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Dec 2023
29m 33s

Mary: Perfect…But Still Human?

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Are you ever intimidated by Mary? Because of her sinlessness, imitating Mary seems like an impossibility. However, Dr. Edward Sri explains that she reveals what we are called to. Although she was free from Original Sin, Mary still experienced many of life’s trials that we face as well. To help us understand her better, Dr. Sri shares examples of some of Mary’s very human experiences.

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Although Mary was conceived without sin, she still had to walk by faith and not by sight.

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