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Hey there, Sprouts today is Thursday, August 17th, 2020. This week we are talking about the four dogmatic principles of Mary, which we believe as Catholics. Before we get to today's

principle, which is the perpetual virginity of Mary, please join me in

praying the St. Michael prayer. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

amen. St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and sneers of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power

of God, cast into hell, Satan, and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

So we've already covered two dogmatic principles, things that we believe as Catholics, the

assumption of Mary into heaven at the end of her earthly life, and the fact that Mary is truly

the mother of God. Today we're going to talk about her perpetual virginity.

So what this means is that Mary's body belonged to God alone.

Just as a nun or a sister sets herself apart for God. So did Mary. She did enter into a marriage with St. Joseph,

but it was a different kind of marriage, and she belonged to God alone. Now, why is this so important

to understand? Well, we know that Mary conceived Jesus in her womb

through the power of the Holy Spirit, that nothing externally happened to her body, but there

suddenly was a baby, God himself, growing as an embryo inside of her womb. Now, this is important because since

Mary did nothing with her body to become pregnant, it is clear to us that God did this on his own.

Yes, he asked Mary if she wanted to be part of her plan,

but as soon as she said yes, God did everything.

This is God acting.

Now, certain Protestant churches believe that we give Mary too much credit, perhaps, but we don't. We know that

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