Queen Mother
QUEEN MOTHER Mario D’Couto You may sometimes hear non-Catholics and Protestants objecting to the title ‘Mediatrix’ applied to Our Lady by citing the words of St. Paul, who wrote that Christ is the One Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5) and so this begs the question as to how can these two claims where Christ as the One Mediator and Our Lady as the Mediatrix be reconciled? Well, to begin with, St. Paul, touched upon this mystery where he wrote, “ We are God’s co-workers” (1 Corinthians 3:9). Yet if Christ is the One Mediator, why would He have co-workers? Can’t God get the job done by Himself? Of course He can. But since He is a Father, His job is raising up mature sons and daughters and the way to do that is by making us co-workers. We are children of God and this is not a metaphor or just a pious phrase but it is a reality. When...