[RnMomof7]

1. Who is the first person in Scripture to call Mary ‘Blessed’? The first place in the Bible where you will find the answer is Luke 1:28.

Catholics consistently misread the word Blessed.. the word is not an adjective it is a verb ... it is not BLESS ED as Catholics pronounce it, it is blessed.The angel was telling Mary she was blessed by God.. It did bot have to do with HER..it had to do with God

She was blessed by having the honor to carry the Savior ...THAT was the point. Not that she was sinless ...

[Quix]

It did bot have to do with HER..it had to do with God

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AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

[Mad Dawg]

the word is not an adjective it is a verb ... it is not BLESS ED as Catholics pronounce it, it is blessed.

This strikes me as a distinction without a difference. Kekeritomene is a "verbal." I'm guessing perfect passive participle. The distinction of whether the second syllable in English gets a full vowel or a schwa is like unto it. It's what it is grammatically in any case.

The angel was telling Mary she was blessed by God.. It did bot[sic] have to do with HER..it had to do with God

And so the encyclical promulgating the Immaculate Conception says. It's a grace, a gift, it is not hers intrinsically.

The problem arises because our use of "merit" is confusing. The simple way through the confusion is that we think that even merit is a grace.