Mediatrix of ALL graces?

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If we read the linked Taylor Marshall article, we see that the current Church calendar does not include this feast day, “Mary Mediatrix of All Graces”. The Second Vatican Council also declined to use this term, probably because it could lead to too much confusion among non-Catholics.
 
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If we read the linked Taylor Marshall article, we see that the current Church calendar does not include this feast day, “Mary Mediatrix of All Graces”. The Second Vatican Council also declined to use this term, probably because it could lead to too much confusion among non-Catholics.
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This paragraph from Vatican 2 calls her Mediatrix, but doesn’t appear to specify what she’s the Mediatrix of:

“Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked by the Church under the titles of Advocate, Auxiliatrix, Adjutrix, and Mediatrix. This, however, is to be so understood that it neither takes away from nor adds anything to the dignity and efficaciousness of Christ the one Mediator.” source
 
This and related questions pop up on CAF from time to time. Search the old threads if you’re curious.

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In my opinion, it gives too much credit to Mary and makes her something like God’s equal. Others see it differently. 🤷
 
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This and related questions pop up on CAF from time to time. Search the old threads if you’re curious.

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In my opinion, it gives too much credit to Mary and makes her something like God’s equal. Others see it differently. 🤷
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There is plenty of available reading online to learn why it doesn’t make Our Lady our Creator’s equal. But you know what? Our Lady didn’t ask for this! She was asked? By our Creator. One of His angels. Something to reflect upon. Our Creator is not a bullyish, provoking tyrant. He is so gentle. He has exalted Our Lady because she is so humble. And it pleased Him to do so. And she cannot be removed. He has placed her in a situation in which it could be seen that He has made her an equal for the simple reason that our Creator cannot remove her from where He has placed her. He has even placed her before Himself. Not to be worshipped. But for us to go to her, to Him. He has made her participate in our Salvation. She is our Queen. He did this. And she co-operated humbly and lovingly. Because Our Lady purifies our offerings which are tainted with selfishness and vanity and takes them to her Son, polished clean, due to her humility. Even though we understand that our Creator is not Our Lady we know how powerful she is due to our Creator. She does form us through her spiritual motherly nourishment and advocation of graces. He has granted her power that makes some people say" This can’t be right?!" Why? Because our Creator Willed it. And that is that. This does scare people. It scares those who don’t want to be mothered or want to be seen as equal themselves. Our Lady does not want anything apart from desiring we go to her Son. So she is exalted. Lucifer is jealous. There is no reason for us to be. Our Creator can be seen as mad with love. And when we see that Our Lady is for us then we have no problem attributing her the titles our Creator has Willed for her over time. It pleases the Lord that so humble a creature should serve Him so willingly and therefore it is by this magnificent and amazing grace that the world falls to the floor to place roses at her feet because it is through her that we can become our Lord’s Beloved Disciples. The world will tell you: we are all beloved disciples. I don’t believe so. You want to be a beloved disciple, take Our Lady into your heart.
 
Typo, not: ‘He has made her participate in our Salvation.’ but, ‘He has allowed for her willingness to participate in our salvation.’
 
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