The Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. ... It is one of the four Marian dogmas ...

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Immaculate Conception - New Advent

In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary 'in the first instance of her ...

Immaculate Conception and Assumption | Catholic Answers Tract

What Is the Immaculate Conception? The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic dogma that states that Mary, whose conception was brought about the normal way, was ...

Mary's Immaculate Conception - usccb

On December 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the. Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which references Mary's conception in her mother's.

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Franciscan Media

Under the title of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Virgin is the patron of the United States. Thus this is a major feast—in fact a Holy Day of ...

8 Things You Need to Know About the Immaculate Conception

2. What is the Immaculate Conception? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains it this way: 490 To become the mother of the Saviour, Mary “ ...

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

What is the Immaculate Conception? The Immaculate Conception refers to the dogma that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of Original Sin in ...

The Immaculate Conception | EWTN

The Catholic Church teaches that from the very moment of her conception, the Blessed Virgin Mary was free from all stain of original sin.

Immaculate Conception | Definition, History, & Feast - Britannica

Immaculate Conception, Roman Catholic dogma asserting that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin from the instant of her ...

What is the Immaculate Conception? | GotQuestions.org

The Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was protected from original sin, that Mary did not have a sin nature and was, in fact, sinless.

History of the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception - EWTN

Excerpted and abridged from Chap. 7 of A Biblical Apologetic of the Catholic Faith, by Dr. Robert Schihl, Professor at Regent University.

What's the Case for the Immaculate Conception? - The Divine Mercy

The Immaculate Conception means that from the first moment of her existence, Mary's soul was preserved from the effects of the fall of Adam and Eve.

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - My Catholic Life!

December 8: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity Patronal Feast of the United States—Holy Day of Obligation ... c. 15 BC

1854 - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic feast celebrating Mary's conception without sin. Even though this feast day occurs in the liturgical ...

Understanding the Immaculate Conception - Rhode Island Catholic

The feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the fact that Mary herself was conceived without Original Sin in the womb of her mother, St. Ann.

Religions - Christianity: Immaculate Conception - BBC

The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception teaches that Mary, the mother of Christ, was conceived without sin.

"Full of Grace": The Power & Purpose of the Immaculate Conception

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception states that out of all the billions of people ever born, she was conceived without inheriting the curse of Adam's fall ...

Where Is the Immaculate Conception in the Bible? - Catholic Answers

1. Mary is revealed to be “full of grace” in Luke 1:28. 2. Mary is revealed to be the fulfillment of the prophetic “Daughter of Zion” of Isaiah 12:1-6.

Understanding the Theology of the Immaculate Conception - YouTube

Happy Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary! But wait... what is the Immaculate Conception?

Diego Velázquez | The Immaculate Conception - National Gallery

A young woman floats above a landscape, a translucent moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head. A yellow glow surrounds her. This imagery is ...