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Mary is the Mother of the Church that was proclaimed in the Second Vatican council and Lumen Gentium has a lot more to say about Mary than you write. I’m really tired of minimalist, Marian theology, the Second Vatican council did not teach a minimalist Marian theology. I don’t know about any seers. But one thing I know, it is that the Church needs more Marian devotion not less. We need it not to lose our faith and I don’t care a fig what some Jack Chick Protestants say about it.LUMEN GENTIUM affirmed that Jesus Christ is the “sole mediator” and gave the ground rules for Marian devotion, which is to be encouraged if valid and does not give scandal. LUMEN GENTIUM gave the hierarchy of subjection of the Church to Jesus Christ, and the Servant of Servants, Peter, as His Vicar. The Vicar of Vicars, so to speak, is aided by Bishops who may not generate novel teaching or disciplines, and they themselves are served by priests in their sacerdotal function. The laity is subject to the King of Kings vis a vis the Church. The Virgin Mary is herself subject to the Church as Peter and the Apostles (and their successors) have been given all power and authority given by the Eternal Father through the King of Kings. The Church binds and looses on Earth.
The King of Kings Himself was subject to the earthly authority of His parents and He obeyed them in all things. The Virgin Mary subjected herself to Bishop Zumaraga in asking his permission, through Juan Diego, to build a chapel on Tepeyac Hill. This could have potentially given scandal as this was the former site of the “mother” temple, twin to the “son” temple. The bishop refused. His understanding was broadened with the miraculous image of the pregnant Virgin, the living tabernacle. Permission was granted, and the Aztec prophecy of the restoration of the pro-life religion, only temporarily overthrown by the cannibal cult, came true. The Queen-Mother did not shake her fist and demand a chapel as reported by the condemned Dutch seer, Ida Peerdeman. The Virgin Mary is a subject as are all souls. All souls are called to cooperate in redemption, mediate, and advocate.
One may define “protestant” as a rebel who may be acting in good faith but, possessing certain graces, has severed the full flow which, if in “invincible ignorance” is forgiven; if willfully done, is subject to judgment. I don’t see how one protestant can minister to another protestant as the blind leading the blind. To willingly embrace a seer condemned by the Rock to wrangle over elevating a few titles over the Virgin’s 300+ titles is…profitable. I wish I had a piece of the pilgrimage take.
The Virgin Mary has given as the “only” means to a period of peace the solemn, public collegial consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart. Ida Peerdeman and VOX POPULI/Queenship Publishing, is at variance with this approved apparition in giving the adoption of the “Final Dogma” as the Virgin’s vehicle for her conquest of hearts. “Do whatever He says.” His will is to exalt the Immaculate Heart, and our emulation of her purity of intent brings Christ’s peace.
We are not to give scandal. Those mature souls who were eating meat sacrificed to idols were counseled to stop. The imperfect divorce of Ida Peerdeman from Mark Miravalle’s movement is a scandal. The Lord gave us His shepherds. May He bestow on us cat-herders because the Holy Father must employ this skill on AmChurch protesters who listen neither to Heaven nor Earth.
Blessed Virgin Mary, pierced with a sword of sorrow that the thoughts of all may be revealed, expose all thoughts; cleansing them in the fire of love which is your Son Jesus Christ’s Sacred Heart. AMEN**
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De Maria nunquam satis.
I quote just bit from LG:
“Predestined from eternity by that decree of divine providence which determined the incarnation of the Word to be the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin was in this earth the virgin Mother of the Redeemer, and above all others and in a singular way the generous associate and humble handmaid of the Lord. She conceived, brought forth and nourished Christ. she presented Him to the Father in the temple, and was united with Him by compassion as He died on the Cross. In this singular way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope and burning charity in the work of the Saviour in giving back supernatural life to souls. Wherefore she is our mother in the order of grace.
This maternity of Mary in the order of grace began with the consent which she gave in faith at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the cross, and lasts until The eternal fulfillment of all the elect. Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this salvific duty, but by her constant intercession continued to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation.(15*) By her maternal charity, she cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and cultics, until they are led into the happiness of their true home. Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked by the Church under the titles of Advocate, Auxiliatrix, Adjutrix, and Mediatrix.”
Personally, I find the letter above from the local bishop to be more convincing. 