Immaculate Conception
Who does the immaculate conception have to do with?
Mary
Who are Mary's parents?
Sts. Joacim and Anne
Who is sent to the blessed Mother?
The angel Gabriel
The perpetual virginity of Mary is one of four major what?
Why is Mary given the grace of the immaculate conception?
At a young age what doe her parents do as an act of thanksgiving?
Give her to the temple
What does he ask her?
If she will be the Mother of God
What two things is Mary?
Virgin and Mother
Define the immaculate conception.
At the moment of her conception, Mary was kept free from original sin.
What does Mary make when she is a temple virgin? What do it entail?
She makes a vow of virginity to God and it means she will not know a man romantically
What other major teaching happens during the annunciation?
The incarnation
What does Mary give Jesus?
His human nature
Define the perpetual virginity of Mary
She was a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus
Define prevenient grace. Explain.
Because God is not bound by time, he can take the grace from one time period and apply it to another.
What is cultural environment that creates a difficult situation for the blessed Mother?
Women were expected to get married
What is the incarnation?
When God became man.
What do we not mean when we say Mary is the mother of God?
We mean that she didn't give Jesus His divine nature.
What image do the Church Fathers use to explain this teaching (you must explain it)?
Light passing through glass. It comes through without breaking anything
How does the idea of the prevenient grace apply to Mary?
God gave her the salvation Jesus won on the cross ahead of time.
How is Mary's vow of virginity and the need for her to marry resolved?
She is wed to a young man who some years prior had made a similar vow, and his name is Joseph.
What is Mary's response (her exact words)?
When we say that Mary is truly the mother of God what do we mean?
That she gave birth to the single divine person who is Jesus
What is special about the Mary giving child birth? Why?
She felt no pain because she had no sin