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  2. What are the origins of the Our Lady of Grace statues?

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    Our Lady of Cambray (Statue) also known as Our Lady of Grace is commemorated on July 5. This is the origin of the style of statue the question is asking for: In the year 1472, the statue in the shrine of Our Lady of Cambrai was dedicated by Peter de Ranchicourt, the Bishop of Arras. The statue at the shrine is known as Notre Dame de Grace et ...

  3. Why many Catholics believe that Mary is co-redemptrix?

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    4. Mary is co-redemptrix just means she has cooperated with Jesus Christ for our salvation. Explanations can be found in Lumen gentium quoted below : There is but one Mediator as we know from the words of the apostle, "for there is one God and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a redemption for all" (1Tm 2,5-6).

  4. catholicism - Are Roman Catholics required at any time to bow...

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    - Statue of St. Peter. Catholics bowing to, touching or kissing statues, images or icons of Our Lord, Our Lady or the saints are done so out of pure devotion and is not a sin if not done. Pope John Paul II in his Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines has this to say about such gestures:

  5. From where did Mary get the attribution of "Full of Grace"?

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    And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 ESV. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Acts 6:8 ESV. However, there doesn't seem to be any place where the Bible describes Mary in this way.

  6. Why is Mary's mantle blue? - Christianity Stack Exchange

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    Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) appeared to Juan Diego wearing a gown of rose and a mantle of blue with gold stars. Fr Johann Roten SM, director of the Marian Library-International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton (a Catholic college) wrote: “Mary’s dark blue mantle, from about 500 AD is of Byzantine origin and is the ...

  7. What is "grace of state"? - Christianity Stack Exchange

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    The Grace of State is the belief that when God chooses someone for a certain work, He gives him/her all the necessary graces to carry out that mission well in the world. - The State of Grace. For example, when God chose St. Joseph to be the foster father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, God accorded St. Joseph with all the necessary graces to ...

  8. catholicism - Acts 6:8 - Stephen is described as "full of grace...

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    The link below are bible translations that also stated "full of grace": Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. (Berean Study Bible) New International Version Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

  9. What is Heaven's Mercy Seat? - Christianity Stack Exchange

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    For the Lamb Slain, Christ, to appear on the Heavenly Mercy Seat is to assert that the Crucified Christ is the Lord of the New and Everlasting Covenant and the Eternal Law. It's an assertion that Christ is God. In Catholicism, the symbolism goes deeper. Mary is identified as the Ark of the New and Everlasting Covenant, for she carried Christ ...

  10. Immaculate Conception: Why was it necessary for our Salvation?

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    While our Blessed Lady, even though Immaculately Conceived, required a Redeemer (namely, her own Son, Christ Jesus), the Lord did not have any need of a Redeemer. No special grace was required (beyond that of the Incarnation itself) to keep the Christ Child from original sin – he could not possibly have contracted it.

  11. catholicism - What is the merit of praying for the souls of the...

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    Both St. Faustina and Our Lady of Fatima pleads that we pray for the conversion of sinners. “The prayer most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners. “ Our Blessed Lord told Saint Faustina: “Call upon My mercy on behalf of sinners; I desire their salvation.