PART II
Mary was conceived as was Jesus, without any sin; including the sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve, which is called ‘Original Sin.” Mary was (is) “ever-virgin.” These are facts. The question to be asked is why?
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venerated and held in high esteem by Catholics, not only because of who she Is, the Mother of God, but just as importantly for what she is.
She is also the most perfect example of how one is to live this limited life on earth, in close relationship with God. Mary lived her life with the fullest and most complete manifestations of Faith, Hope, and Love.
Mary’s God given gifts of sinlessness (no Original sin) and perpetual Virgin, are God’s reward to Mary for her unshakable faith, and for accepting FULLY every grace God ever offered her, and applying these graces correctly. As a result of this singular accomplishment, Mary applying her “free-will” was able to avoid all sin throughout her entire life on earth. Mary is the only member of God’s human creations to accomplish this task. God found Mary worthy to be the Mother of His son, because she was His only (solely) perfect human being.
Yahweh God directing Moses on how exactly to build “The Ark of The Covenant.”
Exodus Chapter 25: “10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and you shall make upon it a molding of gold round about. 12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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Immaculate Conception: Of Mary.**
In 1854, Pope Pius IX’s solemn declaration, Ineffabilis Deus, clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. In proclaiming the Immaculate Conception of Mary as a dogma of the Church, the pope expressed precisely and clearly that Mary was conceived free from the stain of original sin. This privilege of Mary derives from God’s having chosen her as Mother of the Savior; thus she received the benefits of salvation in Christ from the very moment of her conception.
4 Mary Assumed into heaven Body and Soul.
Catechism of the** RCC # 966 "
Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death." The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son’s Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians:
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2nd. Kings Chapter 2: “9 when they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” 10 And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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Genesis Chapter 5:21”** When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 Enoch walked with God after the birth of Methuselah three hundred years, and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
3 Historians know where Jesus and Mary lived, where “the Upper Room was,” where Peter and Paul are buried, where Christ was Crucified, were the Apostle John lived (with Mary the Mother of Jesus.” They have found the tombs of all of the Apostles, BUT not the tomb of Mary! Why? Because Mary had no tomb as she too was “assumed into Heaven.”
4 As God’s most perfect creature, and the Mother of His Only Son, logic allows and even encourages such a conclusion. If God would do this for a few of His Prophets, surely, He would do it for the Mother of God.
5 Jesus Rose from The Dead Incorruptible, and as yet another miracle, blesses His Mother with bodily incorruptibility. One who is sinless need not endure corruptibility.
6 Further evidence of this can be know and understood by us as we too, at the Second Judgement, we too will be raised, our bodies made perfect, and remain incorruptible.
7 Note: By promulgating the Bull Munificentissimus Deus, 1 November, 1950, Pope Pius XII declared infallibly that the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a dogma of the Catholic Faith. Likewise, the Second Vatican Council taught in the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium that “the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, when her earthly life was over, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things (n. 59).”
Mary’s role is singular: She is Mother of God, benefactor, and intercessor par excellence.
Having said “yes” to become the Mother of God, Mary now agrees to become our mother too, despite the fact that our sins caused her son’s death on the Cross. She assumes these roles as requested by God, and as our mother cherishes them, and eagerly waits for us to as, “mom can I, mom will you?”
Someone said we do not pray prayers of adoration to The Blessed Mother and that is not exactly true. Adoration is an intense love as we adore our children. The form of prayer that is reserved only for God is Worship. Different word same intent.
