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>> Yet ever before she conceived Him in her womb, she was “full of grace” <<
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Full of grace in the spiritual sense can only mean “full of the forgiveness of her past sins.
Grace is the forgiveness of past sins.
Your quote: “Grace is the forgiveness of past sins.”
What is your source of this gem?
Grace (from the Greek New Testament word charis) is God’s unmerited favor. It is kindness from God that we don’t deserve. There is nothing we have done, nor can ever do to earn this favor. It is a gift from God. Grace is divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration (rebirth) or sanctification; a virtue coming from God; a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine favor.
http://christianity.about.com/od/glossary/g/grace.htm
Even Webster’s: Webster’s New World College Dictionary provides this theological definition of grace: “The unmerited love and favor of God toward human beings; divine influence acting in a person to make the person pure, morally strong; the condition of a person brought to God’s favor through this influence; a special virtue, gift, or help given to a person by God.”
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Here the Only-begotten Son of God, Jesus, is called "full of grace." But He was not being frgiven for past sine.
Where did you come up with your definition "Grace is the forgiveness of past sins."? It's not Biblical.