The Nature of the Corredemptive Merit of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Rev.Gabriel M.Roschini, O.S.M. - No.79 - December,1960

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Scholarly article exploring the “corredemptive merit” attributed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and how it relates to Christ’s merit in the redemption of mankind. It traces historical theological debate, noting how earlier writers focused on Mary’s cooperation in the Redemption while later authors sought to define the nature of her merit, including debates over terminology and the sufficiency of “congruo” versus “condigno.”

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The Nature of the Corredemptive Merit of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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MARIAN LIBRARY STUDIES # The Nature of the Corredemptive Merit of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rev.Gabriel M.Roschini,O.S.M. No.79 --December,1960 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Undoubtedly one of the most prolific modern writers on theBlessed Virgin,Father Gabriel M.Roschini is an internationally-famous Mariologist.Founder and editor of Marianum,one of thefirst scientific international Marian magazines,a member of theInternational Pontifical Marian Academy,one of the most ardentpromoters of international Marian Congresses,author of innum-erable scientific and popular texts,books,and articles on Mary,he has influenced the course of Mariology and Marian devotion inthe present century as have few of his contemporaries. The present article,although written seven years ago(Marianum15(1953),277-287),retains its timeliness,since it is a penetratingdiscussion of a question which is much debated by present-dayMariologists.It represents an attempt to preserve the best in con-ficting opinions about Mary's meritorious role in the redemptionof mankind. A partial list of Father Roschini's writings follows.The Englishtitles are all translations from the Italian. # Consecration to Mary ImmaculateThe Divine Masterpiece Who Is Mary:An Advanced Marian CatechismLa Biblioteca Mariana Pio XIIIl Dogma dell'AssunzioneDuns Scoto e I'Immacolata Lourdes nel Suo Primo Centenario CHANGE OF NAME The staff of the Marian Libraryhas decided to change the nameof our publication to the MarianLibrary Studies,since the nameReprints does not seem adequatefor the kind of article envisionedby our new policy. La Madonna del Santissimo Sacramento(Studi Mariani 7)La Madonna Secondo la Fede e la TeologiaMariologia(four volumes)La Mariologia di S.TommasoSummula MariologiaeLa Vita di Maria The MARIAN LIBRARY STUDIES ispublished eight times a year,withecclesiastical approval,by the Mar-ian Library of the University of Day-ton.All changes of address,renew-als,and new subscriptions should besent to the circulation office locatedat the Marian Library,University ofDayton,Dayton 9,Ohio.Applicationto mail at second-class postage ratesis pending at Dayton,Ohio.Sub-scription price is $2.00 a year.Printedby Marianist Press,Dayton 30,Ohio. # The Nature of the Corredemptive Meritof the Blessed Virgin Mary Rev.Gabriel M.Roschini,0.S.M. SUMMARIUM:Breviter exposita historia quaestionis circa naturam meriticorredemptivi B.M.Virginis,A.refert recentes quasdam solutiones.Propriamvero mentem circa hanc vexatam quaestionem aperiendo haec ostendit:1)quaestio circa naturam meriti corredemptivi est magis de verbis quam de re; 2)modi dicendi de congruo_et de condigno sunt manifeste insufficientes; 3)meritum corredemptivum Deiparae rectius,cum S.Bonaventura,meritumde digno dicitur,dum meritum redemptivum Christi rectius meritum excel-lentiae appellatur.Terminis de congruo et de condigno rectius meritum sim-plicium fidelium designatur. ## 1.HISTORY OF THE QUESTION. A11 those who admit in the Blessed Virgin Mary a trueCorredemption,also admit a true merit of the graces of redemp-tion.They do not,however,agree in determining the natureof such merit and,in particular,the precise term with whichto designate it. Down to the 17th century Theologians limited themselvesto pointing out the cooperation of the Blessed Virgin in theRedemption ad modum meriti(thus Eadmer,John Tauler,Am-brose Catharinus).Only in the 17th century did they beginto determine the nature of such corredemptive merit,to theextent that the axiom:《The Most Blessed Mary merited forus de congruo what Christ merited de condigno 》,became very frequent at that time.The first to formulate such an axiomseems to have been the celebrated Ferdinand Quirinus de Sa-lazar,S.J.,in the year 1621 —and,substantially,in 1618.Following him came Pere Poiré,Bernard of Grotta Minerva,Francis van Hondeghem,Thomas F.Urrutigoyti,FrancisGuerra(who asserts tha tit is the《 common》opinion of Theo-logians),Diego de Celada,Gaspar Tausch,Cris

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What central topic does the article address?

It examines the nature of the merit called “corredemptive merit” of the Blessed Virgin Mary in relation to mankind’s redemption.

How does the article describe early versus later theological approaches?

It states that down to the 17th century theologians mainly emphasized Mary’s cooperation in the Redemption as “ad modum meriti,” while later writers began defining the nature of her corredemptive merit.

What distinctions does the article discuss regarding “congruo” and “condigno”?

It argues that the ways of speaking of “merit” as de congruo and de condigno are insufficient and proposes more precise terminology.

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