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Mary in the News: April 1, 2021
By Michael Duricy
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Newest Issue of the Radio Maria USA Newsletter Now Available
The April 2021 Newsletter of Radio Maria USA is available to view free online [requires Adobe Acrobat Reader].
Marian Events
Title: PAMI Virtual Conference
Theme: Mariology and the figure of the Mariologist: need for a statute?
Date: Friday, April 9, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (USA) [3:00 p.m. Rome time]
Location: Online
For more information contact the Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis by email at pami@pami.info or visit their website at the link immediately below.
Mary in the Catholic Press
To Pray in Communion with Mary [vatican.va] March 24, 2021
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Today the catechesis is dedicated to prayer in communion with Mary. It occurs precisely on the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Annunciation. We know that the main pathway of Christian prayer is the humanity of Jesus. In fact, the confidence typical of Christian prayer would be meaningless if the Word had not become incarnate, giving us in the Spirit His filial relationship with the Father. We heard in the Scripture of the gathering of the disciples, the pious women and Mary, praying after Jesus' Ascension. The first Christian community was awaiting Jesus' gift, Jesus' promise.
Christ is the Mediator. Christ is the bridge that we cross to turn to the Father (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2674). He is the only Redeemer: there are no co-redeemers with Christ. He is the only one. He is the Mediator par excellence. He is the Mediator. Each prayer we raise to God is through Christ, with Christ and in Christ and it is fulfilled thanks to His intercession. The Holy Spirit extends Christ's mediation through every time and every place: there is no other name by which we can be saved: Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between God and humanity (see Acts 4:12).
Due to Christ's one mediation, other references Christians find for their prayer and devotion take on meaning, first among them being the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
Mary in the Secular Press
Movieguide review of the film, Resurrection (movieguide.org), March 30, 2021
Resurrection is an entertaining movie version of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, streaming on Discovery+. The movie starts with a visualization of Roman power in Jerusalem. Quickly, it moves to Jesus' arrest, Caiaphas asking Jesus if He's the Messiah, and Jesus responding, "I am." Jesus is crucified, Peter denies Jesus, and the apostles wonder what to do next. After three days, Mary Magdalen goes to the tomb and finds it empty. Mary reports to the apostles she's actually seen Jesus alive, but they don't believe her. They soon discover the truth for themselves....