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Mary: The Co-Redemptrix
"It is with good reason that the popes have called Mary Co-Redemptrix. 'So fully, in union with her suffering and dying Son, did she suffer and nearly die; so fully, for the sake of the salvation of all souls, did she abdicate the rights of a mother over her Son, and immolate Him, insofar as it was in her power, to satisfy the justice of God, that it can rightly be said that she redeemed mankind together with Christ.' This gives us a deeper understanding of that moment in the Passion of our Lord, which we shall never tire of meditating: Stabat autem iuxta crucem Iesu mater ieus, 'There, standing by the cross of Jesus, was His mother.'"
Mary participated in the redeeming of mankind in a very unique way. With her "yes" to God, Christ was brought into this world. We are all called to participate in the redeeming of the world as well. We go to Mass to be spiritually nourished, and then take that Divine assistance out into the world to show God's love to others, to bring them closer to Him!
Let us offer to our Mother today: Five small hidden sacrifices in honor of the five major wounds of our Lord.
Strive for Sainthood! What else is there??
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