TREE OF HOPE, KEEP FIRM
Man has been sinful since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, and sin is passed on from generation to generation through the way we are conceived and born. It is not sex itself, but the feeling of lust during sex which is sinful. It is difficult to carry out a sexual intercourse without lust, therefore it is impossible to imagine that someone can be created without passing on sin. Jesus was conceived without sin.
Virgin Mary is not with a man, but is impregnated by God's word. The human body has several openings, and the word enters through the ear. Mary is without sin and the only one who shall bear her child without pain and without losing her virginity.
The moment when the Virgin Mary understands that she is pregnant is called the Annunciation. The church's representation of Mary has had great importance for a lot of people - not least women.
Virgin Mary is not with a man, but is impregnated by God's word. The human body has several openings, and the word enters through the ear. Mary is without sin and the only one who shall bear her child without pain and without losing her virginity.
The moment when the Virgin Mary understands that she is pregnant is called the Annunciation. The church's representation of Mary has had great importance for a lot of people - not least women.