Faith & Life Grade 8 · Chapter 9 · Mary, Mother of the Church
What the Fall Cost, What Grace Restores
Original sin wounded human nature (CCC 405). Baptism gives back sanctifying grace, yet some effects of the Fall remain for us to fight against. Mary alone, by a unique gift, was preserved from original sin from the first moment.
Explore the idea
Read each statement and decide where it belongs. Note the difference between what Baptism removes and what it leaves for us to struggle with.
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Discuss the connection
Mary was preserved from original sin from her conception, so she never knew concupiscence. Why is she still a model for us, who struggle with it every day?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 8, Chapter 9 (“Mary, Mother of the Church”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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