conception by the Holy Spirit, *[*437*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s2c2a2.htm#437)*, *[*456*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a3p1.htm#456)*, *[*484-86*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a3p2.htm#484)*, *[*495*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a3p2.htm#495)*, *[*723*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s2c3a8.htm#723)
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the Immaculate Conception, *[*490-93*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a3p2.htm#490)
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mediatrix of grace, *[*969*](http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p6.htm#969)
The way I am told she participated in a way no else could by giving birth to Christ. Or, I guess another way to say it is that she gave birth to the Godman so that He could one day die for our sins. Just my two cents.
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