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Dec 8, 2021 · That is why we invoke Mary as “conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.” That is why, when Mary appeared at Lourdes in 1858, she called herself the “Immaculate Conception.”
Dec 5, 2018 · Framing the figure was this inscription: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” On the front side of the Miraculous Medal, Mary is standing on a globe, crushing the head of a serpent beneath her feet.
5 days ago · As one free of the slavery of sin, Mary knew just how toxic sin was. So she calls her sons and daughters — her children committed to her by her Son (John 19:27) – to do their part so God can do his part, i.e., forgive us, because she wants to save us from what destroys us.
Dec 8, 2022 · Did the Blessed Virgin Mary need a savior? How can Catholics believe she was without sin when the Bible says "all have sinned?" Here's how.
If Eve was conceived without sin, which the Bible says she was, then Mary, the New Eve, who is greater than Eve, would also be born without sin. We know that Mary "Magnifies the Lord" (Lk 1:46). If she had sin, she could not magnify him.
MARY WAS CONCEIVED WITHOUT ORIGINAL SIN. Pope John Paul II. The Church’s reflection has made explicit the profound meaning of the words ‘full of grace’ spoken by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin of Nazareth.
Dec 8, 2023 · This is the way Scripture paints the full picture of the Virgin Mary, and how God had her conceived without sin and kept her from all sin. Luke 1:28-30 is the passage most associated with the Immaculate Conception. Here Gabriel calls Mary full of grace or highly favored one.
Gregory XV in 1622 prohibited any public or private assertion that Mary was conceived in sin. Urban VIII in 1624 allowed the Franciscans to establish a military order dedicated to the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception.
Sep 1, 2023 · The medal was forged as a remembrance of this apparition, and contains the words, “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” This popular sacramental affirms the sinlessness of Mary and her Immaculate Conception.
Nov 10, 2023 · St. Catherine’s feast day is celebrated Nov. 28, and is followed soon after by the feast of the Immaculate Conception – Mary conceived without sin – Dec. 8. Even with her feast day, St. Catherine points us toward Mary, who always points us toward Jesus, and is always ready to intercede for us.
