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| a spritual, personal, and immortal creature, with intelligence and free wil, who glorifies God without ceasing and who serves God as a messenger of his saving plan |
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| the visit of the angel Gabriel to the virgin Mary to inform her that she was going to be the mother of the savior. after giving her consent to God's word, Mary became the mother of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
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| the dogma that recognizes the Blessed Virgin Mary's singular participation in her Son's resurrection by which she was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, when the course of her earthly life was finished. |
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| in ancient times, the beginning of the marraige process carrying the force of law |
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| a permanent state of life recognized by the church, entered freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience |
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| one of the archangels used by God many times as a messenger in particular at the annunciation |
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| the dogma proclaimed in christian tradition that defined in 1854, that from the first moment of her conception, Mary by the singular grace of God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus was preserved immune from original sin |
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| hebrew term meaning "annointed" used in reference to Jesus because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission of priest, prophet, and king. signified by his annointing as messiah, christ |
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| consecrated celibacy that enables people to give themselves to God alone with an undivided heart in a remarkable manner |
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| gospels that supply the most information about mary |
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| created dogma about assumption |
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| she never sought anything for herself |
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| how is mary the model for our lives? |
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| the desire of the spirit that Mary remain a special creation in her role as Mother of the Living God |
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| what does mary's perpetual virginity reflect? |
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