--- title: "Redemptoris Mater — John Paul II" description: "Redemptoris Mater — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1987). A A A PDF generation in progress..... 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Free [ Sign in to read now ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjohn-paul-ii%2Fworks%2Fredemptoris-mater) Share Link copied Format epub Published Mar 25, 1987 Rating No reviews yet ![Redemptoris Mater](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01ksht0cc0e8w550625yvrrpwa/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260903%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260903T105807Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=936650959f8a23ebcfa0a95202c1a063a88aa9aa55220f4244600bb51d202ced) ## About this work Redemptoris Mater — Encyclical by Pope John Paul II (1987). A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - HU - IT - PL - PT IOANNES PAULUS PP. II REDEMPTORIS MATER On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the Pilgrim Church Blessing Venerable Brothers and dear Sons and… Sample ## Take a look inside A A A PDF generation in progress..... DE - EN - ES - FR - HU - IT - PL - PT IOANNES PAULUS PP. II REDEMPTORIS MATER On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the Pilgrim Church Blessing Venerable Brothers and dear Sons and Daughters, Health and the Apostolic Blessing. INTRODUCTION 1. The Mother of the Redeemer has a precise place in the plan of salvation, for "when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!'" (Gal. 4:4-6) With these words of the Apostle Paul, which the Second Vatican Council takes up at the beginning of its treatment of the Blessed Virgin Mary,1 I too wish to begin my reflection on the role of Mary in the mystery of Christ and on her active and exemplary presence in the life of the Church. For they are words which celebrate together the love of the Father, the mission of the Son, the gift of the Spirit, the role of the woman from whom the Redeemer was born, and our own divine filiation, in the mystery of the "fullness of time."2 This "fullness" indicates the moment fixed from all eternity when the Father sent his Son "that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (Jn. 3:16). It denotes the blessed moment when the Word that "was with God...became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn. 1:1, 14), and made himself our brother. 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