Part One: The Profession of Faith › Section Two of Part One: The Profession of the Christian Faith: The Creeds ›› CHAPTER 2: I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God ››› Article 3: “He was Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Was Born of the Virgin Mary” ›››› §2 Conception and Birth ››››› IN BRIEF
Questions and Answers
528. What does Our Lady’s fullness of grace mean? (CCC 508)
Our Lady’s fullness of grace means that:
1. she was preserved from original sin
2. she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life.
1. she was preserved from original sin
2. she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life.
529. Why is Our Lady the Mother of God? (CCC 509)
Our Lady is the Mother of God, because she is the mother of the eternal Son of God made man.
530. What does “always a virgin” mean? (CCC 510)
“Always a virgin” means that Our Lady remained a virgin in conceiving her Son, in giving birth to Him, continuing to be a virgin after the birth.
531. How did Our Lady become the new Eve, mother of the living? (CCC 511)
Our Lady became the new Eve, mother of the living, by her obedience.