![]() ![]() For this reason, Vatican II refers to Mary as a "mother to us in the order of grace " ( Lumen Gentium, n. And from the cross at Calvary (Jn 19:26) and as the final gift to humanity, Jesus gives Mary as a spiritual mother to us all: "Son, behold your mother" (cf. Mary mediated Jesus Christ, the Author of all graces, to the world when she agreed to be the human mother of God made man (cf. All the graces which flow from the redemption of Jesus Christ are granted to the human family through the motherly intercession of Mary. Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces Traditionally today is the feast of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces. See Summer or Pentecost Ember Days and Contemporary Observation of Ember Days. Friday is devoted to penance, while Saturday lays greatest stress on thanksgiving.īecause of the focus on wheat, the Ember Days of Summer have a Eucharistic focus, our “Bread of Life.” But also since the Ember Days are positioned during the traditional octave of Pentecost, there is also a Pentecostal flavor, to understand more deeply the riches and graces from the Holy Spirit especially as received at Pentecost. Wednesday of Ember week is dedicated to Mary, it is a day of interior recollection. The three principle focal points for the Ember Days of this period of the year are: 1) to ask God to bless especially the wheat harvest, 2) to thank God for the season of summer, and 3) to ask for special graces for those being ordained as priests during this season. These Ember Days fall during the week after Pentecost, near the summer solstice. Today is Ember Wednesday of the Summer or Pentecost Embertide. Pope Leo XIII declared in his Encyclical Octobri Mense (On The Rosary) of September 22, 1891: "With equal truth may it be also affirmed that, by the will of God, Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God, for mercy and truth were created by Jesus Christ." The 1962 Missal commemorates Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces. In religious art, an eagle shelters Médard from the rain. Ever since, Médard was known as "master of rain" or his patronage against bad weather and who to invoke for good weather. Médard who remained perfectly dry, because an eagle had spread its wings over him. ![]() Legend says that once when he was a child a sudden shower fell, soaking everyone except St. ![]() Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Teach me your paths, my God, and guide me in your truth. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books! Sing of Mary, 5: The Assumption is the Crown. ![]()
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