The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception

 The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception, solemnly proclaimed on 8th December 1854 by Pope Pius IX in the Bull Ineffabilis Deus, affirms that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception. 

The text of the Bull states: “We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the first instant of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace of the Omnipotent God, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, was preserved immaculate from all stain of original sin, has been revealed by God, and therefore should firmly and constantly be believed by all the faithful.”This dogma confirms Mary’s unique role in God’s plan of salvation. 

She was chosen to be the mother of the Saviour, and for this reason, she benefitted from a special grace that kept her free from sin, a grace in view of the merits of Jesus Christ. https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/historique-decembre/?mc_cid=c1cd76737a&mc_eid=150bce56d3