Protestation of the Author

Should anyone judge that any proposition written in this book is too far-reaching, I declare that I have stated and understood it in the sense of the holy Catholic Church and of sound theology. For example, in calling Mary Mediatrix, I have intended to call her such only as Mediatrix of Grace, in distinction from Jesus Christ, who is the first and only Mediator of Justice. In calling Mary Omnipotent (as she has likewise been called by St. John Damascene, St. Peter Damian, St. Bonaventure, Cosmas of Jerusalem, and others), I have intended to name her such inasmuch as she, being the Mother of God, obtains from him by her prayers whatever she asks for the benefit of her devoted servants; for neither this nor any other divine attribute can ever belong to a creature, such as Mary is. In calling Mary our Hope, I have intended to call her such because all graces (as St. Bernard holds) pass through her hands.