Video – Card. Burke – Blessed Virgin Mary and the Priest – 8/8 – CONF 298

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Ave Maria!

Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the eighth and final reflection for the 2015 Priests' Retreat themed "Holy Priesthood: Sacrament of Christ's Pastoral Charity". This talk is titled "Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Priests". Topics covered include:

• Divine Maternity of Mary for Priests


• Same Maternal love Christ Enjoyed


• Bl. Columba Marmion - Christ the Ideal of the Priest
  
  
  
  • https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Priest-Dom-Columba-Marmion/dp/1586170147/ 
  
  
  • Invoking the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy
  
  
  • Relief of misery of sin
  
  
  • Children of God and Mary
  
  
  • Due to our incorporation into the body of Christ
  
  
  • Christ came through Mary's cooperation
  
  
  • Cooperation at foot of the Cross when she is declared mother of mankind
  
  
  • one will to suffer with Christ, thus Coredeemer
  
  
  • Particularly applied to Priests, John was ordained just prior to entrustment to Mary
  
  
  • for perfecting the image of Jesus Christ in priests as mediators
  
  
  • Jesus wishes to share all that he is and has
  
  
  • Should have perfect filial disposition to Mary
  
  
  • Imitate John by taking Mary as our own, she will help priests become other Christs
  
  
  • She leads us to become one with Her Heart to be one with Christ's Heart
  
  
  
  


• John Paul II Gift and Mystery reflects on his Marian devotion essential for his priestly vocation
  
  
  
  • Mary leads us to Christ and Christ to Mary
  
  
  • Family devotions very helpful for this
  
  
  • Mother of Christ helps us to not to loose hope in difficulties and pain as priests
  
  
  • Mary in the upper room  encourages and helps apostles in prayer
  
  
  
  


• Rosary power full prayers
  
  
  
  • JPII letter on the rosary
    
    
    
    • https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/2002/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20021016_rosarium-virginis-mariae.html
    
    
    • Commentary on Last Chapter 8 of Lumen Gentium
    
    
    • Many graces recieved from rosary as priests
    
    
    • Rosary is Christo-centric
    
    
    • Units our hearts with Immaculate and Sacred hearts
    
    
    • addresses crisis in Church and culture
    
    
    • complimentary with liturgy of hours
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • JPII Gift and mystery
    
    
    
    • St. Louis de Montfort helped him see importance of devotion and how it does not interfere devotion to Christ
    
    
    • Totus Tuus I am all yours from de Montfort
    
    
    • Of Mary there is never enough
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Johnathan Fleichmann - Marian Maximalism
  
  
  
  • http://academyoftheimmaculate.com/marian-maximalism.html
  
  
  
  


• Other Marian devotions and Apparitions
  
  
  
  • Angelus, Litany of Loretto, Salve Regina
  
  
  • Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe
  
  
  
  


• Doctrines, Immaculate Conception, Primacy of Christ


• Abp. Fulton Sheen frequently mentions Our Lady
  
  
  
  • Mary is present at the death of a Priest for his intercession
  
  
  • At Cross the pangs of birth at the birth of the body of Christ who's representative every priest is.
  
  
  • from ordination to death victim
  
  
  
  


• Conceived Christ so looks closely at each vocation


• Prayer of JPII for Mary's intercession for Priests - Pastoris dabo Vobis
  
  
  
  • http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_25031992_pastores-dabo-vobis.html
    
  
  
  
  

 

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