 In the Litany of Loreto, the Holy Virgin is invoked under the title of "Mother of Divine Grace." What is the theological force of this expression which the Church puts into her liturgy and upon the lips of all the faithful? This book is an attempt to answer that question. It does so in three separate sections entitled: "Mary in the Acquisition of Grace," "Mary in the Distribution of Grace," and "Mary and the Grace of the Priesthood." Essentially, Mary shares in the distribution of heavenly graces: Her Son has made Her the treasury of divine gifts: no truth is more comforting and consoling to us in our weakness than that. Mary is "Mother of Grace" because all graces without exception come to us by Her Mediation and because She, without ceasing, brings us forth to supernatural life.
Mary labored together with Our Lord in amassing the treasures of supernatural life; She works together with Him still in giving to the redeemed, soul by soul, moment by moment, the benefits of the merits of Calvary. These are the two great tasks of the Motherhood of Grace. And if you want to know more and how to apply these doctrines to your spiritual life, this highly recommended book is for you. 158 pp.
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