Mary
Marian Doctrine
Infancy Narratives
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
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Do we worship Mary?

No.

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Marian Doctrines are about

Mary, the Mother of God

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A Gospel truth found in the Nativity is

Some people reject Jesus, Jesus comes for the poor and outcasts, Jesus is God so extraordinary signs accompany his birth, Jesus suffers

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The Annunciation

Jesus' conception in Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Infancy narrative

an account of the birth, infancy and childhood of Jesus that appears in the first 2 chapters of Matthew's and Luke's Gospels

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Mother of God

Title for Mary proclaimed by a Church Council in 431.

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Immaculate Conception

Mary was preserved and kept from the state of all sin, including original and personal sins

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A Gospel truth found in the Visitation is:

Mary, the Mother of God, is unique among women; Jesus comes for the poor and the outcasts

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The Visitation

The recognition of Jesus' presence by Elizabeth and John

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Supernatural Truth

a truth that cannot be proven by science and must be accepted in faith

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Mary's other children were also Christian.

False, Mary did not have other children.

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The Virgin Birth

Mary was and will always be a virgin. She conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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A Gospel truth found in the Presentation is

Jesus suffers, Jesus is savior of all people, not only Jewish people, Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus is God so extraordinary signs accompany his birth

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The Nativity

Jesus' Birth

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What doe the prefix "super-" mean?

above

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Mary became important in the Middle Ages because

she was seen as merciful and loving; she was a maternal figure; she understood suffering and so people found comfort through her.
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The Assumption

At the end of her life, Mary was taken, body and soul, into Heaven.

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Name three stories from the Infancy Narratives

The Nativity, The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Flight into Egypt, Joseph's Dream, Visit of the Magi, the Presentation, Finding Jesus in the Temple.

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The Presentation

The offering of Jesus to God in the Temple

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"Fiat" is Latin for what?

Thy will be done.

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Notre Dame means

Our Lady

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St. Bernadette

Mary first called herself "the Immaculate Conception."

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The purpose of the Infancy Narratives is

to show us who Jesus is.

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inerrancy

the absence of error in the Bible when it tells us a religious truth about God and his relationship with us

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Doctrine

teachings that help us understand and accept the truths of our faith as revealed by Jesus and taught by the Church

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