[JustSayNoToNannies]

Luke 11:27-28 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Nay rather, (Greek Menounge: nay surely, nay rather) blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Mary heard the word of God, and kept it.

"And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. [...] Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." - Luke 1:28,41-42

[metmom]

Mary heard the word of God, and kept it.

Do Catholics think she was the only one ever recorded to do that in Scripture?

Do they think that no one else in the world outside of what was recorded in Scripture ever did that, too?

[metmom]

There are recorded instances of people, like Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Baptist, and Simeon, all associated with the birth of Jesus, who were said to have been filled with the Holy Spirit, and not ONCE is that ever recorded of Mary in the Bible.

[CynicalBear]

>>"And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. [...] Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb." - Luke 1:28,41-42<<

The words spoken to Mary were no different then were spoken to Jael in Judges. In fact, Jael was called blessed above women. Mary was called blessed among women.

Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Judges 5:24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be,

Those words were also spoken of Noah, Moses, and David.

[daniel1212]

She was blessed, as are those who are accepted in the beloved (Eph. 1:6; same word used for full of grace) but it is the supererogation of adulation that is objected to: http://peacebyjesus.tripod.com/marysc.html