Pope Leo XIII would often refer to Mary as ‘dispenser of all heavenly graces’ – and he wasn’t alone. Many popes have referred to Mary as ‘Mediatrix of all grace’. This is a hard teaching to accept – so how are we to understand it?
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While Mary’s title of ‘Mediatrix of all graces’ is a universal teaching of the Church, people sometimes struggle to understand this truth.
Virtually every pope for the past 200 years has referred to Mary as ‘Mediatrix of all graces’. Pope Leo XIII, frequently referred to Mary’s role as “Dispenser of all heavenly graces”. He boldly stated… “by the will of God, nothing of the immense treasure of every grace which the Lord accumulated, comes to us except through Mary.”
Later Pope St Pius X continued this remarkable papal consistency by calling Mary, “the dispenser of all gifts” and discusses how Jesus is the source of all graces and Mary is the channel of all graces. Vatican II referred to Mary’s title as ‘Mediatrix’ and Pope Benedict XVI – the day before he retired – also invoked Mary as the “Mediatrix of all graces”.
The great 17th Century Marian saint, Louis De Montfort explains:
The Most High has made [Mary] sole treasurer of His treasures and the sole dispenser of His graces, to enable, to exalt, and to enrich who She wishes…. It was through Her that Jesus Christ came to us, and it is through Her that we must go to Him.
Now if you struggle to accept this Church teaching, why not simply earnestly ask Mary to show you the power of Her intercession. It’s a marvellous gift from Jesus, and is available to anyone who simply asks!
