I just finished writing an article called “SACRED HEARTS” RECEIVE EQUAL WORSHIP. The article centered on apparitions of “Mary” and “Jesus” claiming that the Immaculate Heart of Mary would triumph in the end. However, according to the visionary, Ida Perleman, this triumph cannot happen until the pope complies with “Mary’s” insistence that she be called the Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate of the world.

“The most significant message given by Our Lady concerns a last dogma in Marian history to be declared by the Pope. This dogma will declare that Mary is the be known as COREDEMPTRIX, MEDIATRIX AND ADVOCATE. It is widely believed that the TRIUMPH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART CAN ONLY BEGIN AFTER THE CHURCH DECLARES THIS DOGMA” (Our Lady Queen of Peace Publication, Special Edition II, Stan Karminski, Pittsburgh Center For Peace, 1992).

If the pope does proclaim this dogma, “Mary” promised:

“When the dogma — the last dogma in Marian history — has been proclaimed, the Lady of All Nations would procure peace, genuine peace, for the world. BUT the nations MUST say my prayer in union with the Church. Then they will experience that the Lady has come as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate” (Our Lady Queen of Peace Publication, Special Edition II, Stan Karminski, Pittsburgh Center For Peace, 1992).

You’d think the pope would jump to proclaim this “final Marian doctrine” since “Mary” has promised “peace, genuine peace”. What’s holding him back? His predecessors had no problem using the titles "Coredemptress, Mediatrix and Advocate", so this could not possibly be the problem. Is it possible that the pope doesn’t have as much faith in “Mary” as he pretends? Perhaps he's more worried about what the Protestants think? If a man had it in his power to bring peace to the earth by proclaiming one final doctrine, and he really truly believed it was from God, why would he hesitate?

Did you notice, in the quote, that “Mary” not only required the pope to declare this final Marian doctrine, but she also said the “nations must say my prayer in union with the Church”? She taught Ida Perleman the prayer that all nations should pray with the Catholic church:

“Lord Jesus Christ; Son of the Father, send forth now Thy Spirit over all the earth. Let the Holy Ghost live in the hearts of all nations, that they may be preserved from moral decline, disasters and war. MAY THE LADY OF ALL NATIONS, WHO ONCE WAS MARY, BE OUR ADVOCATE.” (Call of the Ages, Petrisko, 306)

Satan (“Mary”) wants the title “advocate” simply because he wants to be like God. 1 John 2:1 says nothing of Mary being our advocate.

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

Of course, the Roman Catholic hierarchy cannot discern, because they have rejected God’s word as the final authority and declared themselves to be the final authority in all matters of faith. Jeremiah 8:9 comes to mind:

“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?”

What do you suppose the Catholic hierarchy did when they heard that an apparition requested this “prayer of all nations” calling “Mary” the “Lady of the Nations”?

“The propagation of this prayer began after the ecclesiastical approbation of the prayer in the Netherlands in 1951 and has been backed by the ecclesiastical approbation of more than thirty Bishops abroad” (Call of the Ages, Petrisko, 306).

First “Mary” wanted there to be propagated a prayer calling her “Lady of the Nations”. Ten years later, in 1961, the “Virgin Mary” appeared to the stigmatist, “Sister” Elena Aiello of Italy wanting to be known by a few more titles.

“In order to save souls, I wish that there be propagated in the world the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mediatrix of Men, devoted to the Mercy of God, and to the Queen of the Universe. I ask prayers, penance and sacrifice, so I may act as Mediatrix for my Son in order to save souls” (ibid., 306).

It amazes me how Catholicism can reject the blood of the Lamb as sufficient to save souls, condemning those of us who do trust in Jesus, yet claim that confession of “Mary” as the Mediatrix can do the job. What’s even more amazing is that men actually believe these apparitions and follow these signs. If “Mary” shows up on a taco chip, they flock to see it. If her “image” appears on a bathroom wall, they bow before it. How can men fall for such devilish plots and reject the perfect work of the spotless Lamb? Nonetheless, the apparitions continue and men continue to be duped by them.

In 1969, the “Virgin Mary” appeared to Rosa Quattrini in Italy saying:

“I am the Coredemptrix, I am the Hope, I am the love and Mother of Consolation. I want to comfort my children” (ibid., 306).

Jesus did not leave us comfortless! In John 14:18, Jesus said, "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."

In 1973, at the “approved apparitions of Akita”, the “Virgin Mary” boldly claimed:

“I ALONE am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved” (ibid., 307).

It’s evident the spirit wants the glory that belongs to Jesus ALONE! Our Lord Jesus said that He would “never leave nor forsake” us. (Heb.13:5) Jesus also told us that when the “Spirit of truth” came, He would “glorify me”. (John 16:13-14) The spirit that is appearing as Mary is not glorifying Jesus, but rather, it is glorifying itself. She claims that she “alone” can save us. In essence, she is mocking the words of Jesus, as spoken in the Bible. Nonetheless, the Roman Catholics continue to “propagate” the lies.

Another stigmatist, “Mother” Elena Leonardi of Italy, had a message from the “Virgin”:

“Propagate devotion to my Immaculate Heart, the Heart of the Queen of the Universe, and of Mother Mediatrix for all mankind before God’s mercy. If sinners were to listen to my warnings and return to my maternal heart, my mercy toward them would be great, and they would find protection and salvation” (ibid., 307).

At this point, one might ask, how can Mary fulfill the office of Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate. I mean, she is not omnipresent like God, right? She is not capable of being everywhere at the same time. Omnipresence is an attribute of God alone. Right? Well...think again. Messages from “Jesus” indicate a different story! Priest and author, “Fr.” Albert J. Hebert, in his book, Prophecies! The Chastisement and Purification, tells us how “Jesus” appeared to Julka (a visionary from Yugoslavia) on November 21, 1976 with this message:

“The presence of My Mother at My altar, when My Sacrifice is offered to Me, and to My Father and to Our Spirit, means that My Mother, the Martyr, was totally united with Me in soul and body in My Sacrifice for the Redemption of souls. As My Mother’s place on earth was next to Me, so she is also next to Me in Heaven.”

“Fr.” Hebert went on to describe the vision given to Julka:

“During the Elevation of the Most Holy Body of Christ, the great and exalted Mother of God appeared in the center of the altar. She was behind the chalice but slightly higher up in the air. The Blessed Virgin looked into the chalice. Then she said: ‘I am present at the Sacrifice!’ From above came the voice of our Saviour saying ‘I am ALIVE in My Sacrifice on the altar!’” (ibid., 308)

If Mary is present at every Mass, then she is omnipresent, since Masses are said all over the world at the same time. Either she is omnipresent and able to be present at every Mass or she is not omnipresent and the apparitions are a lie. Amazing that even the angels cannot be two places at the same time. How then can Mary be present at every Mass? How can she be with every one who asks of her to guide them, watch over them or meet them at the hour of their death? If Mary’s spirit is present as a Mediatrix as these apparitions claim, she would not only have to be present with each person who prays to her, but also present before God to mediate those prayers. Several scriptures come to mind as I contemplate Mary as a Mediatrix.

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5)

“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:13)

“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18)

“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.” (Ephesians 4:4)

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” (1 John 5:7-8)

I find it hard to believe that God forgot to mention that in these last days He would be sending us another witness from heaven, that is, “His Mother”. Amos 3:7 says, “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” If God were going to send Mary to save the world in these last days, don’t you think He would have told us beforehand by His prophets? Would not something as important as Mary being the “Coredemptrix, CoMediatrix and Advocate” have some place in the written word? It’s irrational to assume that the all-knowing God of all creation forgot to tell us something this important! And if God did not command it, then we should not believe it!

Another point should be made. These spirits of “Mary” and “Jesus” often appear to those afflicted with the stigmata. I believe the reason for this is simple. Satan knows how easily duped men are when he performs a lying sign or wonder. Therefore, he uses Catholic stigmatists to further his cause, which is to draw men away from God and into worshipping “another spirit”:

“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” (2 Corinthians 11:3-4)

One good example of how Satan used the stigmatist happened in Damascus, Syria, where in 1987, “Jesus” spoke to stigmastist Mirna Nazour. He said:

“She is My Mother from whom I was born. Whoever venerates her, venerates Me; whoever ignores her, ignores Me; and whoever asks from her has already received it, because she is My Mother” (ibid., 312).

This other “Jesus” just ignored the verses in Hebrews concerning the priesthood of Melchisedec, which prophetically prefigured the priesthood of Christ:

“Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.” (Hebrews 7:3)

My friend, 1 John 4:1 tells us not to believe every spirit that comes along!

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”

How does one “try the spirit” to see if it is of God? By signs and wonders? NO! It is a wicked generation that seeks a sign. We are to test the spirit by the written word of God.

“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:20)

It would be illogical for this devil to stop appearing when so many are being duped, especially the Roman Catholic hierarchy. We can expect even more apparitions with lying signs and wonders as we approach the coming of our Lord and Saviour. After all, Satan knows his time is short. He’s going to do everything he can to deceive the nations. What better deception could Satan use than to appear as the “Virgin Mary” while mocking the salvation of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Christians need to be armed with the word of God that we be ready for the evil day, that we might reach out to the unsaved Catholic with the true gospel of grace.

By Rebecca A. Sexton