the Immaculate Conception Mary
This doctrine states from the very beginning of her origin, Mother Mary was privileged to be kept out of original sin or its stain ( "Immaculate" means w/o sin) because of the special grace given to her by God. This centuries old doctrine was officially defined by Pope Pius IX in the Constitution Ineffabillis Deus of Dec 8,1854
The Immaculate Conception and misconception
Anti Catholic pastors vehemently attack the doctrine of the Immacualate Conception and try to confuse many by showing three objections against this doctrine.
1. The Doctrine is a new creation of the Catholic Church by pope Pius ix
2.Mother Mary is not sinless because Rom 3:23 states, "all have sinned" If that is the case, there can be no exception to Mother Mary and she is to be considered a sinner!
3.In Luke 1:47 Mary says: "my spirit rejoices in God my savior" This is a proof that Mary herself admits she is saved by God and so she is not "immaculate"
NOW WE HAVE TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM!!!
BIBLICAL BASIS OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
The dogma of Immaculate Conception of Mary is based on the biblical revelation of "holiness." In the beginning of salvation history when God promised "a savior" he also revealed "the enmity" between sinfulness and sinlessness. The first scriptural passage which contains the promise of the redemption also mentions the MOTHER of the REEDEMER: "the enemy of sin"
Gn 3:15: "I will put enmity between you ( the serpent, Satan) and the woman (Mary), and between your offspring (minions of Satan) and hers (Jesus); he will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel."
Here, It is clear that God was speaking about the savior, whom he plans to send, and that Savior was none other than Jesus.
" The conquerer from the seed of the woman, who should crush the serpent's head, is Christ; the woman at enmity between her and Satan in the same manner and measure, as there is enmity between Christ and the seed of the serpent. Mary was ever to be in that exalted state of soul which the serpent had destroyed in man.
In the old testament we can notice the instence of God to keep the womb of the mother of his choosen ones most pure and perfect. Before the Birth of Samson, the Judge of israel, God wanted his mother to be pure. this pure state of the mother during the pregnancy was repeated many times in the Bible for emphasis.
Judges 13:3-4: An angel of the lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "though you are barren and had no children, yet you will conceive and bear a son. Now then, be careful to take no wine or strong drink and to eat nothing unclean.
Judges 13:7: But he (the angel) said to me, You will be with child and bear a son. Sotake neither wine nor drink, and eat nothing unclean. For the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb, until the day of his death.
In the new testament it is angel gabriel from heaven that reveals the "Immaculate state" of Mother Mary.
In Lk 1:28 Mary was greeted by the angel: "full of grace" or as others translate, "highly favored one" ( The original word used here in greek is CHARITOO.) This salutation of the Angel gabriel is different from the usual angelic greetings. It indicates that Mary was EXCEPTIONALLY "HIGHLY FAVORED WITH GARCE"
"MOTHER MARY ANNUNCIATION"
"Scriptural basis of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception: Pius XII, in Fulgens Corona, 1953 wrote: "...the foundation of this doctrine is seen in the very Sacred Scripture itself, in which God... after the wretched fall of Adam addressed the serpent in this word.. ' I will put emnity...'But if at any time, the Blessed Virgin Mary, defiled in her Conception with the heredity of stain of sin, had been devoid of divine grace, then at least, even though for a very brief moment of time, there would not have been that eternal enmity between her and the serpent... but instead there would have a certain subjection.
Pope Paul VI says about the Immaculate Conception of Mary more fully in his credo of the People of God (1968): "We believe that Mary is the Mother, who remained ever a virgin, of the incarnate Word of God and Savior Jesus Christ, and that by reason of this singular election, she was, in consideration of the merits of her Son, redeemed in a more eminent manner, preserved from all stain of original sin, and filled with the gift of grace more than all other creatures.
Early Protestant thinkers were more devoted to Mary than some of their succesors. martin Luther, for example, was a firm believer in the immaculate Conception. he wrote: "The infusion of mary's soul was effected w/o original sin.. From the frist moment she bagan to live she was free from all sin" (Martin luther, sermon: On the Day of the Conception of the mother of God.)
COURTESY OF KNOW THE TRUTH by Fr. Paul Kaiparambadan
For me the dogma of the Immaculate Conception is so easy, Why?
Think of a glass and a pitcher of water, imagine Mary is the glass were God is going to put Christ the savior as a water. Are you going to put water in a dirty container? Just like God do you think he will put Christ his son to a sinful woman? Now think and reflect to this question...
Tomorrow I'm going to post about the Controversy about the assumption of Mother Mary, I hope you learn something today.
Before the rosary starts, the Catechist in our Parish teaches Cathecism to children especially the story behind the 20 mysteries of the HOLY ROSARY. 
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