His The Immaculate Conception in Scripture article is very helpful.
I'm doing this backwards. I've already found an inner acceptance of Mary based upon all the things I've read that she has said in visions like Fatima and the many others around the world and throughout time since The Book was written.
In every example, to me it's the same voice, the same personality coming through, the same things expressed in the same way over and over again.
As the road of a Christian seeker eventually leads one to the Catholic Church, I thank you for opening one of the gates to the courtyard!
If it's okay, I'd like to wander around and smell the flowers growing here. They are new to me and their fragrance is captivatingly sweet.