Ch 5 Study Guide - Jesus Christ, Incarnate of the BVM

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  1. 3. A prayer that combines the words with which St. Gabriel greeted the BVM at the Annunciation, those with which St. Elizabeth greeted her at the Visitation, and a petition for the BVM’s prayers through one’s life and death.
  2. 5. A Marian dogma referring to the occasion when Mary was taken up, body & soul, into heavenly glory whenever her earthly life ended
  3. 6. A solemn proclamation of a truth of the faith by the Magisterium which must be adhered to by the faithful.
  4. 7. A title given to the BVM because her acceptance of God’s will in receiving the Christ Child would help reverse the effects of Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden.
  5. 8. While adoration and worship are due to God alone, this term refers to how we honor Mary and the saints (which ultimately praises God for His grace and goodness)
  6. 9. The Archangel Gabriel’s visit to the BVM to invite her to become the mother of the Savior. After Mary’s ‘Yes,’ she became the Mother of Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  7. 11. A Marian Dogma referring to how she, having consecrated herself to God, remained a virgin before, during, and after the Nativity of Christ.
  8. 12. a theological term describing the mysterious joining of Christ’s divine nature with his human nature in one divine Person
  9. 15. The occasion of the BVM’s visit to her cousin, St. Elizabeth, to stay with her until Eliz. gave birth to her son, St. John the Baptist
  10. 16. In light of God freely choosing Mary to be the mother of His Son, God determined that from the first moment of Mary’s conception – as a unique grace resulting from Christ’s future victory – she was preserved from all stain of Original Sin. Believed from the beginning of the faith, this Marian dogma was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
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  1. 1. Greek term for “Bearer of God.” It is the title formally given to the BVM in recognition that she gave birth to Jesus Christ, the Son of God (which is also a Marian Dogma).
  2. 2. An inspired prayer recited by the BVM as she greeted her cousin, St. Elizabeth, at the Visitation. It extols the mighty works of God, praises Him for His faithfulness, and anticipates the birth of the Messiah.
  3. 4. The act of the Son of God taking on a human nature in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  4. 10. One of the Archangels named in the Bible who visited Our Lady at the Annunciation
  5. 13. A formal term for the birth of Jesus Christ
  6. 14. Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, guardian of the Holy Family, and foster father to our Lord