[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Mary was saved by Christ before she was born. She was preserved from Original Sin in the womb of her mother and she was given special graces to resist temptation to personal sin. Rather than save her from "the hole" in which most of us find ourselves, Jesus saved her from ever falling into that hole

Do you have a scripture reference for this, or is this oral tradition?

Becky

[SoothingDave]

Do you have a scripture reference for this, or is this oral tradition?

It all follows logically from the concept of grace and what being "full of grace" means. This, of course, hinges on the Greek meaning of "kerichrom" of "kodachrome" or whatever word that is.

And here's a surprise, Protestants translate it differently than Catholics do! :-)

In short, if I am "full of grace" I can not have any sin within me. Not an iota, not a microgram. Being full of grace means that my soul is spotless, it is ready for immediate entrance into Heaven. The use of the term to refer to Mary by the Angel at the Annunciation is the Scriptural basis.

SD