Davis Chapter 3 Flashcards
Annunciation
The visit of Angel Gabriel to Mary to inform her she would be the Mother of the Savior.
Fiat
Latin for let it be done. This was the blessed Virgin Mary’s response to God’s plan of redemption.
Immaculate Conception
Mary, from her first existence, was born without original sin to be the Mother of God.
Mary
The Mother of Jesus, a blessed Virgin whose greatest privilege is her Motherhood.
Incarnation
From the Latin word “to become flesh”. This means Jesus Christ’s divine mystery of the hypostatic union.
Virgin Birth
Mary conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. The biological Father was God, Himself.
Elizabeth
The wife of St. Zechariah, mother of St. John. Kinswoman of Mary.
Gabriel
One of the archangels named in Sacred Scripture and the special messenger of God to the blessed Virgin Mary.
Genealogy
From the Greek for “tracing of descent” it is the study of one’s ancestry.
Visitation
The Blessed Virgin Mary visitation to Elizabeth, her cousin.
Anna
the recognized mother of Mary
Finding in the Temple
Christ and his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover, when they returned home, Jesus was in the temple teaching for three days.
Magi
Wise men from the East, that came to adore Jesus.
Nativity
The birth of Jesus Christ and its surrounding events.
Presentation
The presenting of Jesus to the temple in accordance to Mosaic Law 40 days after birth.
