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Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, in this new article posted in our online magazine Coredemptrix, beautifully and with clarity describes the doctrinal and practical implications of the decree of the Council of Ephesus (431 B.C.), a Church’s Council which defined as dogma of faith Mary’s Divine Maternity. A great read for this season of Christmas on Marymediatrix.com. It was originally published in our full color monthly magazine to which you can subscribe here.

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Father Peter Damian Fehlner of the Franciscans of the Immaculate is a well known Mariologist appearing on EWTN and of course here at AirMaria.com. He has been an important proponent of devotion to Our Lady of America.

Father Peter has been suffering from many eye ailments for several years. He is about to undergo another eye surgery.

Because of Fr. Peter’s devotion to Bl. Duns Scotus, the Franciscans of the Immaculate are asking many to pray the following novena in honor of Bl. Duns Scotus for two intentions. The first intention is for the canonization of Duns Scotus and the second intention is that Fr. Peter’s sight would be healed. Of course, the two intentions are complementary in that the miraculous healing of Fr. Peter’s eyes with such a public prayer made specifically to the Blessed for the cure would provide the miracle needed for canonization.

(To make the following prayer a novena, it is suggested to repeat the triduum three times for a total of nine days.)
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PRAYERS FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED DUNS SCOTUS

O Most High, Almighty and gracious Lord, Who exalts the humble and confounds the proud of heart, grant us the great joy of seeing Blessed John Duns Scotus canonized. He honored Your Son with the most sublime praises; he was the first to successfully defend the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary; he lived in heroic obedience to the Holy Father, to the Church and to the Seraphic Order. O most holy Father, God of infinite love, hear, we beseech You, our humble prayer, thorough the merits of Your Only-Begotten Son and of His Mother, Coredemptrix and Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

TRIDUUM TO IMPLORE GRACES FROM BL. JOHN

1st Day

O Blessed John, who in the brief span of your life, gave us the most amazing example of angelic innocence and of seraphic love for the Immaculate, have pity on me as, in virtue of your merits and through your intercession, I implore from Heaven the grace of which I am so much in need??

(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)

2nd Day

O worthy defender of the exalted Mother of God, who wished always to ascribe to Her what seemed to you most excellent, and who edified the world with the constant practice of the most beautiful virtues, deign from heave, where you enjoy the reward of your most holy life, to turn your merciful gaze toward me, who confides in you, and grant me the grace for which I humbly ask??

(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)

3rd Day

O my most loving protector, from heaven where you enjoy the fruits of your penitent and holy life, deign to make the divine favors rain down, wipe away our tears, console our hearts, lend your ear to my petitions, particularly for the intention which is so dear to my heart??Though my unworthiness is great and makes me miserable in the sight of God’s throne, your merits and the efficacy of your intercession will obtain for me the grace for which I long.

(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)

Blessed John Duns Scotus, Pray for us.

THANKSGIVING TO BL. JOHN DUNS SCOTUS FOR GRACES RECEIVED

Thank you, O my most benign protector; the love with which you assist those who have recourse to you is truly great. I am certain that the world will soon be filled with your wonders and that your name will be everywhere invoked and blessed by countless souls who experience the beneficent effects of your protection. To this chorus I, a poor sinner, wish to unite my voice to show you all my gratitude. Thank you, friend of the humble, thank you, true devotee of the Mother of God; impart a kiss for me on Her august mantle, so that, by your means, She will deign now and always to graciously guide me. Amen.

(3 Glory Be’s)

Ave Maria!

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In May of 2005 our Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner moderated at the Fatima Symposium on Marian Coredemption in which a number of prelates participated and delivered papers in support of the Fifth Marian Dogma. The Cardinal Cosponsors have just made a press release concerning a letter (Zenit) “sent to the world’s bishops and cardinals asking them to sign a petition that asks Benedict XVI to proclaim Mary as the Spiritual Mother of Humanity.”

The blogs are abuzz. The Catholic Cavemen note that the signatories are all from Asia or Latin America:

Did anyone else notice that all of the Cardinals listed were from Asia or Latin America? The only one listed from Europe/North America, is dead.

How prophetic.

On the otherhand, Schütz is not sure its a good idea for ecumenism. The usual objection:

Red rag to a bull, I reckon. Papal Marian definitions are not the way to advance ecumenism.

Catholic Answers has taken a poll. Democracy does not look good for the Dogma. Oh, wait. . . the Church is not a democracy. I know, I know, sensus fidelium. Wait again. . . perhaps the ayes will have it in the end. The votum has been distributed to all the bishops.

In any case, don’t forget that the sense of the faithful on the matter has a very significant affirmative voice. From a 2002 interview with Mark Miravalle:

How many Catholic faithful have petitioned for this dogma, and do you see any relevance for the proclamation of this Marian dogma with the present world situation?

Miravalle: In the last 10 years, about 7 million petitions from over 150 countries have been sent to the Holy See, along with the endorsements of 550 bishops and over 40 cardinals. This constitutes the largest petition drive per annum in the history of the Church.

I think it is interesting that the only arguments offered against the dogma are patently Protestant arguments. I would like to see someone argue from the Catholic theological tradition, not merely from an apologetical one, but a theological one, why this is a bad idea. I thought true ecumenism was oriented toward Our Lord’s wish that they all may be one. Seems that more often than not, Catholics try to achieve this by thinking like Protestants.

Here’s a test. Why don’t some of you who really think like Catholics, but who do not believe the dogma opportune, try to institute in your parishes a devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows? Start praying together the chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady, with accompanying devotional meditations emphasizing the Coredemption. That way you can acknowledge the full truth about Our Lady, and pray for God’s will in the matter.

Mark Miravalle’s site on the subject of the Cardinals’ letter.

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In this talk, Fr. Peter Fehlner delves into, diagnosis’s, and dissects the crucial life issues facing our culture, covering the gamut from “the moment of conception, to natural death,” and other philosophical and moral issues.

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Homily #090529s ( 11min) Play – Fr. Peter points out that our Lord asked Peter three times, “Do you love Me?” not only because he denied Him three times but also because…

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Homily #090530s ( 14min) Play – Charity a gift of the Holy Spirit; the fire of Love.

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Homily #090601s ( 10min) Play – A homily by Fr. Peter Fehlner from the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Short Series #46 – Fr Peter Damian Fehlner and Mother Angelica 1998 ( 53min) >>> Play

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In this video from March 25, 1998, Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner and Mother Angelica promote the catholic teaching of our Lady as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate.

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