...the first moment of her conception, by the singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin." 2 Unlike the rest of the children of Adam, the soul of Mary was never...

...blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a special grace and privilege of the Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, was preserved free from the stain of original sin, has been revealed by God and is therefore...

...namely, that you were, in the first instant of your conception, by the singular grace and privilege of God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, preserved immune from the stain of original sin.*40 The prayer becomes more discursive as it progresses:...

...Firstly, the preservation of Mary from all stain of original sin is predicated upon and in anticipation of "the merits of Jesus Christ the Savior of the human race". Mary did not merit this singular grace. God freely bestowed it upon her in light of the salvific work...

...Blessed Virgin Mary in the first moment of her conception was, by the unique grace and privilege of God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ the Savior of the human race, preserved intact from all stain of original sin.10 The dogma was promulgated to the resistance of some...

...solemnly defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854, teaches that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege...race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.1 This means that Mary, through the merits of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ, received a special...

...the ancient drama even as he defined the dogma: "The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege...race, was preserved free from all stain of Original Sin."12 The medieval poets summed up the matter neatly by pointing out that the Angel Gabriel's Ave...

...instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, in view of the foreseen merits of Jesus Christ the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin."23 53. Conceived and born of human parents in the normal way, Mary was especially gifted by God...

...was, from the first moment of her conception, by the singular grace and privilege of almighty God and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ the Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. ..." We admit that this doctrine is not stated explicitly...

...that Mary "from the first moment of her conception was, by the singular grace and privilege of God and the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved from all stain of sin." While in popular piety this feast is often confused with the virgin birth of...