had singled her out to play a special role in the Passion of her Son. Thus, a new element entered into the life of Mary through the prophecy of old Simeon, and it remained with her until she stood at the foot of the Cross of Jesus.

The apostles, despite the teachings and many indica­tions of Our Lord, did not come to understand every­thing until after the Resurrection, namely that it was necessary that the Messiah should suffer much at the hands of the scribes and of the chief priests.  

Mary had a premonition from the beginning that great suffering was in store for her and that this suffering was in some way bound up with the redemption of the world. She who kept all these things and pondered on them in her heart, must have often reflected on these mysterious words of Simeon. Through a process which we cannot fully understand, she identified her heart with that of her Son. Her redeeming pain is suggested as much in the prophecy of Simeon as in the account of Our Lord’s Passion. ‘This child, said the old man, indicating the infant in her arms, ‘is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against, and a sword will pierce through your heart also … 

In fact, Mary, when your Jesus, who belongs to all of us but especially to you, gave up his spirit, the cruel lance did not reach his soul. If without sparing him it opened his side, since he was already dead it did not cause him pain. But your soul it did pierce. At that moment his soul was not there but yours was, and could not be totally separated from him.   

God has wished to associate us with all Christians in his work of redemption in the world so that we may co-operate with him in the salvation of all. And we will fulfill this mission by carrying out, with a right intention, even the least of our duties, offering them for the salvation of souls. Likewise, we will patiently and with all peace of mind put up with pain, sickness and opposition, so as to do an effective apostolate with those around us. Ordinarily, God asks us to begin with the people who, through ties of family, friendship, work, study or locality, are closest to us. That is how Jesus and also his apostles set about this task. 

Today, in a special way, we ask our Mother Mary to show us how to sanctify pain and contradiction, that we may know how to unite them to the Cross, that we may make frequent acts of atonement for the sins of the world, and that we may grow each day in the fruits of the Redemption. O Mother most holy and merciful, who stood by your sweet Son while he was raised on the altar of the Cross for the redemption of all mankind, you who as our co-redeemer joined your suffering to his … conserve and increase in us the fruits of the Redemption and of your compassion.

 +Fr. Francis Fernandez

 
Luke 2:19: But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.

Luke 2:35: And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.

Luke 2:51: And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

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A major Marian conference discussing the impact the proclamation of the Co-redemption Dogma would have on the Church for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the context of approved Marian Apparitions. This conference was held on the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of All Nations on May 31, 1959, the feast of the Visitation in Amsterdam, Netherlands where the apparitions took place along side one of the famous Dutch canals at the historic Victoria Hotel in Park Plaza at the heart of the city in the presence of 100 select guests.

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Ave Maria!

A major Marian conference discussing the impact the proclamation of the Co-redemption Dogma would have on the Church for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the context of approved Marian Apparitions. This conference was held on the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of All Nations on May 31, 1959, the feast of the Visitation in Amsterdam, Netherlands where the apparitions took place along side one of the famous Dutch canals at the historic Victoria Hotel in Park Plaza at the heart of the city in the presence of 100 select guests.

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Ave Maria!

A major Marian conference discussing the impact the proclamation of the Co-redemption Dogma would have on the Church for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the context of approved Marian Apparitions. This conference was held on the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of All Nations on May 31, 1959, the feast of the Visitation in Amsterdam, Netherlands where the apparitions took place along side one of the famous Dutch canals at the historic Victoria Hotel in Park Plaza at the heart of the city in the presence of 100 select guests.

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Ave Maria!

A major Marian conference discussing the impact the proclamation of the Co-redemption Dogma would have on the Church for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the context of approved Marian Apparitions. This conference was held on the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of All Nations on May 31, 1959, the feast of the Visitation in Amsterdam, Netherlands where the apparitions took place along side one of the famous Dutch canals at the historic Victoria Hotel in Park Plaza at the heart of the city in the presence of 100 select guests.

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Ave Maria!

A major Marian conference discussing the impact the proclamation of the Co-redemption Dogma would have on the Church for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the context of approved Marian Apparitions. This conference was held on the anniversary of the last apparition of Our Lady of All Nations on May 31, 1959, the feast of the Visitation in Amsterdam, Netherlands where the apparitions took place along side one of the famous Dutch canals at the historic Victoria Hotel in Park Plaza at the heart of the city in the presence of 100 select guests.

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Homily #121127b ( 10min) Play – Fr. Joachim gives the homily on the feast of the Miraculous Medal (celebrated as a feast by the FIs). He focuses on how the medal came to be through the apparitions of Our Lady experienced by St. Catherine Laboure, giving a full description of this medal, its relation to the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the doctrine of the Co-redemption and how it became associated by name with miracles. Let us give thanks for such a channel of grace. See our video of this apparition.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Feast – Form: OF
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1st: rev 12:11, 5-6, 14-17
Resp: psa 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17
Gsp: joh 2:1-11

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