Yet we have this.
When Jesus was hanging on the cross and saw His apostles and disciples desperately in need of being forgiven and giving forgiveness, He told Mary to be the mother of all His disciples, represented by John. He told all of us to accept Mary as our spiritual mother.
(Yet this is not recorded in John as we will see below.)
Mary is a minister of reconciliation (see 2 Cor 5:18) who will help us accept God's grace to forgive.
However the New Testament records the following: 18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 2 Cor 5:18
No where is Mary mentioned in this.
Mary is "Our Lady of Sorrows." However, she has been given a pre-eminent part in God's plan of salvation not merely through her sufferings but also through her loving forgiveness for those who have caused her Son's sufferings.
Yet no where in Scripture is this aspect of Mary recorded.
Mary is the "Mother of Forgiveness." She prayed with her tortured and crucified Son: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing" (Lk 23:34).
Yet Luke does not record this. He does record Christ saying the following:
34But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. Luke 23:34
She forgave each of us for our part in murdering her Son. This made it possible for her to obey the dying Jesus' command that she be our mother (Jn 19:26-27). Mary is the "Mother of the Church" because she is first "the Mother of Forgiveness."
Addressing Mary as the "Mother of Forgiveness," ask Mary to be your mother and to pray for you. Promote devotion to Mary under the title of "Mary, the Mother of Forgiveness." Pray the novena of "Mary, the Mother of Sorrows" and invite others to do the same. Pray the following prayer:
"Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, I ask for the willingness to forgive and the grace to forgive immediately all who have sinned against me.
On Calvary, You gave Mary the grace to forgive me for my part in killing her Son. Then you gave Mary the grace to become my mother (Jn 19:26-27).
However, none of this is noted in John 19:26-27.
26When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household. Jn 19:26-27 NASB
Mary, Mother of Forgiveness, may I forgive others as you forgave me in imitation of your Son. Mary, take my hand and lead me as I decide to accept God's grace to forgive (name the person) for (name the sin), etc.
http://www.presentationministries.com/publications/BookOnForgiveness.asp
60. There is but one Mediator as we know from the words of the apostle, “for there is one God and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a redemption for all”
Yet catholicism invokes mary as mediatrix. The disconnect in what catholics say on one hand and then the other is amazing.
You would think at some point in the NT, if Mary was assigned all of the roles catholicism claims for her we would have a clear mention of this. Yet we do not.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful article on forgiveness. It is one thing to ask Mary to help us accept God’s grace to forgive. This is different, though, from asking God to forgive our sins for the redemption of our souls. As Christians, we know that it is only God who can redeem us from our sins.