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The Title Mother and Lady of All Nations
"Under this title
she will save the world." (March 20, 1945)
In the apparitions of Amsterdam, Our Lady wished to be called by the title “THE
LADY OF ALL NATIONS”. In 1996, the bishop of Haarlem, Mgr. H. Bomers,
together with his auxiliary bishop and later successor, Mgr. J. M. Punt, issued
a decree ( open
the document) in which they permitted
the public veneration of Mary under this title. ,
in dem er die öffentliche Verehrung Mariens unter diesem Titel erlaubte.
Already in the first message Mary announces, “They
will call me ‘The Lady’, ‘Mother’” (March
25, 1945), but that was not yet the complete title.
Only after Pius XII solemnly proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption of Mary
into Heaven on November 1, 1950, Our Lady presents herself immediately in the
next message with her new title, “Child,
I am standing upon this globe, because I want to be called the Lady of All Nations”
(Nov. 16, 1950).
When attentively reading the messages it becomes apparent
that the new title is actually a summery of Mary’s coredemptive , mediatory
and intercessory vocation. In order to make this clear to us, Mary uses her
title, her new name THE LADY OF ALL NATIONS often in direct connection with
Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate. “The
Lady of All Nations stands in the middle of the world before the Cross. She
comes under this name as the Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate, in this time”
(Dec. 31, 1951). “I have firmly placed
my feet upon the globe, for in this time the Father and the Son want to bring
me into this world as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate” (May
31, 1951). Further on in the same message she states, “The
Father and the Son wish to send Mary, the Lady of All Nations, in this time
as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.”
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A Biblical
Title
(It is important to note that in various languages the same word may be
used for both ‘lady’ and ‘woman’ as is the case
with the Dutch ‘Vrouwe’ Biblical references in English use
only ‘woman’ as in John 19:26 which Our Lady quotes as being
when she became ‘the Lady’.)
Already in the first pages of the Bible,
in the book Genesis, Mary is described as the woman (or Lady) who, united
with her Son, will crush the head of the serpent. God said to Satan, who
had led Adam and Eve into pride and disobedience, "I will put enmity between
you and the woman, between your offspring and hers." (Gn 3:15)
At the wedding in Cana, Jesus addressed
His Mother for the first time as woman, in order to remind her of her
vocation to become the Lady of all Nations. As Mediatrix and Advocate
she implores and obtains the miracle.
On Calvary, our dying Redeemer turns
to His Mother with His last strength, and as a personal testament says
only four decisive words, "Woman, behold, your son!" With these divine
words, Mary as Coredemptrix was made the Lady of all Nations. The message
of April 6, 1952 confirms this, "At
the sacrifice of the Cross, she became the 'Lady ('Woman'), the Coredemptrix
and Mediatrix. This was announced by the Son while He was returning to
the Father."
The last of the
four Scripture passages is found in the Book of Revelation. There, at
the climax of the history of salvation, the woman again appears, clothed
with the sun. She lays in pain, in the birth pangs for the new birth of
humanity. (cf. Rv 12:1 ff.) A huge and red dragon appears and pursues
the woman, who has borne a son.
The promised WOMAN in Genesis, who, united with her Son, crushes
the head of the serpent;
the WOMAN at Cana;
the WOMAN on Calvary;
and the WOMAN of the Apocalypse
is the LADY OF ALL NATIONS, because, united with the Redeemer, she suffered
for all nations, mediates the life of grace to all nations, and intercedes
for all nations.
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Mother for Everyone
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As a true mother, she assures
her children, whether believers or not, black or white, educated or not,
“No matter who or what you are,
I may be for you: the Mother, the Lady of All Nations” (May
31, 1954).
And she promises everyone, “I will
give consolation. Nations, your Mother knows life, your Mother knows sorrow,
your Mother knows the Cross. Everything you go through in this life is a
passage that your Mother, the Lady
of All Nations, went before you.
She went this road before you” (May 31, 1955).
“The Lady of All Nations will come
throughout the whole world. And in
those countries which have rejected me,
I shall return as the Lady of All Nations, standing on the globe before
the Cross, surrounded by the flock of Christ. This is how I wish to come
and will come. I will answer––according to the Son’s will––those
who call upon me this way, as the Lady of All Nations” (Sept.
20, 1951).
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She Defeats Satan
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In an age where in many ways Satan
is the prince of the world, Our Lady promises her triumph, “The
powers of hell will break loose. They will not, however, defeat the Lady
of All Nations” (Dec. 3, 1953). “Satan
is not yet expelled. The Lady of All Nations may now come in order to expel
Satan. She comes to announce the Holy Spirit” (May 31, 1955).
“How strongly Satan is ruling, God
alone knows. He now sends His Mother, the Lady of All Nations, to you, to
all nations. She will defeat Satan, as has been foretold. She will place
her feet upon Satan’s head” (May 31, 1955).
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Peace and Salvation
Love urges Mary to even give us proof that she is truly the Lady of All
Nations. She therefore prophesizes, “The
sign of the Lady of All Nations will later on be seen throughout the entire
world. Let them understand this well. False
powers will fall…Once again
I say: the Lady of All Nations can and will bring Grace, Redemption and
Peace” (Feb. 17, 1952).
And again about a year later, “In
order to prove that I am the Lady of All Nations, I said: great powers will
fall; politico-economic struggle will arise; watch out for the false prophets;
pay attention to the meteors; there will be disasters; there will be natural
disasters; we are facing great decisions; we are facing heavy pressure…she
will save the world” (March 20, 1952).
“I will and may bestow Grace, Redemption
and Peace upon all who ask me. I promise this today!” (Aug.
15, 1951).
“The Lady of All Nations will be
allowed to bring peace
to the world” (Oct. 11, 1953).
Indeed, the Lady of All Nations is sent by her Lord and Creator so that
“under this title and through this
prayer, she may deliver the world from a great world catastrophe”
(May 10, 1953). Until then though, the churches and the nations must in
firm unity “invoke Mary under her
new title and pray her prayer so that degeneration, disaster and war may
be staved off from this world” (Oct. 11, 1953) and that the
road is made free for the decisive final Marian dogma which is summarized
in the title LADY OF ALL NATIONS and which will be proclaimed under this
title.
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Testimony
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His Excellency John B. Thakur, a Jesuit bishop from
India, made a nice testimony about the title ‘Lady of All Nations’
during the Third International Day of Prayer in honor of the Lady of All Nations
in 1999, excerpts of which follow.
“... The Church is known for her contribution of good education in our
country. People flock to our institutions for admission. The Christian population
in our country is about 2.5 percent. Hence 92 to 98 percent of the students
attending most of our schools are Hindus, Muslims, Parsees, etc. The children
in our institutions respect our religion. They feel free to go and say prayers
in the chapel, if there is one in our school facility; and, naturally, they
go to the statue of Our Lady, which is always in a prominent place.
A nice example from one of our students: A group of young Hindu girls was kneeling
and praying respectfully at the statue of Our Lady in one of our schools. After
prayer, they looked with surprise at what was inscribed at the pedestal of the
statue. It was written, “Mary, Mother of Christians, pray for us.”
They did not understand why it was written that way. They went to the principal
and inquired why is it inscribed, “Mary, Mother of Christians, pray for
us”? They said, “Mary is Mother not only to the Christians, but
Mother of us all. We love her, respect her and pray to her.” So there
you are. “Mother of All Nations”, declared the mouths of innocent
children.
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Source
Fr. Paul Maria Sigl: "Die Frau aller Völker 'Miterlöserin Mittlerin
Fürsprecherin'" (March 25, 1998)
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