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96 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONOFMARY – the charism God’s actions toward Mary: – He loved, anticipated, brought her to life and a specific task, He sanc- tified her, properly endowed, and stayed at her side; – He preserved Mary from sin so that she might become the Mother of the Son of God; redeemed her in the blood of Christ without any merit of hers; Mary called to become Theotokos , was redeemed in the blood of Christ in a superior manner (preserved from fall); – He filled her with the Holy Spirit from her very conception, in the Annunciation, under the Cross, and in the Upper Room with the Apostles; God in the life of every man: – His love is always first; – He anticipated, beloved and brought us to life, and then He guides and stays near so that everyone can fulfill their lives; – He raises us from sin through Baptism, the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation; we are saved by His grace; there is no salvation without Christ; – He fills us with the Holy Spirit in Baptism, Confirmation, etc. MARY AS A NEWMAN She was created, redeemed, saved from sin and sanctified by God; she co-operates perfectly well with the grace and brings forth fruits; She accepts God’s action and God’s calling; she praises God and all that He has done in her; United with His will and filled with the Holy Spirit, she gives birth to Christ; She accompanies her Son and surrenders to Him in everything, giving the Only Son to the Father under the Cross; she accepts her new calling of being the mother to all people; Filled with the Holy Spirit, she allows Him to act through her (her visit to Elizabeth); She heeds the Word of God, ponders it in her heart and fulfills it in her life. FOSTERING A NEWMAN IN OURSELVES I was created out of the love of God, anticipated by God, formed, and called to be His child – this is the Good News for those who do not see