| General Catechetical Directory, 1971
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- the mystery of the Church, which is Christ's Mystical Body, in which the Virgin Mary holds
the
preeminent place [hierarchy of truths] 43
- "occupies in the Holy Church the place which is highest after Christ and yet very close to
us"
[LG, 54; Paul VI, Address to the Council (4 Dec 1965): AAS 56 (1964):37] 68
| Basic Teaching for Catholic Education
(USA), 1973 |
- she is in the church in a place highest after Christ 24
| Behold Your Mother (USA), 1973
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- Mary stands out as uniquely virgin and mother within the Church, itself rightly called virgin
and mother. (LG 63) 38
- As a believing disciple of Jesus, Mary can be called daughter of the Church, and our sister
as
well. For, like us, she has been redeemed by Christ, although in an eminent and privileged way.
(Paul VI, Feb 2, 1965) 114
| Marialis Cultus, 1974
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- [liturgical expressions] in the primitive Church she is seen praying with the apostles;
(Common in Paschal season) 11
- in our own day she is actively present, and the Church desires to live the mystery of Christ
with her: "Grant that your Church which with Mary shared Christ's passion may be worthy to
share also in his resurrection." (15 Sept , Collect) 11
- She is also seen represented as a voice of praise in unison with which the Church wishes to
give glory to God:". . . with her [Mary] may we always praise you." (31 May, Collect)
11
- the place she occupies in the Church: "the highest place and the closest to us after Christ."
(LG 54) 28
- Byzantine rite...architectural structure...images...show clearly Mary's place in the Church ...
28
- her mission and the special position she holds within the People of God, of which she is the
preeminent member 56
| Sharing the Light of Faith (USA),
1979 |
- occupies a place in the Church second only to that of Christ 106
| Dominum et Vivificantem, 1986
|
- The Church perseveres in prayer with Mary. This union of the praying Church with the
Mother of Christ has been part of the mystery of the Church from the beginning: we see her
present in this mystery as she is present in the mystery of her Son. It is the Council that says to
us
"The Blessed Virgin ..., overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, ...brought forth...the Son..., [sic] he
whom God placed as the first-born among many brethren (cf. Rom 8:29), namely the faithful.
In
their birth and development she cooperates with a maternal love;" she is through "his singular
graces and offices... intimately united with the Church... (she) is a model of the Church." [sic]
(LG
63) 66
- "The Church, moreover, contemplating Mary's mysterious sanctity, imitating her charity,
...becomes herself a mother" and "herself is a virgin, who keeps... the fidelity she has pledged to
her Spouse. Imitating the Mother of the Lord, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, she preserves
with virginal purity an integral faith, a firm hope, and a sincere charity." (LG 64) 66
| Redemptoris Mater, 1987
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- at the first dawn of the Church, at the beginning of the long journey through faith which
began at Pentecost in Jerusalem, Mary was with all those who were the seed of the "new Israel."
She was present among them as an exceptional witness to the mystery of Christ. And the
Church
was assiduous in prayer together with her, and at the same time "contemplated her in the light of
the Word made man." It was always to be so. 27
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| The VM in Intellectual and Spiritual
Formation, 1988 |
- "hailed as a pre-eminent and altogether singular member of the Church" (LG 53) because of
the gifts of grace which adorn her and because of the place she occupies in the mystical Body
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| Mulieris Dignitatem, 1988
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- The Son whom she brought forth is he whom God placed as the firstborn among many
brethren (cf. Rom 8:29), namely among the faithful. (LG 63) 22
Catechism of the Catholic Church,
1994
Fidei Depositum, 1992 |
967 By her complete adherence to the Father's will, to his Son's redemptive work, and to
every prompting of the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church's model of faith and charity.
Thus she is a "preeminent and...wholly unique member of the Church"; indeed, she is the
"exemplary realization" (typus) (LG 53; 63) of the Church.
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| Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 2002
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- In this process of being conformed to Christ in the Rosary, we entrust ourselves in a special
way to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin. She who is both the Mother of Christ and a
member of the Church, indeed her "pre-eminent and altogether singular member," (LG 53) is at
the same time the "Mother of the Church." As such, she continually brings to birth children for
the mystical Body of her Son. She does so through her intercession, imploring upon them the
inexhaustible outpouring of the Spirit. Mary is the perfect icon of the motherhood of the Church.
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